Salud: Improving care access and outcomes for Latino pediatric cancer survivors
Official title: Survivorship and Access to care for Latinos to Understand and Address health outcome Differences (SALUD)
Funded at Baylor College of Medicine · NIH-11389259 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A nationwide effort to understand and improve health outcomes for Latino kids who survived cancer by tracking access to care and late effects.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Baylor College of Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Houston, United States) |
| Project start | May 10, 2021 |
| Project end | April 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,196,408 |
| NIH project number | 5UH3CA260607-06 |
| Project ID | NIH-11389259 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Latino pediatric cancer survivors, particularly those within the Texas cohort, and their families.
✕Less likely to help
Survivors who do not engage with ongoing follow-up or who have no access barriers may see limited immediate benefit.
What this research studies
This project follows Latino pediatric cancer survivors to identify gaps in access to ongoing medical care and to understand long-term health issues after treatment. It will establish a prospective cohort in Texas to collect data and link health records, aiming to inform better guidelines and timely interventions. The study emphasizes real-world follow-up and collaboration with families to translate findings into practical care improvements.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could lead to better guidelines and targeted interventions that improve health outcomes and access to care for Latino pediatric cancer survivors.
How similar studies have gone: Past follow-up studies show that targeted, population-specific data can improve care, though Latino-focused cohorts in this area are relatively limited.
Where this research is happening
-
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Gramatges, Maria Monica — Baylor College of Medicine
- Study coordinator: Gramatges, Maria Monica
Related research
Other NIH-funded projects on the same topics.
-
Understanding how survivorship care plans affect health outcomes for cancer survivors
A study will look at whether survivorship care plans help reduce deaths and improve health for adults who have survived cancer.
-
Optimizing lung cancer care with smart tools for prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship
A U01 grant using AI and biomarkers to improve lung cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship care for people at risk or living with lung cancer.
-
Virtual peer mentoring to improve life after cancer
A randomized trial tests whether four weeks of virtual peer mentoring and education can improve quality of life for cancer survivors who still need support after treatment.
-
Air pollution and breast cancer outcomes in Black women
This project looks at how outdoor air pollution may affect survival, quality of life, and inflammation for Black women living with breast cancer.
-
SWW-IMPACTS: Scaling What Works to Accelerate Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship
A national program to help cancer prevention and care programs scale up proven strategies so more people benefit from evidence-based cancer control.
-
Comprehensive survivorship care in primary care clinics for cancer survivors
A study to bring thorough cancer survivorship care into community primary care clinics to help adults, especially older adults, manage late effects, follow-up, and healthy living after cancer.
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.