University of New Mexico
Prevention & Population Sciences

Comprehensive Center

First funded: 1995

Center’s Web site

Core Research Focus

Promoting physical activity in Hispanics and American Indians living in Cuba, New Mexico

 

Core Research Projects

Current (2010–2014)
Project description to be posted.

Past (1995-2009)
Teen Health Resiliency Intervention for Violence Exposure (THRIVE)
Diabetes Prevention Program for Navajo Elders
School Health Programs for American Indian Children

 

Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area

Arthritis
SIP# 04-2000	Complementary and Alterative Medicine Use by People with Arthritis or Other Rheumatic Conditions

Cancer
SIP# 16-2000	Differences in Treatment, Health Status, and Quality of Life Among Men with Prostate Cancer
SIP# 11-2001	Why Some Women Who Receive Abnormal Pap Test Results Do Not Return to Their Doctors

Cardiovascular Health
SIP# 05-1999	Identifying Factors That Promote Physical Activity Among Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Women

Community Health
SIP# 23-1999	Indicators of Social Capital for Racial and Ethnic Communities
SIP# 24-1999	Strengthening Tribal Communities’ Capacity to Improve Health

Healthy Youth
SIP# 11-2002	Reducing Young Children’s Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

Nutrition & Physical Activity for Adults
SIP# 05-1999	Identifying Factors That Promote Physical Activity Among Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Women

Obesity & Overweight
SIP# 07-2000	Preventing Obesity in the United States

Oral Health
SIP# 02-2001	Oral Health Network Supports Oral Health Research

School Health
SIP# 14-1999	Educating School Administrators About Coordinated School Health Programs

Tobacco Prevention & Control
SIP# 16-1999	Network to Enhance Tobacco Control Activities
SIP# 17-1999	Researchers Offer States and Communities Technical Assistance in Tobacco Control

 

Contact Information

Center
University of New Mexico
Prevention & Population Sciences
Health Sciences Center
1 University of New Mexico
MSC 11 6140
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Director/Principal Investigator
Sally M. Davis, PhD
Phone: (505) 272-4462
Fax: (505) 272-4857
E-mail: smdavis@unm.edu