More than 200 cancer survivors and healthcare providers explored diet, spirituality, and more at the inaugural Women’s Survivorship Summit on June 13, 2015, in San Antonio. The summit, which featured guest speakers and cancer resources, was organized by the San Antonio Cancer Education Collaborative, a coalition that includes the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. “The event was a huge success. We made great strides to increase awareness of the various issues faced by cancer survivors, and solutions to those issues” said Sandra San Miguel, summit co-chair and a researcher of Redes En Acción, a Latino cancer research network supported by the National Cancer Institute and led by the IHPR. The summit featured ...
One-third of adults in the U.S. suffers from metabolic syndrome, but Latinos suffer the most, according to a new study, Latina Magazine reports. About 39% of Latinos suffer from the syndrome, a higher rate than both whites (37.4%) and blacks (35.5%). Metabolic syndrome is called a "perfect storm" of several health conditions that include high blood pressure, increased levels of blood sugar, cholesterol and wider waist circumference. What’s alarming to doctors and researchers is that metabolic syndrome dramatically increases with age. Half of Latinas age 60 or older have the syndrome. "That's concerning, because we know the population of the U.S. is aging," said senior author Dr. Robert Wong, an assistant clinical professor at University of California, San Francisco. "I ...
Cancer survivors and healthcare providers are invited to explore diet, spirituality, and more at the inaugural Women’s Survivorship Summit from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2015, at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, with support from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Collaborative, a coalition that includes the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Register here for the summit, which will feature free food, speakers, and cancer resources. Dr. Virginia G. Kaklamani, leader of the breast cancer program at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center at the UT Health Science Center, will talk about the clinical and psychological challenges of being a cancer survivor and how to move ahead. Other experts will cover healing foods ...
Are you a post-doctoral fellow or a new investigator interested in research funding opportunities? The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) and GMaP Region 4 invites you to participate in career mentored and non-mentored research opportunities. The deadlines to apply to the following programs are: June 12 and October 12. NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01) BASIC/POPULATION SCIENCE Individuals with Research or Health Professional Doctoral Degree
100K Salary/30K R&D; • 3 - 5 years support NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08) TRANSLATION Individuals with Health Professional ...
Can you reduce global health disparities using the Internet? You’re invited to a Redes En Acción webinar at 11 a.m. CST Tuesday (5/12/15) to explore how researchers are using online, scientifically tested interventions to encourage people to quit smoking and more. The webinar will feature Dr. Ricardo Muñoz, a Redes investigator who NPR Latino called the "Carlos Santana of Health" by likening his innovation in psychology to Santana's innovation in music (plus they grew up in the same San Francisco region). Muñoz will describe "massive open online interventions" (MOOIs), mental health and substance abuse interventions that are scientifically validated and available online to unlimited numbers of consumers. "Most of these consumers can be expected to drop out, but some will stay ...
Editor's Note: This is the story of a graduate of the 2014 Èxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training program. Apply now for the 2015 Èxito! program. Griselda Rubio
Laredo, Texas Griselda Rubio is the definition of healthy: A vegetarian who is physically fit and taught yoga and kickboxing. Rubio, born and raised in Laredo, Texas, has applied this passion for a healthy lifestyle and a love of learning to a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science from Texas A&M University, a master’s degree in health administration—and works to manage data, coordinate patients and community relations, and help with clinical research. She also believes that “you have to be able and willing to do a little bit of everything even if it means learning a new skill.” That’s why she ...
If all goes as planned, residents in Collier County, FL may soon experience their first ever Ciclovia/ open streets event. The date for the first event is scheduled for February 7, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. However, organizers already have plans for additional events to be held during the first Saturday of March, April, September, October and November, according to a Naples Daily news story. At the moment, organizers are waiting to get the permits they need to temporarily close down streets like Washington Avenue, Glades and Escambia, where the event would take place. While the idea for hosting a ciclovia originally came from staff at the University of Florida's family nutrition program, planning for the event has really been a community effort. Groups like the Collier ...
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez and Mr. Kip Gallion, the leaders of Salud America! and the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, today were named co-recipients of the Everett M. Rogers Public Health Communication Award from the American Public Health Association (APHA). Ramirez is an internationally recognized expert in health disparities research and outreach. Gallion is an accomplished health communications producer and researcher. Working together for more than 20 years, Ramirez and Gallion have developed robust health communication models, research interventions, community outreach, public and scientific speaking engagements, and training of young minds—which have contributed to reduced cancer and disease among Latinos, ...
Latinos, with a diabetes prevalence of roughly 16.9% compared to 10.2% for non-Hispanic whites, are greatly affected by diabetes. Fortunately, a new multicultural initiative aimed at closing the disparities gap is offering hope to members of Latino, African American, and Native American communities. The new five-year initiative, the Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes (Alliance), has found success by using a unique multisystem approach to managing chronic disease in vulnerable populations. In a cross-site evaluation of the initiative's five-site community-based care centers, investigators found that patients who were a part of the Alliance experienced decreases in blood glucose levels, increased quality of life, and decreased health care costs. Additionally, ...
