National Center for Deaf Health Research
National Center for Deaf Health Research
The Rochester Prevention Research Center (RPRC) partners with Deaf American Sign Language users and people with hearing loss to advance health and prevent disease. Using community-based participatory research, RPRC addresses long-standing gaps in health knowledge and care for these often-overlooked communities.
GOOD NEWS – Year 2 Funding Received!
We are excited to share with you all that we have received our Year 2 funding, which means our work will continue.
Earl Allen (Research Coordinator) shares a summary of this update (October 2025) and our plans going forward. Thank you for your ongoing support!
Watch our September UpdatePlease reach out to NCDHR with any questions or concerns at ncdhr@urmc.rochester.edu or VP (585) 228-2299.
Note: Video to the left is in ASL with English subtitles. The full video and transcript with description is also available on YouTube.
Deaf Weight Wise: A novel randomized clinical trial with Deaf sign language users.
Full Link to Article: http://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23702
Barnett S, Matthews K, DeWindt L, Sutter E, Samuel-Hodge C, Yang H, Pearson TA; Deaf Weight Wise Study Group. Deaf Weight Wise: A novel randomized clinical trial with Deaf sign language users. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 Mar 8. doi: 10.1002/oby.23702.
If you would like to talk with someone from the DWW Study Team to learn more or ask questions about this publication, please contact us at NCDHR@urmc.rochester.edu, we're happy to chat with you.
Note: the video to the right is provided in ASL, for English captions, please enable "CC" in the video settings. Video description and transcript are provided in the YouTube view.
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