Better asthma care for Latino adults at community health centers
Official title: Quality and effective care for Latino adults with asthma in community health centers
Funded at Ochin, INC. · NIH-11294202 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project looks at which asthma care services Latino adults get at community health centers and how personal and neighborhood factors affect that care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Ochin, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Portland, United States) |
| Project start | March 1, 2025 |
| Project end | December 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $649,987 |
| NIH project number | 5R01HL173284-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11294202 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults aged 21 and older who identify as Latino and receive asthma care at participating community health centers are the primary focus of this project.
✕Less likely to help
Children, people who do not receive care at community health centers, or those without asthma are unlikely to directly benefit from this project.
What this research studies
From your perspective, the research team will use medical records from a large network of community health centers across the U.S. linked with neighborhood and social data to follow asthma care over time. They will compare care received by Latino adults with care received by non-Hispanic White adults to find gaps in routine asthma services. The team will also examine how factors like income, housing, and local environment relate to whether people get recommended asthma care. The goal is to identify practical changes clinics or communities could make to improve asthma control and reduce emergency visits.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help clinics and policymakers target services that reduce asthma attacks and emergency visits among Latino adults.
How similar studies have gone: Some prior studies have linked social factors to asthma outcomes, but comprehensive analyses using large linked electronic health records and community-level social data specifically for Latino adults are relatively new.
Where this research is happening
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Ochin, INC.
Portland, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Heintzman, John D. — Ochin, INC.
- Study coordinator: Heintzman, John D.
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.