Project Grant CPIMP211326

This $626,609 project grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) aims to evaluate a community-to-facility integrated strategy for implementing the World Health Organization's HEARTS-D module to improve diabetes care and outcomes in urban Bangladesh. The key activities involve: 1) Developing and optimizing the implementation strategy through mixed methods assessments, implementation mapping, and iterative...

This federal Project Grant award of $158,943.00 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), will support a community-engaged pilot intervention to address comorbid type 2 diabetes (T2D) and depression among South Asian populations in New York City. The primary goals are to: 1) examine factors associated with distress, poor mental health, and comorbid T2D and...

This $170,100 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) will fund the development and piloting of "FUERTE: Federally Qualified Health Centers Engaging Hispanic Men at Risk of Diabetes." The goal is to create a multi-component implementation strategy to increase referrals and engagement of Hispanic men in the Diabetes Prevention Program...

This Project Grant award, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310), provides $324,883 to support a pilot trial of an intervention to improve initial type 2 diabetes self-management among younger adults with children. The project aims to develop an effective behavior change intervention that can influence long-term diabetes-related health outcomes during the critical first year following...

This $1,506,686 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research supports a pragmatic, clinic-based trial of a mindfulness-based intervention for mood concerns in youth with type 1 diabetes. The primary goal is to conduct a full-scale efficacy trial of the "BREATHE-T1D" intervention, as compared to a health education control condition, across two...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847) provides $719,878 to Boston Medical Center Corporation to implement and evaluate the THRIVE-DM intervention. THRIVE-DM aims to maximize the proportion of type 2 diabetes patients with health-related social needs who connect to and utilize social services to improve their diabetes outcomes. The key components of the THRIVE-DM intervention include: 1) a community health worker-led...

This federal Project Grant award of $191,245, provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), is focused on developing a predictive risk score for pre-diabetes and youth-onset type 2 diabetes (YT2D) in children. The key objectives are to: 1) Develop an early predictive risk score utilizing clinical factors known at birth; 2) Refine the risk score using cord blood...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) will provide $324,226 to Baylor College of Medicine to conduct a pilot and feasibility evaluation of a "Food Prescription" program. The program aims to address food insecurity among youth with type 1 diabetes by providing a partnership between a community-based food access program (Houston Food Bank) and a...

This $599,146 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) aims to digitalize and validate a family-based behavioral intervention called "FIT Families" for improving health outcomes among African American adolescents with obesity. The project, titled "Digitalization of a Multicomponent Family-Based Behavioral Intervention (Digital Wellness Nurse - FIT Families) for...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $12,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.945) to the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America (YMCA of USA) to implement a strategic approach to advancing health equity for priority populations with or at risk for diabetes. Over the 5-year project period, the YMCA of USA will convene, administer, and participate in...