COVID-19 and Cancer: Worked with Coastal Connect Health Information Exchange and Novant to investigate health records on over 2 million patients in our region and understand the effects of COVID-19 on cancer screenings and diagnoses. See the scholarly article.
Childhood Obesity and Mental Health: Partnered with Coastal Connect Health Information Exchange and Novant to analyze regional health data in order to better understand the connection between childhood obesity and mental health. See the scholarly article.
Resilience: Worked with the New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force to explore the trauma and resilience informed policies and practices of member organizations. Produced a report for community partners and a scholarly article.
Barriers to Upward Mobility: Conducted economic an economic security study as part of an effort to understand individuals' experiences with employment and upward mobility in the Cape Fear region. Findings highlighted in the Inclusive Economy report.
Equitable Economic Growth: Performed a regional economic study on barriers to equitable economic growth in Southeastern NC. Findings highlighted in the Inclusive Economy report.
Health Professions Workforce in Southeastern North Carolina: Interactive dashboard compiled for Novant and UNC School of Medicine.
Tourism Study for the Town of Wrightsville Beach: Report being compiled for the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce and Town of Wrightsville Beach.
Food Forecast: Ensuring Post-Disaster Food Security: A National Science Foundation-funded project. Producing a tool in collaboration with community and statewide partners to facilitate food security after hurricanes in North Carolina.
New Hanover County Comprehensive Food Security Plan: Currently compiling a report for the New Hanover County Extension Office and regional nonprofits.
Community Needs Assessment on Early Childhood Care and Education in New Hanover County: A report compiled for Smart Start of New Hanover County and regional nonprofits.
Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregiving in New Hanover County: A report being compiled for Smart Start of New Hanover County and regional nonprofits.
Nonprofit Capacity Building and Support: Worked with local nonprofit organizations to provide GIS and data analytic support for management and governance; co-authored a scholarly publication with community member on nonprofit infrastructure organizations.
Nonprofit Market Analysis: Collaborated with Cape Fear Collective and Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations to perform network analysis and asset mapping in our local nonprofit market and develop numerous visualizations for the New Hanover Community Endowment and regional nonprofits.
Chris Prentice, CSI Director - Professor of Nonprofit Management