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About SDPRC
Goals & Objectives
The overall goals and objectives of the SDPRC for this five-year grant period are to:
- Research and evaluate physical activity programs that are both sustainable and effective in preventing obesity among Latinos
- We are currently evaluating the effectiveness of obesity prevention programs among Latinos in both South San Diego Country and in Mexico.
- Disseminate research results to scientific, community, and government audiences, with the aim of influencing policy
- We are presenting our research at national conferences and publishing results in scientific journals as well as presenting our results to the community and to governmental agencies in order to have an impact on policy.
- Engage in education, training, and capacity building
- We are dedicating our efforts to training and educating community members, governmental and nongovernmental agency staff, community health workers, students, and junior faculty through our research projects, periodic trainings, community college extension course, annual conference, internship program, and summer research institute.
- Strengthen partnerships and evaluate our community based participatory research approach and its outcomes
- We are continuing to assess the number of new and successful research projects and programs spawned by our partnerships and are measuring the satisfaction of our dynamic Community Engagement Committee members.
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