This study will examine how two understudied factors, sleep-wake patterns and the gut microbiome, affect rapid weight gain in infancy, an early risk factor for obesity. The development of sleep-wake patterns and gut microbe communities will be evaluated, in the context of diverse feeding, maternal, and environmental influences, on infant weight gain. 

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Caregiving Research Lab supported by the NEA will bring community arts partners together with researchers in Herberger Institute, nursing, health solutions and humanities to help caregivers access creative resources not otherwise available to them and their loved ones.

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The Dignity Health Arizona division’s Community Grants Program award to support “!Viva! – A Family Centered Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Program.” For more than a decade, the YMCA, SVdP, and ASU have successfully collaborated to develop, test, refine, and expand diabetes prevention programs for children and families. Engaging St.

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