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Obesity and related chronic diseases, type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and dyslipidemia continue to increase in the U.S., and Latinos are disproportionally affected. These disparities begin in early life, occur within families, and are driven by multi-level factors, including individual (diet, eating behaviors), social (cultural values, economic factors), and environmental (access to healthy foods, chemical exposures such as air pollution). These factors interact to affect Latino health but are rarely studied in a holistic manner. Southern California is home to 10.8 million Latinos, representing 45.2% of the population
The overarching goal of the Southern California Center for Latino Health (SCCLH) is to understand how these multi-level factors contribute to multiple chronic disease disparities in Latinos across the life course, and to develop and evaluate family-based, culturally sensitive solutions.
Partner Institutions
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Projects
Team
- Michael Goran, PhD
Principal Investigator
Director, SCCLH
Co-Leader, Project 1: El SENDERO
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH
Co-Investigator
Associate Director, SCCLH
University of Southern California - Anna Peare, MPH
Program Manager, Administrative Core
Member, Administrative Core, Investigator Development Core, Methods and Data Sub-Core, & Community Engagement Core
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Samuel Klein, MD
Member, Administrative Core
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute - Kayla de la Haye, PhD
Co-Director, Investigator Development Core
Co-Investigator, Project 1: El SENDERO
University of Southern California - Tanya Alderete, PhD
Co-Lead, Project 1: El SENDERO
University of Colorado, Boulder - Alaina P. Vidmar, MD
Co-Investigator, Project 1: El SENDERO
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS
Co-Investigator, Project 1: El SENDERO
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Kerri Boutelle, PhD
Principal Investigator, Project 2
University of California, San Diego - Dawn M. Eichen, PhD
Co-Investigator, Project 2
University of California, San Diego - Kyung (Kay) Rhee, MD, MSc, MA, FAAP
Co-Investigator, Project 2
University of California, San Diego - Deborah A. Cohen, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator, Project 3
Kaiser Permanente - Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN
Co-Investigator, Project 3
Member, Investigator Development Core
Kaiser Permanente - Juan Espinoza, MD, FAAP
Director, Methods and Data Sub-Core
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, PhD
Biostatistician, Projects 1–3
Member, Administrative Core & Methods and Data Sub-Core
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - John P. Wilson, PhD
Member, Methods and Data Sub-Core
University of Southern California - Mahsa Babaei, PhD
Member, Methods and Data Sub-Core
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Donna Spruijt-Metz, MFA, PhD
Director, Investigator Development Core
University of Southern California - John Elder, MPH, PhD
Co-Investigator
Co-Director, Investigator Development Core
San Diego State University - Elva M. Arredondo, PhD
Member, Investigator Development Core
San Diego State University - Matthew A. Allison, MD, MPH
Mentor, Investigator Development Core
University of California, San Diego - Hooman Allayee, PhD
Mentor, Investigator Development Core
University of Southern California - Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, PhD
Mentor, Investigator Development Core
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, PhD, MPH
Mentor, Investigator Development Core
California State University, Long Beach - Shannon E. Whaley, PhD
Mentor, Investigator Development Core
Public Health Foundation Enterprises - Marymar Vacio
Project Assistant, Investigator Development Core
University of Southern California - Michele Kipke, PhD
Director, Community Engagement Core
University of Southern California and Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Adriana Argaiz, MSSP
Associate Director, Community Engagement Core
Member, Community Engagement Working Group
University of Southern California - Rosa Barahona
Member, Community Engagement Working Group
University of Southern California - Nicole Wolfe, PhD
Member, Community Engagement Core
Member, Community Engagement Working Group
University of Southern California - Suzanne Phelan, PhD
Member, Community Engagement Core
California Polytechnic State University - Rachyl Pines, PhD
Principal Investigator, Pilot Project 1: Community-Based Nutrition-Lifestyle Therapy for Pregnant Latina Women With Diabetes
Research Scientist
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute and Cottage Health Research Institute - Christopher Anderson, PhD, MSPH
Principal Investigator, Pilot Project 2: Infant Feeding Practices and Disparities in Early Childhood Diet and Weight Status among Latino WIC Participants
Associate Research Scientist
Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) WIC - Alaina Vidmar, MD
Principal Investigator, Pilot Project 3: Impact Of Meal Timing On Glycemic Profile in Latino Adolescents with Obesity
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Jeremy Landeo-Gutierrez, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator, Pilot Project 4: Disparities in Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Latino Children
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of California San Diego/Rady Children's Hospital - Leah Yieh, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator, Pilot Project 5: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Outcomes and Resource Utilization for Very Low Birthweight Latino Infants in Los Angeles
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Abigail Horn, PhD
Principal Investigator, Pilot Project 6: Analyzing Digital Menu Data to Characterize Nutritional Quality of Food Environments in Latino Neighborhoods within Southern California
Research Assistant Professor
Information Sciences Institute; Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Viterbi School of Engineering; University of Southern California
Pilot Projects
- Community-Based Nutrition-Lifestyle Therapy for Pregnant Latina Women With Diabetes
- Infant Feeding Practices and Disparities in Early Childhood Diet and Weight Status among Latino WIC Participants
- Impact Of Meal Timing On Glycemic Profile in Latino Adolescents with Obesity
- Disparities in Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Latino Children
- The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Outcomes and Resource Utilization for Very Low Birthweight Latino Infants in Los Angeles
- Analyzing Digital Menu Data to Characterize Nutritional Quality of Food Environments in Latino Neighborhoods within Southern California