The Latino Center for Health is pleased to announce our 2018 Small Grant Program Awardees. This year, we have awarded funding to five small pilot and partnership development projects, totaling $70,000. These projects were selected to support community-academic collaborations through authentic partnerships dedicated to advancing Latinx health. We look forward to establishing long-standing relationships with these research teams in a joint effort to promote the health of Latinx communities across the state.
Please join us in congratulating our 2018 awardees:
$5,000 Award to Build Community-Academic Partnerships
Dr. Bea Gandara (Dental School) & Casa Latina
Project Title: The Urban Oral Health Promotores Project
Dr. Kathleen Kieran (Seattle Children’s Hospital) & Yakima Children’s Village
Project Title: Identifying Barriers to Transition of Care for Rural Latino Children in Yakima with Special Healthcare Needs
$20,000 Award for Pilot Research
Dr. Lorena Alarcón-Casas Wright (UW Medicine) and Valley Medical Center
Project Title: Compañeros en Salud: Adapting and Pilot Testing Culturally-Tailored Diabetes Self-Management Program for Urban Latinos
Dr. Carmen Gonzalez (Communications) and Washington State Coalition for Language Access (WASCLA)
Project Title: Evaluating the Use of Technology in Language Assistance Programs Serving Latino and Other LEP Communities in Washington State
Dr. Sara Chrisman (UW Medicine) & SeaMar Community Health Centers
Project Title: Developing Support Materials for Provider-Initiated Conversations About Concussion Safety with Limited English Proficient Hispanic Families