All Projects
Multi-Cultural Tobacco Media and Community Control Studies in Texas
This investigated and evaluated the processes and effects of media, peer networking, and education and policy activities to reduce smoking among the state’s white, Mexican American and African American middle- and high-school students.
A Su Salud
Part of a larger study called Programa A Su Salud, this project studied and demonstrated the effectiveness of mass media health messages using culturally relevant role models from the low-income community of Eagle Pass, Texas.
This assessed knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about nutrition and exercise among low-income Hispanic women older than 40 in Houston.
This assessed knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about nutrition and exercise among low-income Hispanic women older than 40 in Houston.
Heart Healthy and Ethnically Relevant Lifestyle
This evaluated the efficacy of combining a theory-based, community health care center-based behavioral counseling intervention with telephone counseling and tailored print materials to promote a low-fat diet and physical activity among financially disadvantaged African American women.
This study used a community-based participatory research approach to identify and understand factors that influence physical activity behavior for Mexican immigrant women in South Carolina and Texas.
This study used a community-based participatory research approach to identify and understand factors that influence physical activity behavior for Mexican immigrant women in South Carolina and Texas.
SALSI Miranós Early Childhood Intervention
This intervention tested whether it is possible to indoctrinate early-childhood students—for life—with healthy habits via positive interactions with their parents, daycare teachers and other school workers.
SALSI Health Disparities Research Forum
This forum brought together San Antonio-area researchers to stimulate interests and opportunities for future collaboration and communication on health disparities. Forums were held in 2008 and 2011.
Nutrition and Exercise Start Today (NEST)
The IHPR is testing the hypothesis that exposure to a clinic-based obesity management strategy, Nutrition and Exercise Start Today (NEST), will prevent excess weight gain among obese pediatric patients in a large rural pediatric practice in New Braunfels, Texas.
Improving Physical Activity among Latina Girl Scouts
The “Be Fit with Friends” intervention gives Latina Girl Scouts ages 11-14 options—from basic fitness equipment like jump ropes to volunteer opportunities to online social media, fitness video games and text messaging—to overcome barriers to physical activity in San Antonio.
Y Living
The Y Living project, funded by the Cancer Research Prevention Institute of Texas (CPRIT), is testing a community-based program that builds healthy lifestyles to reduce cancer risk. The evidence-based, 12-week program, known as “Y Living,” uses a community-based, family-focused approach to promote physical activity, a balanced diet and increased awareness of a healthy lifestyle on cancer risk reduction. The program provides health education to YMCA members and uses text messages to enroll and motivate participants.