WSP's staff and board of directors include community members, service providers, and researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. WSP is committed to the development of community-based participatory research (CBPR)projects. Community stakeholders work with researchers to develop projects that are relevant, pragmatic, timely, and reflective of the needs and priorities of the community.  WSP's philosophy is that programs implemented in the community deserve careful evaluation. Our CBPR projects are evaluated using rigorous mixed methods evaluation strategies.

• ASHA
• APPLE
• SAPNA
• SABHA
• Project HEAL
• Former Research

ASHA

ASHA (“Action to improve Self Help and empowerment through Asset Building”) is a community participatory research project designed to address mental and physical health, and enhance emotional well being among Bangladeshi women in the Bronx. ASHA’s goal is to empower women by providing education, support, and assistance in building financial assets.

APPLE

APPLE (“Activating People to Pursue Lifestyle change through Empowerment”) is a program designed to improve women’s health through improved nutrition and physical activity. Women will work together to assess their needs and goals regarding lifestyle change. They will choose tailored strategies for weight loss, and develop educational programs on nutrition and weight loss that will benefit family members and other members of the Bronx South Asian community.

SAPNA

SAPNA ("South Asian Parents and Navigators' Action to Improve Child Oral Health") is a maternal and family counseling program aimed at improving oral and nutritional health for children.

SABHA

SABHA ("South Asian Breast Health Awareness") is a peer education program designed to provide information about breast, cervical, and colon cancers and the importance of cancer screening.

Project HEAL

Project Heal ("Health Education Action for Lifestyle Change") is a clinic-based intervention program that uses peer education to address obesity and cancer prevention.

Former Research

BONDHU

BONDHU was a community participatory needs assessment and infrastructure development project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. In BONDHU, researchers, clinicians, health educators and community members collaborated on a community needs assessment designed to identify strategies for improving women’s health. Both the APPLE and ASHA projects were developed in response to the findings of the BONDHU study.

SAPPHIRE

SAPPHIRE (“South Asian Practice Partnership for Health Improvement and Research”) was a participatory research project designed to develop a practice based research network in the New York South Asian community. Ten primary care practices serving South Asian patients participated in the network. Achievements included a practice needs assessment, a patient survey and a health education intervention.