The New York Academy of Medicine: Initiatives: The Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies: Mission

The Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies

Project VIVA

The Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies (CUES) is committed to research to improve health and create new understandings of factors that influence the well-being of urban populations. CUES works to promote and advance cooperative efforts to understand the social, environmental, and biological influences on health.

CUES is a research consortium established by The New York Academy of Medicine in partnership with the New York City Department of Health. It was established to conduct collaborative, multi-disciplinary, population-based research, with a special focus on low-income, disadvantaged populations. Community residents and organizations help to identify vital research needs. Through an array of interventions and studies, CUES is working to bring about a better understanding of diseases and other threats to health concentrated in urban areas.

Today, CUES conducts a wide range of studies geared at disease prevention and educating communities on health risks. These studies demonstrate new and innovative approaches to research as they address many of the health problems present in today’s society. Current studies address HIV and other infectious diseases, substance abuse, asthma, the role of social determinants of health, and acute cardiac arrest. See our list of projects.

Collaborative relationships with public agencies, professional organizations, research universities, and social service institutions are also fundamental to the work of CUES. See our list of partners.