A5103037817- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Physical Activity and Health
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Educational methodologies and cognitive development
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Social Media in Health Education
- Noise Effects and Management
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Family Support in Illness
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
California State University, San Marcos
2017-2018
San Diego State University
2013-2016
New Mexico State University Grants
2014
Institute for Community Health
2012-2014
Johns Hopkins University
2012
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2006
Background: The rapid expansion of direct-to-consumer wearable fitness products (eg, Flex 2, Fitbit) and research-grade sensors SenseCam, Microsoft Research; activPAL, PAL Technologies) coincides with new opportunities for biomedical behavioral researchers. Underserved communities report among the highest rates chronic disease could benefit from mobile technologies designed to facilitate awareness health behaviors. However, nuanced ethical issues are introduced technologies, which...
Context: The validity of physical activity (PA) self-report measures can be a problem when using these with target populations that differ from the population for which were originally developed. Objectives: Describe an approach to further tailor PA community, and report on focus group cognitive interview findings. Process: Topics relevant culturally tailoring are discussed, including translation, groups, interviews. We describe examples our own work, groups interviews conducted assess...
Physical activity (PA) rates in young Latina girls are low. This study examined acceptability and feasibility of implementing a mother-daughter intervention targeting individual family-level correlates PA. Eleven dyads participated an 8-week promoting PA preadolescents. Preliminary data suggest increases self-report PA, reductions television watching, improvements parenting communication. Focus group that participants benefited from receiving the format. Findings interventions Latinas...
Objective. Consumption of water may help promote health and prevent obesity in children by decreasing consumption sugar-sweetened beverages. This study used evidence-based strategies to increase Mexican-American Mexican children. Materials methods. In 2012, two schools San Diego, USA other Tlaltizapan, Mexico were recruited Agua para Niños (Water for Kids), a program designed among elementary grade students. Guided operant psychology, the intervention focused on school classroom activities...
Abstract Background: Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) are 30 percent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer compared Whites. Even other minority groups, NHPI disproportionately experience late stage diagnosis death due cancer. Cervical breast is seen almost twice as much for Hawaiian Samoan women. men eight times have liver five stomach Lung also high among While these statistics alarming NHPI, we just beginning understand how intervene address health disparities, especially in...
Abstract Introduction: There is a critical need to address cancer health disparities among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI)'a disparity that continues unveil itself as data are disaggregated from Asian Americans, who generally have lower rates. NHPIs 30% more likely be diagnosed with compared Non-Hispanic Whites. Late stage diagnosis death due disproportionately experienced by NHPI other ethnic groups in the US. Breast, cervical, stomach, lung high women. Among men, Samoans...