Together Across Generations: connecting families to reduce loneliness
DP24-004, PRC Core: Arizona Prevention Research Center
This project uses community health workers to help rural Latine and American Indian families build intergenerational connections to reduce social isolation and loneliness.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Arizona NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tucson, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11136810 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, trusted local community health workers (like promotoras and community health representatives) will help connect older and younger community members through activities and visits. The team will adapt proven, evidence-based approaches with community partners so the programs fit local culture and needs. They will train CHWs, support local organizations, and work to spread successful approaches more widely across rural border Latine and American Indian communities. The goal is practical, community-led programs that reduce loneliness and strengthen family and community ties.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are people in rural Arizona who identify as Latine or American Indian and who experience social isolation or want stronger connections across generations, along with community health workers and family volunteers who support these efforts.
Not a fit: People who live outside the targeted rural Latine or American Indian communities, or those who prefer not to take part in community- or family-based activities, may be unlikely to benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could reduce loneliness and improve emotional and physical well-being for people in rural Latine and American Indian communities by expanding trusted, community-led programs.
How similar studies have performed: Previous programs led by community health workers and intergenerational connection efforts have shown promise in reducing loneliness, though large-scale use in border Latine and American Indian communities remains limited.
Where this research is happening
Tucson, United States
- University of Arizona — Tucson, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Carvajal, Scott Carter — University of Arizona
- Study coordinator: Carvajal, Scott Carter
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.