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Dr. Carla Campbell, a Year 1 PHLR grantee and an associate teaching professor in the School of Public Health at Drexel University, was quoted in a WHYY-FM/Newsworks.org story on September 23, about her research into the effectiveness of the specialized court in Philadelphia for managing lead-paint removal.  Read the article here.

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The National Institutes of Health today released recommendations or best practices for scientists conducting mixed methods health research. Mixed methods research combines the strengths of quantitative research and qualitative research. Despite the increased interest in mixed methods research in health fields and at NIH, prior to this report, there was limited guidance to help scientists developing applications for NIH funding that featured mixed methods designs, nor was there guidance for the reviewers at NIH who assess the quality of these applications.