A5025928863- Physical Activity and Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Noise Effects and Management
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Community Health and Development
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
RAND Corporation
2020-2025
Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School
2024
Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital
2022
National Cancer Institute
2018-2019
University of California, San Diego
2014-2018
San Diego State University
2013-2018
Institute for Community Health
2016-2017
The University of Sydney
2017
Emory University
2012-2013
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
2012
Neighborhood walkability is favorably related to multiple physical health outcomes, but associations with social are less clear. Present analyses examined how neighborhood was and explored the potential confounding role of self-selection.Cross-sectional data were analyzed for 1745 adults, ages 20-66, recruited from two US regions. We created a index around each participant's home (1 km street network buffer) based on residential density, intersection mixed land use, retail floor area ratio....
To evaluate the impact of a faith-based intervention to promote physical activity in Latinas.We randomized 16 churches San Diego County, California, or cancer screening comparison condition (n = 436). The followed an ecological framework and involved promotoras. We examined 12-month effects, including accelerometer-based moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA; primary outcome) secondary outcomes. conducted study from 2010 2016.Mixed effects analyses showed significant increases MVPA (effect size 0.25)...
Background Accelerometers are widely adopted for physical activity (PA) measurement. Accelerometry data require pre-processing before entering formal statistical analyses. Many criteria may influence PA outcomes and the processed sample, impacting results in subsequent Aim To study implications of accelerometer on outputs interest studies. Methods We used ActiGraph hip-worn accelerometry from 538 adult Latino participants. studied four most important domains (wear-time, minimum wear-time,...
Purpose This study examined how the potential health benefits of movement behaviors – physical activity (PA), sedentary time, and sleep vary by neighborhood perceptions among Latinos. Design Cross-sectional analysis baseline data from churchgoing Latino adults participating in an ongoing randomized controlled trial to promote PA. Setting East Los Angeles, California, surrounding neighborhoods. Sample 728 Latinos (77% female, mean age 52 years). Measures Movement included self-reported...
Implementation determinant frameworks identify factors that may impede or facilitate implementation of evidence-based innovations (EBI) in new contexts, including diverse community settings. For health equity initiatives, variations which are used make synthesis and identification shared determinants difficult, constructs. Further, such rarely informed by partner input. We describe the development an equity-centered meta-framework centers community-engagement called IM4Equity (Crosswalk 4...
Background Cancer screening in the USA is suboptimal, particularly for individuals living vulnerable communities. This study aimed to understand how rurality and racial segregation are independently interactively associated with cancer fatalism. Methods We used data from a nationally representative sample of adults (n=17 736) National Institute’s Health Information Trends Survey, 2011–2017, including (colorectal, breast, cervical, prostate) among eligible participants These were linked...
ABSTRACT Social safety theory suggests that individuals from minoritized racial and ethnic groups or sexual gender diverse (SGD) are exposed to multilevel interacting stressors, which can set the stage for adverse health outcomes. Using a social framework, we examine interactions between discrimination childhood experiences (ACEs) on outcomes how these may differ by race ethnicity SGD status among young adults. An online survey with 2287 adults (mean age = 25.8 years; 55.5% female) assessed...
Less than 50% of Latinas meet physical activity (PA) recommendations. Acculturation is a complex cultural phenomenon that may influence health behaviors, but associations between acculturation and Latinas' sedentary levels are unclear.To examine with domain-specific total PA as well time.We analyzed baseline data collected 2011 2013 among 410 (18-65 years) from promotion intervention in San Diego, CA ( Fe en Acción/ Faith Action). Participants wore an accelerometer to assess...
Background: Greater neighborhood social cohesion is linked to fewer depressive symptoms and greater physical activity, but the role of activity on relationship between depression poorly understood. The purpose study was examine effects association symptoms. Methods: Multivariate logistic regression tested moderation self-reported leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous (LTMVPA) active use parks or recreational facilities among 295 randomly selected Latino adults who completed a face-to-face...
Behavior change research to promote health and prevent disease increasingly relies on a complex set of interacting characteristics across levels influence such as biological, psychological, behavioral, interpersonal, environmental. How best develop health-related interventions that incorporate the individual, macro-environment, their interactions remains challenge. This article considers key dimensions constitute what we refer ecology broad context multilevel (MLR), spanning fundamental...
Cannabis social equity programs intend to redress inequities experienced by low income and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) during cannabis prohibition in the United States. In Los Angeles County (LA), approach is increase outlet licensure employment for BIPOC communities. Monitoring locations both licensed unlicensed outlets over time critical informing how local may affect communities.We identified LA, from February April 2019 again March 2020, calculated number type...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the strengths and limitations of Family Health Strategy from perspective health care professionals community. METHODS: Between June-August 2009, in city Vespasiano, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil, a questionnaire was used to evaluate (ESF) with 77 healthcare 293 caregivers children under five. professional training, community access care, communication patients delivery education pediatric were main points interest evaluation. Logistic regression analysis...
Time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), but not sedentary behavior (SB), is related to cardiometabolic risk among non-Hispanic white youth.
Thus far, behavioral health research in the United States has not explored prevalence or correlates of sober curiosity (SC; exploratory experimental abstinence moderation) temporary alcohol challenges (TAACs; e.g., "Dry January"), despite significant attention media and popular discourse. We these activities a sample U.S. emerging adults (e.g., ages 18-29), population with higher-risk drinking behavior yet some lowest rates treatment engagement for use problems.