April 14th: Reach as High as You Can Day
In recognition of this day, the Community Advisory Board collaborated with PIRE to remind the community that things can always get better as well as highlighting the partnership between The Center for Women and Families, VOA FIT and PIRE to increase HIV testing and Intimate Partner Violence education in the community.
Local Partnership Encouraging Women in Louisville Area to “Take Charge, Not Risks” and Receive Free HIV Testing
Women experiencing domestic violence at higher risk for HIV LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Nov. 9, 2020) – Free HIV testing and education about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and domestic violence is available for the Louisville community through a partnership announced today with The Center for Women and Families, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), and Volunteers…
PIRE participates in Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow Event
PIRE participates in Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow, December 2018 Event The conference, titled “Next Generation Tobacco: The Impact of E-Cigarettes on Kentucky’s Future Health,” focused on the recent explosion in youth and young adult use of Juul and other electronic cigarettes and the health impact of these products, as…
Creating a Consortium to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Ohio, Nov 2019
Creating a Consortium to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Ohio, Nov 2019 Matthew Courser, PhD, Senior Research Scientist with PIRE helps communities in Ohio work with data and build capacity to address public health issues. “At the state and community level, we had prevention, treatment, and recovery pretty much siloed,” Courser said. “Communities really weren’t able…
Dr. Abadi and panel discuss importance of evaluation, Health for a Change, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, Oct 2019
Dr. Abadi and panel discuss importance of evaluation, Health for a Change, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, Oct 2019. The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky launched the Health for a Change training series as part of an effort to support nonprofit leaders across the Commonwealth in the work of advancing today’s pressing health issues. Participants connect…
Office on Women’s Health Awards $1.3M to Louisville KY, Dec 2019
Working as a subcontractor for the Center for Women and Families and in partnership with Volunteers of America Mid-States, PIRE-Louisville helped to fund a $1.3M initiative to tackle the co-occurring HIV and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Risk Among Women in Kentucky. Evidence shows that women who experience violence are more likely to experience factors known…
PIRE working with NIJ-funded 21st Century Policing in Louisville
PIRE working with NIJ-funded 21st Century Policing in Louisville, Sentinel Event Review Project, May 2020 Researchers across PIRE, led by Mary Gordon (Center Director, PIRE Calverton), are engaged in the NIJ-funded 21st Century Policing Cross-Site Multi-Stakeholder Sentinel Event Review Project. The project involves a partnership between PIRE, 21st Century Policing (21CP) LLC, Strategic Applications International…
