For the first time, researchers from PHMC’s Community Health Data Base (CHDB) announce the release of a survey of children in Mercer County. WHYY radio reported on the results of the survey, a collaboration with the nonprofit Children’s Futures, for which researchers at CHDB collected data on the health status and access to care of children in Mercer County, including Trenton, home to some of the most economically-challenged neighborhoods in America. Find the full story on results from the survey online at WHYY Newsworks.

The January 5 edition of the Philadelphia Gay News highlighted the work of PHMC’s Research and Evaluation Group, which is conducting a study of the health needs of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenered) older adults. The survey, which is open to LGBT adults 55 and older living in the Philadelphia area, takes 15 minutes and can be completed until the end of January--online, via mail or in person. Those wishing more information or to participate can email lgbtolderadult@gmail.com or call 215-985-6237.

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PHMC’s newsletter has officially gone green. Enjoy our first-ever online-only issue of Public Health Directions. Inside, you’ll find a Q&A with the PHMC Board President, the Honorable Renée Cardwell Hughes, CHDB report on substance abuse and recovery in Southeastern Pennsylvania, a feature on the new PHMC strategic plan and much more. Find the entire issue online.

PHMC researcher Lee Carson comments on AIDS funding challenges in the December 1 World AIDS Day coverage on WHYY’s NewsWorks website.