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• Barriers to Enrollment in Research Registry for Microbicides Clinical Trials (HIV Disparities investigation) more info
   

• Best practices for cancer survivorship care
   

• A Breast Cancer Education Program for Deaf Women more info
   

• Breast Cancer Education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women more info
   

• CORICA Community Research in Cancer
   

• Healthy Aging Information Project more info
   

• HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors in Methamphetamine User Networks more info
   

• Identifying Cultural Tailoring Strategies of Southeast Asian Women Breast and Cervical Cancer Navigators more info
   

• Increasing Adherence to Follow-Up of Breast Abnormalities in Low-Income Korean American Women:  A Randomized Controlled Trial more info.
   

• Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening among Filipino Americans more info.
   

• Increasing Hepatitis B Screening among Korean Church Attendees
   

• Joining Forces to Reduce Obesity Disparities
   

• Needs of South Asian Women with Breast Cancer
   

• Pathways of How Socioeconomic Context Affects Teen Smoking more info
   

• School Based Tobacco Control Programming for Deaf/HH Youth more info.
   

• Student Diversity Awards  more info.
  
  
  
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Student Diversity Awards
Two and Three Year Projects funded by The California Endowment and The California Wellness Foundation.

We are pleased to announce funding received from TCE and TCWF for UCLA School of Public Health efforts to increase the diversity of the public health workforce by training public health professionals committed to providing much needed health services to traditionally underserved areas in Los Angeles.  The funds provide for a total of 23 substantial stipends to new and returning in-state students over the course of the next three years.  Important outreach, recruitment and community service efforts are also supported by these funds.  An Introduction to Public Health Course will be offered with the goal of heightening awareness regarding the field of public health among diverse populations of students who otherwise may not be exposed to the field.  To be offered annually in South Los Angeles, the course is cost-free for high school and community college students.  Successful completion provides four (transferable) credits through UCLA Extension.  Additionally, the school will implement formal mentorship programs with community partners, including the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. 
Dr. Linda Rosenstock, Dean of the UCLA School of Public Health serves as the Primary Investigator for both of these awards.
Activites conducted in conjunction with these awards are coordinated through CEHD.  If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Alison Herrmann at aherrmann@ucla.edu

UCLA Center of Excellence in Cancer Survivorship (UCLA-LIVESTRONG™ Cancer Survivorship Center of Excellence)
A 5 year project funded by the Lance Armstrong Foundation

This grant will provide infrastructure to develop a center for the care, research and dissemination of best practices for cancer survivorship care.  The Center has as partners Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Health Care Partners Medical Group and Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

• Principal Investigator: PATRICIA A. GANZ, MD

• Co-Investigator/Collaborators: Margorie Kagawa-Singer, PHD, Jacqueline Casillas, MD

Increasing Hepatitis B Screening among Korean Church Attendees
A 5 year project funded by the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Liver cancer disproportionately affects Koreans and 80% of liver cancer cases are etiologically related to chronic infection with hepatitis B. The purpose of this randomized trial is to increase hepatitis B screening among Korean American adults recruited through Los Angeles area churches.

• Principal Investigator: ROSHAN BASTANI, Ph.D. (Component Project of Program Project, Liver Cancer Control Interventions for Asian Americans, Principal Investigator: M. Chen)

• Co-Investigator/Collaborators: Annette Maxwell, Dr.PH, Weng Kee Wong, Ph.D., Beth Glenn, Ph.D., Angela Jo, M.D., M.S.H.S.  

South Asian Women with Breast Cancer: What are their needs?
A 1.5 year project funded by the California Breast Cancer Reseach Program

This exploratory study will assess the psychosocial and practical needs of South Asian women diagnosed with breast cancer.

• Principal Investigator: BETH GLENN, Ph.D., ROSHAN BASTANI, Ph.D. [Co-PIs]

• Co-Investigator/Collaborators: Zul Surani, B.S. of Saath: South Asian Cancer Foundation [Community Co-PI]

Joining Forces with a Key Community to Combat Obesity Disparities
WORKING (Working Out Regularly Keeps Individuals Nurtured and Going)Gatekeepers of healthy eating & active living in our communities.
A 3 year project funded by the NIH National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)

• Principal Investigator: ANTRONETTE YANCEY, MD, MPH

• Co-Principal Investigators: Cindy Harding (LAC DPH, Co-PI), Roshan Bastani (UCLA, Co-PI)

• Co-Investigators: Beth Glenn, Eloisa Gonzalez (LAC DPH),  William McCarthy, Paul Simon (LAC DPH), Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Annette Maxwell, Steven Wallace, Weng Kee Wong

Download 1-Page Project Description

UCLA Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN)
- Locally referred to as CORICA; Community Research in Cancer
A 5 year project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Principal Investigator: ROSHAN BASTANI, PhD

• Co-Investigators: Antronette Yancey (Co-PI), Annette Maxwell (Co-PI), Joyce Jones Guinyard (Co-PI)

• Barbara Berman, Beth Glenn, William McCarthy, Leo Morales, Weng Kee Wong

Download CORICA project description presentation. 

Barriers to Enrollment in Research Registry for Microbicides Clinical Trials
A 4 year project funded by the Network for AIDS Research in Los Angeles (NARLA) and the Universitywide AIDS Research Program (UARP)

This study will develop educational materials for men and women about rectal microbicides, assess the best format in which to deliver such information, and consider potential barriers to microbicide trial participation by analyzing factors that facilitate enrollment in a microbicide trial registry.

• Co-Principal Investigators:  PAMINA GORBACH, MHS, DrPH and RONALD MITSUYASU, MD

School Based Tobacco Control Programming for Deaf/HH Youth
A 3 year project funded by the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program

A school-based tobacco prevention and cessation program tailored to the unique social, educational, cultural and communication needs of Deaf/HH youth is developed, implemented and rigorously evaluated.

• Principal Investigator: BARBARA A. BERMAN, PhD
   
• Co-Investigators:  Debra S. Guthman, EdD (PI for the school partner - California School for the Deaf)

HIV/AIDS risk Behaviors in Methamphetamine User Networks
A 5 year project funded by the NIH and NIDA

A study of drug using men who have sex with men (MSM), drug using MSM/W and non drug using MSM and their male and female sexual partners to examine the diffusion of HIV and STDs in drug users in LA to identify the individual-level, partnership-level and environmental factors that promote the spread of these diseases.

• Co-Principal Investigators: PAMINA GORBACH, MHS, DrPH  and STEVEN J SHOPTAW, PhD

Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening among Filipino Americans
A 4 year project funded by The American Cancer Society

A randomized trail and group intervention to increase colorectal caner screening among Filipino Americans is developed and evaluated.

• Principal Investigator: ANNETTE MAXWELL, DrPH
   
• Co-Investigator/Collaborators: Roshan Bastani, PhD, Leda Danao, PhD

Increasing Adherence to Follow-Up of Breast Abnormalities in Low-Income Korean American Women:  A Randomized Controlled Trial
A 4 year project funded by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Program

The goal of the study is to design a culturally tailored intervention and evaluate it in a randomized design in Korean American women who have a potential breast abnormality and have missed their first follow-up appointment.

• Principal Investigator: ANNETTE MAXWELL, DrPH
   
• Co-Investigator/Collaborators: Angela Jo, MD, MSHS, Roshan Bastani, PhD

Identifying Cultural Tailoring Strategies of Southeast Asian American Breast and Cervical Cancer Navigators
A 2 year project funded by the California Breast Cancer Research Program

The goal of the study is to identify how community navigators address cultural differences to effectively navigate heretofore hard-to-reach low income Southeast Asian (SEA) women (Cambodian, Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese) in Los Angeles and Orange County to obtain breast health care services.  Our long term goal is to test the effectiveness and impact of a navigation training curriculum in other Asian American and Pacific islander groups.

• Co-Principal Investigators: MARGIE KAGAWA-SINGER, PhD, RN, MN and MARY ANNE FOO, MPH
   

A Breast Cancer Education Program for Deaf Women
A two year projected funded by The Susan G. Komen Foundation
Duration: 2 years
Brief Synopsis: A tailored breast cancer education program for Deaf women will be produced and impact on the knowledge/perceptions of women from various race/ethnic and educational backgrounds, including a group of breast cancer survivors, will be assessed.  Study findings will be disseminated to the academic community and to professionals serving the Deaf.

• Principal Investigator: BARBARA BERMAN, Ph.D.

• Collaborators: Heidi B. Kleiger, B.S. (Greater Los angeles Agency on Deafness), Roshan Bastani, Ph.D., Angela Jo, M.D.

Breast Cancer Education for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Women
A three year projected funded by The California Breast Cancer Research Program
Duration: 3 years
Brief Synopsis: A comprehensive, multi-media tailored breast cancer program for Deaf/HH women will be produced and its effect on screening behavior, knowledge and awareness relating to breast heath and breast cancer and on physician communication will be evaluated.

• Principal Investigator: BARBARA BERMAN, Ph.D.

• Collaborators: Heidi B. Kleiger, B.S. (Greater Los angeles Agency on Deafness), Roshan Bastani, Ph.D., Angela Jo, M.D., William Cumberland, Ph.D.

Healthy Aging Information Project
Funding Agency: Healthy Aging Information Project
Duration: 3 years
Brief Synopsis: Data collection, analyses, printed and internet products and dissemination activities to strengthen the understanding about healthy aging issues in California.  Includes analysis of the 2001, 2003 and 2005 California Health Interview Survey.

• Principal Investigator: STEVEN P. WALLACE, Ph.D.

Pathways of How Socioeconomic Context Affects Teen Smoking
Funding Agency: California Tobacco Related Disease Research Program
Duration: 2 years
Brief Synopsis: The research examines potential mechanisms of how the socioeconomic environment of California neighborhoods and counties influence teen smoking by using individual-level survey data linked with area-level data from the US Census and the State of California.

• Principal Investigator: RITESH MISTRY, Ph.D.

• Faculty Mentor: WILLIAM MCCARTHY, Ph.D.

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