Partnering with Communities to Address Latino Obesity

I'm pleased to share that I am part of a multidisciplinary team of investigators recently awarded an NIH planning grant (R13) to organize with communities in the San Joaquin Valley to address the burden of obesity among the Latino community. Over the next 3 years, we will convene a series of workshops that will bring researchers from public health, psychology, anthropology, and sociology together with community members and organizations to discuss barriers to healthful eating and physical activity. An important aim of the grant is to create a meaningful dialogue and partnership between academics and community members. From the academic side, we hope to learn about the challenges this community faces and the solutions they propose, and we hope to contribute our expertise in research design to help tackle the problem.

Read more about the awesome team and project here:
California Healthline, by Alice Daniel - UC Merced Takes Grassroots Approach to Reducing Obesity
Merced Sun Star, by Ana B. Ibarra - New grant forms partnership between UC Merced and nonprofits to fight obesity