The IHPR researches the causes and solutions to the unequal impact of cancer and chronic disease affecting residents in San Antonio, South Texas, and the nation to improve overall health, especially that of people at a disadvantage due to race/ethnicity, education, income or access to care.
Contact us at IHPR@uthscsa.edu or 210-562-6500.
Vicente Escobedo, a San Antonio man whose daughter inspired him to quit smoking and get healthy, is a role model for the new San Antonio Tobacco Prevention & Control Coalition, a new multi-group partnership to create a “smoke-free” city. To learn more about Vicente's story and the coalition's tobacco prevention campaign, click on the link above.
Latinas face cultural, financial, and other barriers to cancer care. That’s why the IHPR is launching a national program that trains “patient navigators” to help Latinas with abnormal breast cancer screening results access the cancer care services they need. Read about how San Antonio’s Mary Jane Torres (at right, with grandchildren) got the cancer care she needed thanks to the IHPR patient navigator program.
The IHPR is recruiting English- and Spanish-speaking male and female Hispanics between ages 25-45 who currently smoke cigarettes and are trying to quit or have recently quit smoking to take part in an individual interview regarding tobacco use. Participants will have their story and photo published in a free bilingual magazine geared to reduce tobacco use among Latinos. Participants will receive a $50 HEB gift certificate. For details, contact Courtney Denton at dentonc2@uthscsa.edu.
The IHPR seeks Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women to take a 30-minute survey regarding breast cancer genetic testing. Candidates must be ages 30-64 and at high risk of carrying the BRACA1 or BRACA2 gene (meaning a past diagnosis before age 50 or family history). Participants, who may be referred to a genetic counselor for counseling and/or testing, will receive a $20 HEB gift certificate. For details, contact Sandra San Miguel at sanmiguels@uthscsa.edu.