Abriendo Caminos 2.0
Overview
Abriendo Caminos establishes and contributes to obesity prevention interventions for Hispanic-heritage families, specifically focusing on those considered low income and low literacy. The program includes families in five locations: California, Illinois, Iowa, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Its community workshop-based curriculum includes healthy dietary behavior patterns and basic knowledge of nutrition, physical activity, and the organization of collective/shared family mealtimes.
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Educadores de Salud
Abriendo Caminos 1.0
Research Team and Funding Information
Research Team
- Margarita Teran-Garcia, MD, PhD, FTOS, Program Director, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
- Norma E Gonzalez, M.F.A., D.Sc., Program Coordinator, Human Development and Family Studies
- Barbara Fiese, PhD, Family Resiliency Center Director, Human Development and Family Studies
- Norma Olvera, PhD, Professor, University of Houston
- Amber Hammons; PhD, Assistant Professor; Child, Family and Consumer Sciences; California State University, Fresno
- Maria Plaza-Delestre; PhD; Assistant Professor, Food Science and Technology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
- Nancy Correa-Matos, PhD, Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Puerto Rico
- Kimberly Greder, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University
- Bridget Hannon, MS, Graduate Student, Human Development and Family Studies
- Elizabeth Villegas, MS, Graduate Student, Human Development and Family Studies
- Viridiana Luna, Graduate Student, Division of Nutritional Sciences
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