Center for Health Research: Current Projects
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Current Projects |
Description |
Partners |
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Novel Methods of Measuring Plant-based Diet Patterns in a Multiethnic Cohort |
For the purpose of a federal grant submission, CHR is pilot testing novel survey items on plant-based diet patterns in a multi-ethnic sample of Adventists. |
Adventist Health Study-2, Department of Nutrition, Loma Linda University |
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National Children’s Study |
CHR personnel serve as investigators for the San Bernardino County data collection efforts (2007-2012). |
UCI, DHHS/NICHD, Department of Global Health |
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2011 National Adult Tobacco Survey of Cambodia |
CHR completed the second national survey of adult tobacco use in Cambodia in collaboration with local, regional, and international partners. Analysis of these data is ongoing. |
WHO, Ministry of Planning (Cambodia), Fogarty/NIH |
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2012 National Adult Tobacco Survey of Laos |
CHR completed the first national survey of adult tobacco use in Laos and collaborates with local, regional, and international partners on the analysis of these data. |
WHO, ADRA Laos, Ministry of Health (Laos), Fogarty/NIH |
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Phentermine Weight Loss Trial |
CHR serves as the data coordinating center for this trial for the collection of genetic, anthropometric, and behavioral outcomes. |
School of Pharmacy, School of Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University |
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ABY Program Evaluation (Kenya, Tanzania) |
CHR conducted an evaluation of a large scale HIV/AIDs intervention on 1 million children and adolescents in Kenya and Tanzania conducted by ADRA International and funded by USAID. The program evaluation will be submitted to a peer reviewed scientific journal. |
ADRA International, Department of Global Health |