University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

University of Texas Prevention Research Center

Center’s Web site*

First funded: 1986

 

Core Research Focus

Investigating influences on children’s behavior as they age to early adulthood.

Core Research Projects

Current (2004–2009)

Healthy Passages: A Community-Based Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Studying the individual, family, peer, and community factors that influence risk behaviors of children from the age of 10 through 20 years.
Principal Investigator:
Susan Tortolero, stortolero@uth.tmc.edu

Past (1986-2004)
Texas Schools Are Adopting CATCH—A School Nutrition and Physical Activity Program

 

Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area

Asthma
SIP# 21-1999	Detecting Asthma and Managing its Symptoms in Children from Low-Income Families

Cancer
SIP# 15-2000	Identifying Factors Associated with Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
SIP# 08-2001	Identifying Early Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer to Increase Survival Rates
SIP# 16-2004	Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network
SIP# 18-2004	Promoting Informed Decision-Making and Use of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Adults in Texas
SIP# 19-2004	Assessing a Survey’s Ability to Measure Colorectal Cancer Screening Behaviors
SIP# 21-2004	Increasing Informed Decision-Making for Prostate Cancer Screening Among Hispanic and African-American Men Through Community Collaboration
SIP# 23-2004	Evaluating an Internet Based Educational Intervention for Physicians on Informed Decision-Making about Prostate Cancer Screening
SIP# 03-2007	Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Among Mexican-American Women

Community Health
SIP# 10-1999	Assessing Compliance with CDC’s New Flouride Recommendations

Epilepsy
SIP# 06-2007	Managing Epilepsy Well: Network for Epilepsy Self-Management

Healthy Youth
SIP# 27-1999	Individual, Family, and Societal Factors that Influence Adolescent Health
SIP# 03-2004	Studying the Healthy Development of Adolescents (Healthy Passages)
SIP# 17-2005	Developing and Testing an Intervention to Help Parents Reduce Their Children’s Television Viewing
SIP# 04-2006	Intervention Research on Youth Development to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

School Health
SIP# 14-1999	Educating School Administrators About Coordinated School Health Programs
SIP# 04-2004	Evaluating Abstinence-Only and Abstinence-Plus Programs to Prevent HIV Infection, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Pregnancy Among Middle School Students
SIP# 07-2004	Role of School-Based Physical Activity on Academic Performance of Elementary School Children
SIP# 11-2005	Adapting CATCH for Obesity Prevention and Control
SIP# 15-2005	Developing CATCH Evaluation Tools for School Personnel
SIP# 18-2005	Incorporating a Component into CATCH to Reduce Children’s Television Viewing

Immunization
SIP # 11-2004	Developing Messages to Address Concerns about Influenza Vaccination among African- American Adults

Oral Health
SIP# 10-1999	Assessing Compliance with CDC’s New Flouride Recommendations
SIP# 02-2001	Oral Health Network Supports Oral Health Research

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 Texas Health Science Center at Houston
University of Texas Prevention Research Center
7000 Fannin, Suite 2600
Houston, TX 77030

Director
Susan Tortolero, PhD
Phone: (713) 500-9634
Fax: (713) 500-9602
E-mail: susan.tortolero@uth.tmc.edu

Deputy Director
Christine Markham, PhD
Phone: (713) 500-9646
Fax: (713) 500-9602
E-mail: Christine.Markham@uth.tmc.edu

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