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Carol R. Horowitz

Researcher at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Publications -  177
Citations -  7614

Carol R. Horowitz is an academic researcher from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Community-based participatory research. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 154 publications receiving 6147 citations.

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Community-based participatory research: opportunities, challenges, and the need for a common language.

TL;DR: In January of 2002, a call for papers featuring community-based participatory research (CBPR) was issued, the intent was to highlight the outstanding work being done in this area and the role CBPR can play in improving the care and outcomes of populations at-risk.
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Community-based participatory research from the margin to the mainstream: are researchers prepared?

TL;DR: To maximize the chance that CBPR will lead to tangible, lasting health benefits for communities, researchers will need to balance rigorous research with routine adoption of its conduct in ways that respectfully, productively and equally involve local partners.
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Barriers to Buying Healthy Foods for People With Diabetes: Evidence of Environmental Disparities

TL;DR: A community coalition compared the availability and cost of diabetes-healthy foods in a racial/ethnic minority neighborhood in East Harlem, with those in the adjacent, largely White and affluent Upper East Side in New York City to find a greater effort needs to be made to make available stores that carry diabetes- healthy foods.
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A story of maladies, misconceptions and mishaps: effective management of heart failure.

TL;DR: In depth responses elucidate how the interplay between acute and chronic models of a chronic illness effect self-management behaviors and illustrate the tools that may be needed to effectively manage this serious and disabling illness, and suggest possible ways to enhance the self- management process and ultimately improve patients' lives.