Promoting Breast & Cervical Screening among Latina Immigrants (Cuidándome)
Principal Investigator: Martinez-Donate / Atkinson
Years: 2008-2011
Funding Source: Wisconsin Partnership Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Total Direct Costs: $450,000 + $90,000
Summary: To develop and evaluate a lay health advisor program to overcome barriers that prevent low-income Latina women from obtaining breast and cervical cancer screening services in Dane County, Wisconsin. Learn more.
Access our paper on Prevalence and Correlates of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among a Community Sample of Low-Acculturated Latinas or our review paper Using Lay Health Advisor to Promote Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Latinas: A Review.
Years: 2008-2011
Funding Source: Wisconsin Partnership Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Total Direct Costs: $450,000 + $90,000
Summary: To develop and evaluate a lay health advisor program to overcome barriers that prevent low-income Latina women from obtaining breast and cervical cancer screening services in Dane County, Wisconsin. Learn more.
Access our paper on Prevalence and Correlates of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among a Community Sample of Low-Acculturated Latinas or our review paper Using Lay Health Advisor to Promote Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Latinas: A Review.
Rural Oncology Literacy Enhancement Study (ROLES)
Principal Investigator: Martinez-Donate
Years: 2009-2013
Funding Source: Wisconsin Partnership Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Total Direct Costs: $286,646
Summary: This project is aims at a) assessing the health literacy barriers and patient navigation needs faced by cancer patients in rural Wisconsin; and b) developing, implementing, and testing a pilot intervention to address these barriers and needs. The study is guided by the principles of community-based participatory research and involves close collaboration with staff and providers for six outreach oncology clinics in rural Wisconsin. The intervention is informed by the results of our needs assessment and involves two main elements: a cancer patient navigation program to improve care coordination and health literacy provider training to improve patient provider communication practices and reduce health literacy barriers.
To date, two articles based on this project have been published in Journal of Cancer Education (Martinez-Donate et al. 2013) and Journal of Rural Health (Halverson et al. 2013). Two more articles examining the association between health literacy and quality of life among cancer patients, and reporting the results of the evaluation of the ROLES intervention are currently in progress. Two related presentations have been conducted at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. One on Training Providers on Health Literacy and another one on the Association between Health Literacy and Quality of Life among Cancer Patients. Learn more about ROLES.
Years: 2009-2013
Funding Source: Wisconsin Partnership Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Total Direct Costs: $286,646
Summary: This project is aims at a) assessing the health literacy barriers and patient navigation needs faced by cancer patients in rural Wisconsin; and b) developing, implementing, and testing a pilot intervention to address these barriers and needs. The study is guided by the principles of community-based participatory research and involves close collaboration with staff and providers for six outreach oncology clinics in rural Wisconsin. The intervention is informed by the results of our needs assessment and involves two main elements: a cancer patient navigation program to improve care coordination and health literacy provider training to improve patient provider communication practices and reduce health literacy barriers.
To date, two articles based on this project have been published in Journal of Cancer Education (Martinez-Donate et al. 2013) and Journal of Rural Health (Halverson et al. 2013). Two more articles examining the association between health literacy and quality of life among cancer patients, and reporting the results of the evaluation of the ROLES intervention are currently in progress. Two related presentations have been conducted at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. One on Training Providers on Health Literacy and another one on the Association between Health Literacy and Quality of Life among Cancer Patients. Learn more about ROLES.
Assessing the Nutrition Environment in Wisconsin Communities (ANEWC)
Principal Investigators: Martinez-Donate/Nieto
Years: 2010-2013
Funding Source: Wisconsin Partnership Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Total Direct Costs: $403,750
Summary: This community collaborative project has two primary aims: (1) to examine the association between characteristics of the nutrition environment and obesity risk; and (2) identify feasible and effective community strategies to promote healthy eating. Designed as an ancillary study to the Survey of Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), this study has collected direct observation data on the quality of the nutrition environment in restaurants and food stores located in the neighborhoods where SHOW participants reside. This data will be used to explore the association between food environment scores and diet, BMI, and obesity-related outcomes. For the second aim, this study entails the development and testing of a pilot intervention (Waupaca Eating Smart -WES) to improve the nutrition environment in restaurants and food stores and promote healthy eating among customers of these establishments in a Wisconsin community.
Two articles related to this project have been published to date in Preventing Chronic Disease (Escaron et al., 2013) and Wisconsin Medical Journal (Hood, Martinez-Donate, & Meinen, 2012). The results of the evaluation of WES have been published on a 2015 BMC Public Health article (Martinez-Donate et al. 2015). Additional papers on the development of WES and a review of the literature on restaurant-based interventions to promote healthy eating are currently under review or in press.
Check out the two toolkits that have resulted from this project and in collaboration with the WI Department of Health Services:
Years: 2010-2013
Funding Source: Wisconsin Partnership Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Total Direct Costs: $403,750
Summary: This community collaborative project has two primary aims: (1) to examine the association between characteristics of the nutrition environment and obesity risk; and (2) identify feasible and effective community strategies to promote healthy eating. Designed as an ancillary study to the Survey of Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), this study has collected direct observation data on the quality of the nutrition environment in restaurants and food stores located in the neighborhoods where SHOW participants reside. This data will be used to explore the association between food environment scores and diet, BMI, and obesity-related outcomes. For the second aim, this study entails the development and testing of a pilot intervention (Waupaca Eating Smart -WES) to improve the nutrition environment in restaurants and food stores and promote healthy eating among customers of these establishments in a Wisconsin community.
Two articles related to this project have been published to date in Preventing Chronic Disease (Escaron et al., 2013) and Wisconsin Medical Journal (Hood, Martinez-Donate, & Meinen, 2012). The results of the evaluation of WES have been published on a 2015 BMC Public Health article (Martinez-Donate et al. 2015). Additional papers on the development of WES and a review of the literature on restaurant-based interventions to promote healthy eating are currently under review or in press.
Check out the two toolkits that have resulted from this project and in collaboration with the WI Department of Health Services:
- Order Up Healthy, a resource for communities interested in implementing interventions to promote healthy eating in restaurants.
- Check Out Healthy, a resource for communities interested in promoting healthy eating through interventions in local food stores.
Home Smoking Bans in the U.S.: Prevalence, Trends, and Disparities
Principal Investigator: Zhang
Faculty Sponsor: Martinez-Donate
Years: 2009-2013
Funding Source: Center for Tobacco Research & Intervention, Intramural Funding
Summary: This project aimed at estimating prevalence rates and trends in home smoking bans in U.S. households from 1999 to 2007. The study also examined factors associated with the adoption of home smoking bans and the association between state-level tobacco control efforts and disparities in home smoking bans. This project provided the basis for Dr. Zhang's PhD dissertation "Parental Reports on Home Smoking Bans among Households with Children in the USA: 1995-2007: Trends, Correlates, and Social Disparities," which I directed. Dr. Zhang is currently a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Articles based on this study have been published in Tobacco Control (Zhang et al. 2012), Nicotine & Tobacco Control (Zhang et al. 2012; Zhang et al. 2013).
Faculty Sponsor: Martinez-Donate
Years: 2009-2013
Funding Source: Center for Tobacco Research & Intervention, Intramural Funding
Summary: This project aimed at estimating prevalence rates and trends in home smoking bans in U.S. households from 1999 to 2007. The study also examined factors associated with the adoption of home smoking bans and the association between state-level tobacco control efforts and disparities in home smoking bans. This project provided the basis for Dr. Zhang's PhD dissertation "Parental Reports on Home Smoking Bans among Households with Children in the USA: 1995-2007: Trends, Correlates, and Social Disparities," which I directed. Dr. Zhang is currently a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Articles based on this study have been published in Tobacco Control (Zhang et al. 2012), Nicotine & Tobacco Control (Zhang et al. 2012; Zhang et al. 2013).
Social Marketing to Reach Non-Gay Identified Latino MSM (Hombres Sanos)
Principal Investigator: Martinez-Donate
Years: 2005-2007
Funding Source: Universitywide AIDS Research Program, University of California (AL04-SDSUF-804)
Total Direct Costs: $749,500
Summary: This project entailed the development and testing of Hombres Sanos (Healthy Men) a social marketing program to promote condom use and access to preventive services among NGI Latino MSM in North San Diego County.
Papers resulting from this project have been published in American Journal of Public Health (Martinez-Donate et al. 2009; Zellner et al. 2009), AIDS Education & Prevention (Martinez-Donate et al. 2009), and Journal of Health Communication (Fernandez-Cerdeno et al. 2012).
Years: 2005-2007
Funding Source: Universitywide AIDS Research Program, University of California (AL04-SDSUF-804)
Total Direct Costs: $749,500
Summary: This project entailed the development and testing of Hombres Sanos (Healthy Men) a social marketing program to promote condom use and access to preventive services among NGI Latino MSM in North San Diego County.
Papers resulting from this project have been published in American Journal of Public Health (Martinez-Donate et al. 2009; Zellner et al. 2009), AIDS Education & Prevention (Martinez-Donate et al. 2009), and Journal of Health Communication (Fernandez-Cerdeno et al. 2012).
Behavioral Research Informing HIV/AIDS Control in Binational and Border Region Latino Populations (Entre Fronteras)
Principal Investigator: Hovell
Years: 2003-2005
Funding Source: Universitywide AIDS Research Program, University of California (IS02-CBECH-711)
Total Direct Costs: $999,369
Summary: To better understand the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Latino populations in San Diego and Imperial Counties; to develop effective behavioral intervention strategies for high-risk Latino populations in the entire spectrum of HIV/AIDS control mechanisms, from primary prevention to testing, early access to care, healthcare utilization, treatment adherence, and transmission prevention strategies for known HIV-infected individuals.
Papers related to this project are published in AIDS & Behavior (Zellner et al. 2006), Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (Martinez-Donate et al. 2004), The Journal of Sex Research (Martinez-Donate et al. 2004), and AIDS Education & Prevention (Martinez-Donate et al. 2004).
Years: 2003-2005
Funding Source: Universitywide AIDS Research Program, University of California (IS02-CBECH-711)
Total Direct Costs: $999,369
Summary: To better understand the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Latino populations in San Diego and Imperial Counties; to develop effective behavioral intervention strategies for high-risk Latino populations in the entire spectrum of HIV/AIDS control mechanisms, from primary prevention to testing, early access to care, healthcare utilization, treatment adherence, and transmission prevention strategies for known HIV-infected individuals.
Papers related to this project are published in AIDS & Behavior (Zellner et al. 2006), Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (Martinez-Donate et al. 2004), The Journal of Sex Research (Martinez-Donate et al. 2004), and AIDS Education & Prevention (Martinez-Donate et al. 2004).
Tobacco Use and Policies: San Diego Mexican-Americans (SanTiGua)
Principal Investigator: Hovell/Martinez-Donate
Years: 2002-2005
Funding Source: Tobacco-related Diseases Research Program, University of California (11RT-0148)
Total Direct Costs: $786,750
Summary: To investigate the prevalence and determinants of non-smoking policies, tobacco use and ETS exposure for populations of Mexican descent in San Diego (California, USA), Tijuana, and Guadalajara (Mexico).
Several articles reporting findings from this project can be found at American Journal of Health Promotion (Martinez-Donate et al. 2007), Pan American Journal of Public Health (Martinez-Donate et al. 2005), American Journal of Public Health (Martinez-Donate et al. 2008), Preventive Medicine (Martinez-Donate et al. 2009), and Nicotine & Tobacco Research (Hovell et al. in press).
Years: 2002-2005
Funding Source: Tobacco-related Diseases Research Program, University of California (11RT-0148)
Total Direct Costs: $786,750
Summary: To investigate the prevalence and determinants of non-smoking policies, tobacco use and ETS exposure for populations of Mexican descent in San Diego (California, USA), Tijuana, and Guadalajara (Mexico).
Several articles reporting findings from this project can be found at American Journal of Health Promotion (Martinez-Donate et al. 2007), Pan American Journal of Public Health (Martinez-Donate et al. 2005), American Journal of Public Health (Martinez-Donate et al. 2008), Preventive Medicine (Martinez-Donate et al. 2009), and Nicotine & Tobacco Research (Hovell et al. in press).