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Housing and Health are Inseparable. Celebrating Progress at LTHC Gala Night
As we reflect on the past year, and on last week’s LTHC gala, our lab is reminded of a simple truth that guides so much of our work with community partners: housing is the foundation. It is the starting point for stability, safety, and wellbeing. And at LTHC, housing is just the beginning. The Five-Year
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Jessica & Adeline Presenting at Undergrad Research Expo
Our HTQLab undergrads, Jessica Nwokeji and Adeline Jolley, had recently presented at Purdue Undergraduate Research Expo (Fall 2025) about their research titled “Evaluating the Impact of Community Health Worker-Led Education on the Cervical Cancer Knowledge and Attitudes Seen in People Experiencing Homelessness“ They received great feedback and had a great time presenting insights. Great job!
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Publication: Supporting menstrual health in homeless services
HTQL is pleased to announce a recent publication in BMC Health Services Research:“Supporting menstrual health in homeless services: provider-informed strategies for multilevel change.” This work is a great collaboration between Purdue students and faculty in Public Health and Anthropology to publish research on menstrual health challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness. Read the article at:
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HTQL’s Year in Review – And Onward to the Next!
As we kick off this next year at HTQL, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the incredible achievements and milestones that made this past year special. Research and Community Impact We launched a study bringing CHW-led education and HPV self-sampling in homeless shelters, expanding access to screening. Two first-time first authors published new work by
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Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: A New Approach to Screening for Homeless Communities
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. People experiencing homelessness are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed with, or to die from, cervical cancer than those who are housed. This disparity is preventable. Cervical cancer is both preventable and treatable when caught early through screening. In our surveys and interviews with people experiencing
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HTQL’s Conference Adventure: Connecting for Change
HTQL has hit the ground running with this semester! Connect with us and follow our conference journey as we dive into conversations about health disparities and solutions for change! Where you can find us:
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New NIH grant to address cervical cancer disparities in homeless populations
We are excited to jump into 2024 with the launch of our new study, “Addressing Cervical Cancer Disparities Among People Experiencing Homelessness”! HTQL is honored to have received a 2023 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award to support this work for the next 5 years! Learn more about this prestigious award here. Did you know that
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HTQL students win first place at HHS Research Poster Symposium
Shreya Sridhar and Jillian Kelley won first place at the Health and Human Sciences Research Poster Symposium last month for their poster on COVID-19 testing for people experiencing homelessness.
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Presenting insights from CHW led COVID-19 intervention for people experiencing homelessness
Becca Ziolkowski will be at the American Public Health Association conference on November 7th presenting preliminary findings on our RADxUP study, Community Health Worker Led COVID-19 Education and Rapid Antigen Testing for People Experiencing Homelessness
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Homelessness during COVID-19: challenges, responses, and lessons learned from homeless service providers in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
We conducted a community-based participatory research study examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people experiencing homelessness in Tippecanoe, Indiana. Read about the study and our findings in BMC Public Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11687-8
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