CLIP
Community-to-Clinic Linkage Implementation Program in Barber Shops
Led by Dr. Joseph Ravenell from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the CLIP team aims to prevent hypertension in Black men by reaching them at an important community hub- the barbershop.
CLIP Overview
CLIP is an innovative research study that looks at how to reduce the prevalence of high blood pressure among Black men. CLIP's team of researchers works within 22 barbershops in Staten Island, New York City to screen Black men for high blood pressure and link them to care. The CLIP team will also be conducting three phases of the study to test various interventions. CLIP's goal is to provide evidence-based solutions that improve the health of Black men in our community.
CLIP by the numbers
CLIP and CHASI
Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI) has served tens of thousands of Staten Islanders annually for the past 30 years with a range of culturally responsive supportive services for harm reduction, domestic violence, care management, food insecurity, health screenings and testing all free of charge. CHASI is the primary partner for intervention delivery of CLIP, providing dedicated community health workers in participating barbershops and the surrounding community for the recruitment, retention, health education, and linkage to care for CLIP participants.
""You trust your barber with your secrets and sometimes your life"-
Dr. Joesph Ravenell