Title: Taking Action Against Latina Heart Disease

Funded by: The Cardiovascular Institute of Philadelphia

Status: Current

Overview: This project will incorporate input from urban Latinas and a scientific advisory board, which will be assimilated into a research study focused on the impact of physical activity in attaining and maintaining cardiac health among urban Latinas. The scientific advisory board includes experts in the areas of cardiology, cardiology risk factors, exercise, and Hispanic health. The Scientific Advisory Board includes:

• Dr. D. Lynn Morris, Chairman of the Division of Cardiovascular Disease, AEMC
• Dr. Michael Goldfinger, attending physician, AEMC Community Practice Center
• Dr. Kathleen Mangione, Assistant Professor Dept. of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University
• Dr. Augusta Villanueva, Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health, Drexel University
• Dr. Edward Suarez, Assistant Professor in Behavioral Medicine, Duke University.

  This project will be conducted at Congreso des Latinos Centro de la Mujer/ Women’s Center located in North Philadelphia.

  Research team:
  Tina Harralson, Ph.D., Principle Investigator
  Laura Lorenz, BA, Research Assistant