March 1, 2016
NIH Commits $3.1M Grant to Support Groundbreaking Research to Prevent Diabetes in Latino Youth
A transdisciplinary team of Arizona researchers, including Gabriel Shaibi, Ph.D. (Mayo affiliate researcher in Health Science Research and member of the OHDR-Arizona Internal Advisory Team), who will serve as principal investigator, has been awarded a five-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to test a culturally grounded […]
Tags: Arizona news, diabetes, Latino, news, obesity, Shaibi, top news
December 10, 2014
By OHDR Admin
Mary I. O’Connor, M.D. Consultant, Orthopedic Surgery Rochester campus of Mayo Clinic Tamara Huff, M.D. Consultant, Orthopedic Surgery Waycross, GA Affiliate of Mayo Clinic Abstract Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross, Georgia, serves a largely rural area of southeast Georgia that includes Ware County and is approximately 29.5 percent African-American.
Tags: African Americans, health disparities, knee pain, Mary O'Connor M.D., Mayo Clinic, obesity, pilot project 2015, positive lifestyle changes, project
September 4, 2014
Impact of Patient Obesity on Patient-Centered Quality of Care
By OHDR Admin
Researcher Sean Phelan, Ph.D. Summary Determine whether obesity bias negatively affects the quality and content of communication between health care providers and obese patients, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota.
Tags: health disparities, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota project, obesity, obesity bias, project, Sean Phelan Ph.D., University of Minnesota
September 3, 2014
Community-based Diabetes Prevention for Obese Latino Youth
By OHDR Admin
Researchers Gabriel Shaibi, Ph.D. Colleen Keller, Ph.D. Darya McClain, Ph.D. Felipe Castro, Ph.D. Yolanda Konopken Partners St. Vincent de Paul Medical and Dental Clinic Lincoln Family YMCA
Tags: Arizona project, diabetes, Gabriel Shaibi Ph.D., health disparities, Latino youth, Mayo Clinic, obesity, project
September 2, 2014
By OHDR Admin
Location Scottsdale, Arizona Contact levine.james@mayo.edu Summary Key Words: NEAT; obesity; activity; global; outreach; mentorship; advocate; civil rights; author
Tags: Arizona researcher, health disparities, Mayo Clinic, obesity, researcher