University of New Mexico
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Center’s Web site*

First funded: 1995

 

Core Research Focus

Promoting the mental health and well-being of American Indian
youth and their families.

 

Core Research Projects

Current (2004–2009)
Teen Health Resiliency Intervention for Violence Exposure (THRIVE)
Evaluating the effectiveness of 1) a school-based intervention to identify and treat American Indian youth experiencing symptoms of trauma due to exposure to violence and 2) a community-based intervention to increase youth’s resilience to stress.
Principal Investigator:
Jessica Goodkind, jgoodkind@salud.unm.edu

Past (1995–2004)
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
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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

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