Better ways to measure home foods to lower diet-related illness in Latino and immigrant communities
Innovation in Measurement for Diet-Related Disease Research: Optimizing Utility and Reach to Reduce Health Disparities
This project develops easy, culturally appropriate tools to capture what people keep and eat at home to help lower heart disease, cancer, and diabetes risk among Latino and immigrant adults.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Minnesota NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Minneapolis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11232340 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would help the team design and refine simple ways to record the foods and drinks in your home. The tools will be adapted with clear language, pictures, and formats that work for low-literacy and Spanish-speaking households. Researchers may use short surveys, photos, or home visits and will compare the new tools to existing measures and actual food inventories. The work focuses on Latino and immigrant adults so the tools can be used in public health programs aiming to reduce diet-related diseases.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults (21+) from Latino and immigrant communities, especially those at risk for or living with cardiovascular disease, obesity, or diabetes, who are willing to share information about foods and beverages in their homes.
Not a fit: People outside Latino or immigrant populations, children, or those not willing to share home food information may not benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, these tools could improve how clinicians and public health programs identify and target home food factors that raise risk for heart disease, cancer, and diabetes in Latino and immigrant communities.
How similar studies have performed: The team previously developed a home food inventory in 2008 and some home food measures exist, but few have been validated in large immigrant or low-literacy Latino populations, so this work builds on limited prior success.
Where this research is happening
Minneapolis, United States
- University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Fulkerson, Jayne Allyn — University of Minnesota
- Study coordinator: Fulkerson, Jayne Allyn
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 below.