Community partners (St. Vincent de Paul Family Wellness Program and Lincoln Family YMCA) and SIRC tested the efficacy of a culturally-grounded diabetes prevention intervention, Every Little Step Counts (ELSC) for obese Latino adolescents from 2012-2017. This NIMHD award includes a five-year continuation study, Follow-up of a Culturally-Grounded Diabetes Prevention Program for Obese Latino Adolescents, led by Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (CHPDP) director Dr. Gabe Shaibi.
Early detection and prevention of disease can improve health outcomes and decrease healthcare costs. This research will use a metabolic tracking device with pregnant women to promote adequate gestational weight gain. The results of this project will be used to inform how clinical patient monitoring data can be effectively managed and utilized through the use of wearable devices.
To establish advanced non-invasive imaging techniques including ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging to understand obesity-related liver disease phenotypes in Arizona Latinos.
The aim of this research is to conduct an international study with prevention scientists and professionals from 12 different nations. The study will examine international similarities and differences in approaches to the dissemination and implementation of preventive care interventions. Results of this pilot study will aid in understanding worldwide variations in the "culture of prevention." The long-term goal of this research is to identify best policies and practices for the dissemination and implementation of efficacious prevention and health promotion interventions.
This research will examine the ability of a mind-body intervention, Meditative Movement, to stimulate oxytocin production in older adults and potentially decrease their risk for cardiovascular disease.
With increasing costs of cancer treatment, financial hardship is a growing challenge for patients, their families, and healthcare providers. Aims are: (1) To understand the stakeholder (non-physician healthcare provider and patient/ caregiver) perspective regarding the need for interventions for financial distress and preferred mode of delivery, and (2) To develop and validate a psycho-educational intervention to address financial distress due to cancer treatment.
The goal of this project is to conduct a proposed Integrative Mixed Methods study on culturally-relevant approaches for promoting effective diabetes management among elder Latino and Latina patients with type 2 diabetes.
Recent research finds condom use resistance is common among young adults and young men's alcohol intoxication and sexual aggression history are predictive of greater condom use resistance and other sexual risk behaviors. This research will address the public health concern of men's sexual risk behaviors, evaluate the role of emotional processes in men's alcohol-related sexual risk, and use multiple methods to gather data to develop and inform prevention and intervention programs.
This study aims to examine how this group's immigration experiences influence their availability to and perception of physical activity.
The goal of this Planning Grant (R34) is to conduct a 2-stage pilot of a behavioral intervention for heavy episodic drinking and violence among college students.