Financial Support

Updated January 2010

The following organizations have provided funding to the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center.

• Physician Counseling and Patient Risk Factors for Chronic Disease: Training Resident Physicians to Promote Physical Activity: A Randomized Trial

• AEROBIC: At-Home Exercise Regimen for Outcome Benefit in Congestive Heart Failure

• Enhancing School and Community Engagement in Physical Activity and Nutrition (Funding provided to Quinnipiac University)

• Examining Community Partnerships for Prevention Research

• Effects of Walnut Consumption on Endothelial Function in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled, Cross-Over Trial
• Effects of Walnuts on Endothelial Function in Overweight Adults with at Least One Factor of Metabolic Syndrome

• Adolescent Smoking Cessation Program: Amity High School
• AEROBIC: At-Home Exercise Regimen for Outcome Benefit in Congestive Heart Failure
• Cardiac Risk Factor Screening
• CHANGE: Creating Healthy and Nicotine-free Griffin Employees
• CORP: Complementary/Alternative Medicine Outcomes Research Project
• Community Health Profile (periodic updates)
• Coronary Risk Factor Screening and Behavior Change in Women
• Examining Community Partnerships for Prevention Research
• Homeopathic Treatment for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
• Impediment Profiling for Smoking Cessation: Evaluation Using a Retrospective Cohort Design
• IDEAS: Innovative, Integrated use of Data for Evaluation, Assessment and Surveillance for Oral Health
• Massage Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
• OOPS: Evidence Based Guidelines for Obesity Prevention and Control: Optimizing Obesity Prevention Strategies
• PRC Infrastructure Study: Evaluation of Yale-Griffin PRC and Study of Best Practices among Six Other PRCs
• REACT: Reaching Emotions through Arts-Based Creative Teaching
• A Retrospective Cohort Study of Modified Citrus Pectin for the Prevention of Metastases in Prostate Cancer
• Technical Skills for Weight Management
• TISC: Tailored Interventions for Smoking Cessation
• TRIAD (Translational Research Intervention Against Diabetes) /TRIPOD (Translational Research Initiatives for the Prevention of Obesity & Diabetes)
• Understanding the Determinants of and Barriers to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Multi-Ethnic, Adult Populations
• WINFIT: Wellness Initiatives For Improved Tomorrows: A hospital-Based Worksite Wellness Initiative
• A Yoga and Breathwork Intervention for Adult Patients with Mild to Moderate Asthma

• Endothelial Function in Response to Sustained Consumption of Soy Protein and Lecithin by Healthy Post-menopausal Women

• Development of a Cardiac Health Risk Assessment Tool (CHAT)

• Health Promotion in the New Haven Public Schools

• NICHE: Novel Interactive Cell Phone Technology for Health Enhancement

• PREDICT: Partners Reducing Effects of Diabetes: Initiatives through Collaboration & Teamwork
• Health Advocacy for Diabetes Prevention
• PhotoVoice: A Tool for Community Empowerment and Action
• Systems Approach to Diabetes Prevention and Management

• Randomized, Crossover Study of Endothelial Function Responses to Acute and Sustained Egg Consumption in Healthy Subjects
• Effects of Egg Ingestion on Endothelial Function in Hyperlipidemic Adults: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial

• PREFER: Phytoestrogen & Raloxifene EFfects on Endothelial Reactivity
• Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of Raloxifene on Endothelial Reactivity in Healthy Post-menopausal Women

• ONQI – Overall nutritional quality index
• Assessment of Total Cholesterol / HDL Ratio as a Stable Lab Value for Hospitalized Patients: Changes in Lipid Levels (CLIPS)

• Effects of Acute and Sustained Ingestion of Cocoa on Endothelial Function in Adults with BMI between 25- 35 kg/m2: A Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial

• Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative Project
• Maine Obesity Primary Prevention Project

• Nutrition Detectives / ABC for Fitness: Nutrition and Physical Activity Education for Elementary School Children
• Advancing School & Community Engagement Now for Disease Prevention (ASCEND)

• Chromium Effects on Insulin and Vascular Function in People at Risk for Diabetes
• Exploring Massage Benefits for ARthritis of the Knee (EMBARK)
• Intravenous Micronutrient Therapy (IVMT) for Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Pilot Study
• MIEL: Meditation and Massage in End of Life
• National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)
• Exploring Massage Benefits for Arthritis of the Knee (EMBARK)

• Effects of Juice Plus+® Supplementation on Endothelial Function in Insulin Resistant Adults: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial
• Effects of Juice Plus+® Supplementation on Endothelial Function in Overweight Men: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Evaluation of Pilot Implementation of Components of PE4Life in Selected Schools in New Haven, Connecticut

• A Pilot Study of Chromium Picolinate for Weight Loss

• Effects of Fruit and Nut KIND Bars on Endothelial Function in Overweight Adults

• Perdue Worksite Wellness Program Evaluation

• A Health Literacy Program to Improve the Prevention of Diabetic Foot Disease in African-American Communities

• Evaluation of a Diet Rich in Monounsaturated Fatty Acids on Reduction of Visceral Fat in the Abdomen: A Pilot Study

• OWCH: Online Weight Management Counseling for Healthcare Providers

• Acute Nutrient Effects on Endothelial Function: A Randomized, Single-blind Crossover Trial in Healthy Adults
• Oats, Antioxidants, and Endothelial Function in Insulin Resistant Adults

• OWCH: Online Weight Management Counseling for Healthcare Providers

• Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Project
• Connecticut WISEWOMAN Project
• Obesity Prevention Program subcontract
• Connecticut DPH-PRC Collaboration Study

• Healthy People 2010 Microgrant Study
• OWCH: Online Weight Management Counseling for Healthcare Providers

• Valley CARES (Community Assessment, Research, and Education for Solutions)

• Drug-Free Communities Support Program Evaluation

• United Way Obesity Prevention Program

• AUGMENT – Automated Guidance Tool for Medical Encounters Addressing Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes
• Color your Plate: Fruit & Vegetable Navigator Web System for Weight Loss
• Internet Nutritional Education Scale System (iNESSy): First Phase of Pilot Study Testing
• NNoLEDGE - Nutrition Navigation on-line Edge

• Evaluating the Impact of a Youth Violence Prevention Program on Violence Perceptions and Behavior