The PHRESH project will study how exposure to the legacies of structural racism at the neighborhood and individual levels may contribute to the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in African Americans. The work is supported by a $9.6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging.
PHRESH study cited in WESA story about the opening of a new grocery store in the Hill District.
Tamara Dubowitz quoted in Pittsburgh Quarterly about the rise in obesity rates in Allegheny County.
Wendy Troxel and Tamara Dubowitz write in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the impact of COVID-19 on food insecurity on two neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
The Counter talks about discussing Tamara Dubowitz’s findings related to the food shopping environment.
Civil Eats quotes Tamara Dubowitz on a brief summary of the findings from the PHRESH project related to the supermarket opening in Pittsburgh.
Reuters quotes Tamara Dubowitz about findings from the PHRESH study about combination meals.
Reuters quotes Tamara Dubowitz about findings from the PHRESH study related to eating habits.
The Washington Post interviews Tamara Dubowitz on research from the PHRESH project about the relationship between obesity and grocery access.
Healthy Ride Pittsburgh interviews La'Vette Wager, PHRESH field coordinator, about growing up in Pittsburgh's Hill District and her fondness for bicycling.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes about the findings of the PHRESH study on neighborhood health outcomes in Pittsburgh's Hill District.
Winsight Grocery Business writes about findings of the PHRESH study related to food shopping behavior.
Healthline quotes Andrea Richardson about the findings of the PHRESH study on neighborhood health and economic improvements, as well as possible policy considerations based on these findings.
The Pacific Standard quotes Andrea Richardson on the purpose and findings of the PHRESH study.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review quotes Andrea Richardson about findings from the PHRESH study on neighborhood changes after a full-service supermarket opened in Pittsburgh's Hill District.
Caroline Schagrin writes about food deserts in the United States and quotes Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar on other factors that affect health outcomes, even with the presence of a full-service grocery store.
Christine Ro explores the relationship of sleep quality and neighborhood perceptions, citing Wendy Troxel's recent research.
90.5 WESA interviewed Tamara Dubowitz about the PHRESH study and its key findings on food deserts and community well-being.
Article quotes Christine Vaughn about the PHRESH project and how product placement affects consumer choice.
Article (originally featured in HealthDay) describes the PHRESH study and quotes Tamara Dubowitz about strategies for encouraging healthy eating habits.
Article in Journalist's Resource cites the PHRESH study and its key findings.
Video special produced for Be Well on ideastream features comments from Tamara Dubowitz about the PHRESH project and food deserts.
Video on ideastream features comments from Tamara Dubowitz about the PHRESH project and food deserts.
Coverage in Huffpost Health Living about the PHRESH study.
Coverage from WDCPN with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage in Huffpost Impact about the PHRESH study.
Coverage from the Building Healthy Places Network, detailing outcomes of the PHRESH study.
Coverage from the American Journal of Managed Care Online with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from the Kitchn with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the PHRESH study.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the PHRESH study.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the PHRESH study.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the PHRESH study.
Coverage from TIME magazine with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from the Atlantic with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from NPR with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the PHRESH study.
Coverage from the Los Angeles Times quotes researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from the Tribune Review with quotes from statistician Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar and researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council discusses PHRESH partnership.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz field coordinator La'Vette Wagner.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh City Paper with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announcing PHRESH's November-December 2012 town hall meetings to share findings with Hill District and Homewood residents.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review with quotes from field coordinator La'Vette Wagner and researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz and field coordinator La'Vette Wagner.
Coverage from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette with quotes from researcher Tamara Dubowitz.
Researcher Tamara Dubowitz comments in a letter to the editor on the necessity of studying “food deserts.”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff blog about data collection process.
Radio interview of researcher Tamara Dubowitz by the Allegheny Front's Ann Murray.
Blog by Tufts University professor Parke Wilde, describing PHRESH as “one of the country's most ambitious research efforts to measure the effect of changes in local food retail on the ground in two low-income urban neighborhoods.”
Blog post by Pittsburgh radio station WDUQ discussing PHRESH.
