by Irene Hsiao | Mar 20, 2025 | community, research, team members
More than medications alone, managing diabetes means mastering habits that affect day-to-day living: how to eat, how often to exercise, and how to monitor blood sugar and other markers of health. Yet under routine care, many patients with diabetes see their doctors a few times a year for just minutes. Now a team led by C3EN’s Arshiya Baig is testing how structured virtual diabetes group education visits can improve the success of patients as they learn to manage their disease.
by Irene Hsiao | Feb 15, 2025 | community, events, newsletter, town hall
On February 1, 2025, Joyce Chapman Community Grant recipients John Martin, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Rush University, and Susan Tran, associate professor and director of clinical training in psychology at DePaul University, led a Pain and Joint...
by Irene Hsiao | Jan 12, 2025 | community, news, newsletter, research, team members
Alive Faith Network’s Heart 2 Heart study, led by C3EN’s Beth Lynch, LaDawne Jenkins, and Steve Epting, is featured in “Closing the gap: How a church-hospital intervention on Chicago’s West Side is aiming to reduce hypertension,” a comic by...
by Irene Hsiao | Dec 2, 2024 | community, news, newsletter, team members
Over 15 years, I have touched and helped 500-600 at-risk youth through one-on-one mentorship. I’m most proud of that because coming up I didn’t have that–there was nobody to say, “Hey, I see some potential in you!” or “Hey, you’re going down a wrong path–let me help you!”
by Irene Hsiao | Nov 25, 2024 | community, events, news, newsletter, pilot awards, research, team members
On September 12, 2024, C3EN held its third annual meeting at the Study at the University of Chicago, convening researchers and community-based organizations for a day of talks, posters, and networking. The day began with gatherings for C3EN Pilot and Joyce Chapman...
by Irene Hsiao | Aug 19, 2024 | community, pilot awards, research
The goal of FERLAMS is to improve physical and mental health outcomes for Hispanic/Latinos living with multiple sclerosis in Chicago through a remotely-delivered exercise program.
