The Latino
Network Core will build on the landmark Hispanic Community Hispanic Community
Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), a
community-based cohort of 16,415 adults from four cities with large Latino communities —
Bronx, NY, Miami, FL,
San Diego, CA and Chicago, IL.
AIMS
The causes of Latino diabetes disparities include social determinants with their roots in structural
racism, as well
as psychosocial, lifestyle, biological and genetic pathways. To combat diabetes disparities and
improve quality of
life in the large and growing US Latino population, innovative, culturally appropriate approaches
are needed that
address multi-level targets, partner with community entities, and apply state of science
technologies. The Latino
Network Core supports translational research that focuses on cutting-edge diabetes prevention and
management
approaches with emphasis on sociocultural adaptation for US Latinos. We continue to leverage
resources and expertise
of the HCHS/SOL, which now includes six years of longitudinal follow-up (with a third, 12-year
follow-up visit in
process) and data from multiple ancillary studies relevant to diabetes translational research across
the life
course. Core faculty expertise in cultural tailoring, community engaged research, and eHealth
approaches help guide
maximally effective and innovative translational research.
SERVICES PROVIDED
- The Latino Network Core services structured to help investigators:
- consultations on recruitment and retention of large samples of Latinos locally and nationally;
-
creation of academic-community partnerships to conduct cost- and clinically-effective translational research, ensuring that interventions are sustained beyond the research period;
- development of culturally, linguistically, and socioeconomically informed interventions;
- use of electronic health records for sample identification, recruitment and outcomes analysis;
- integration of mHealth enhancements to augment the impact of diabetes translational interventions; and
- scaling and dissemination of effective interventions.
Resources
Grant Acknowledgement
Users of Core Services are asked to acknowledge the support of the National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) grant that supports our Center in their publications and presentations: P30
DK111022.