Research

Ongoing Research Support

Avon Foundation (Stolley) 9/1/03–8/31/04

Minority Recruitment: Faith on the Move

The goal of this project is to increase studies and services for minority women with the Lynn Sage Breast Center. One pilot sponsored by this project will explore the feasibility and acceptability of a faith-based weight loss/breast health intervention program for healthy Black women at the John Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Other projects include educational seminars and a needs assessment study.

R01 CA 86424-01 (Bennett) 2001–2004 NIH-NCI

Low Literacy and Colorectal Screening

This application proposes the development of a screening education program that would serve the needs of VA patients with low-literacy skills.

R01 HL 21010 ( Greenland ) 7/1/03–6/30/08

NIH-NHLBI Research Training in Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Epidemiology and Prevention

The major goal of this project is to provide post-doctoral fellows with knowledge and skills to prepare them for investigative careers.

R25 CA100600-01 (Gann) 3/1/03–2/28/06

Postdoctoral Training Program in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention

The major goal of this project is to address the need to increase the number of investigators capable of leading research that links laboratory and population science.

R01 H158871-OlAl (Fitzgibbon) 7/01/98–1/30/04

NIH-NHLBI

Prevention of Overweight in Preschool Minority Children

The major goal of this project is to assess the efficacy of an intervention at Head Start programs that focuses on nutrition education and increased activity to reduce the risk for obesity in economically disadvantaged minority children and their families.

Completed Research Support

DAMD 17-96-2-6013 (Fitzgibbon) 8/01/96–7/31/01

Department of Defense

Breast Cancer Prevention in Hispanic Women

This study assessed the efficacy of an integrated nutrition/breast health intervention to reduce breast cancer risk in pre-menopausal Hispanic women.

U01 DK HD 48380 (Metzger) 6/20/94–6/30/01

NIH-NIDDK

Primary Prevention Trial in (DPT-2)

The major goal of this project was to conduct a clinical trial to evaluate medication and intensive lifestyle interventions for the primary prevention of NIDDM.

R21 CA88935 (Fitzgibbon) 1/01/00–6/31/03

NIH-NCI

Breast Cancer Risk Reduction in African-American Women

This project targeted the reduction of breast cancer risk in African American women through weight loss and improved breast health behaviors.

R21 CA889935-S (Johnsen) 9/01/01–6/31/03

NIH-NCI

Post-Doctoral Research Supplement for Underrepresented Minorities

Breast Cancer Risk Reduction in African-American Women

This was a minority supplement to an NCI-funded study on breast cancer risk reduction in African American women.

1 K07 HL03967-01 (Van Horn) 9/25/98–8/31/03

NIH-NHLBI

Nutrition Academic Award

The goal of this effort was to provide science-based and clinically relevant nutrition education, training, and skills development to improve a physician's ability to perform nutritional assessment and appropriate nutrition intervention for hospitalized and ambulatory patients.

R01 (Fitzgibbon) 10/1/93–6/30/97

NIH-NHLBI

Coronary Risk Reduction in African American Youth

This project focused on decreasing dietary fat and increasing fruit/vegetable intake and physical activity in both children and parents living in low-income housing.