Past Projects - Assessment
The Impact of Breast Cancer on the Hispanic Family was a psychosocial study of the impact of breast cancer on the Hispanic family and its quality of life, with findings that reveal specific impacts on family members and Hispanics’ interests in genetic testing.
Psychosocial Study of Breast Cancer Survivorship and Genetic Testing Among Hispanic Breast Cancer Registry Members sought to identify key psychosocial variables that influence effective communication of breast cancer risk information and genetic screening among members of Hispanic families with hereditary breast cancer.
Cancer Genetics Network (CGN): Buena Vida Magazine Evaluation and CGN Recruitment Study evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive bilingual magazine and interpersonal communication in recruiting Hispanic participants in the Texas Cancer Genetics Network.
Redes En Acción: The National Hispanic/Latino Cancer Network, first funded from 2000 as this Special Population Network of the National Cancer Institute, is dedicated to developing a national infrastructure of academic centers, community and federal partners and local and regional health professionals, civic leaders and researchers to stimulate cancer control research, awareness and training.
Reducing Cancer Health Disparities by Disseminating Evidence-Based Approaches for Energy Balance was a study to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about nutrition and exercise among low-income Hispanic women older than age 40 in Houston.
Overcoming Barriers to Early Phase Clinical Trials (EPCT): Increasing EPCT Accrual in South Texas sought to identify the cultural, economic and structural barriers to early-phase clinical trial participation faced by patients and oncologists, and develop an interventional trial to reduce those barriers and increase participation among minorities.
Texas Cancer Genetics Consortium: Education & Outreach Work Group helped develop communication functions, such as Web sites and newsletters, for the activities of the Cancer Genetics Network.
Hispanic/Latino Genetics Community Consultation Network (HLGCCN) sought to increase Hispanic/Latino participation in genetics research by pilot-testing a participatory model of community consultation among a sample of representatives of U.S. Hispanics/Latinos to identify, prioritize, and disseminate information on genetics issues and serve as a model for additional community consultations.
Mass Media Intervention to Reduce Youth Smoking, Project 1: Message Development Using Audience Research aimed to develop TV and radio advertisements to help youths avoid or quit smoking cigarettes and increase the effectiveness of mass media campaigns that target youths and encourage tobacco control.