Completed Projects

  • Childhood Obesity in Chile: The Study of Feeding Practices and Styles of Parents
    Within Latin America, Chile has one of the highest prevalence of obesity. Public health efforts are centered on preventing obesity early in life. Preschool-aged children are developing eating habits that can last up to several years and they are becoming more receptive to their immediate social environment (particularly parents). Parents… Read more: Childhood Obesity in Chile: The Study of Feeding Practices and Styles of Parents
  • HOPS
    Health knowledge, and habits are known to begin during early childhood by vicarious learning from parents, siblings, caregivers, and peers. Thus, approaches that aim to modify behaviors of young Mexican children, need to understand children and caregivers’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions, as well as the factors that influence them. Considering… Read more: HOPS
  • FIESTA!
    In the United States, the known associations between social disadvantage, stress, and impaired health have been called into question by the Hispanic-Health-Paradox. The Hispanic-Health-Paradox posits that immigrants and their children have better health, exhibit higher resilience, and have longer life-expectancy than their native-born counterparts, despite greater exposure to environmental stressors… Read more: FIESTA!
  • Gardening and Health
    Gardening is one of the most popular home-based leisure activities among American adults. However, the relationship between gardening and specific health behaviors (i.e., diet, physical activity, and sleep) remains unclear. Further, there is a paucity of data examining the familial factors (e.g., gardening with grand children or children) that increase… Read more: Gardening and Health
  • Illinois Pathways to Health
    “Illinois Pathways to Health” is a two year project aimed to ensure statewide access to and sustainability of chronic disease self-management education for older adults and adults with disabilities, with a focus on underserved populations. This project will build upon the existing infrastructure to create a sustainable, integrated statewide evidence… Read more: Illinois Pathways to Health

View older posts in Completed Projects

Other Completed Projects