Message from the Executive Director Heading link
Welcome to the Institute for Minority Health Research (IMHR) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. IMHR was established in 2012 as a campus-wide unit committed to promoting interdisciplinary research, training, policy, and community partnerships to improve the health of vulnerable minority populations living locally, nationally, and internationally.
I am excited to be the inaugural Executive Director of IMHR. We will collaborate with the many talented and dedicated faculty and staff across the University of Illinois at Chicago campuses, colleges, institutes, and centers, as well as state agencies, other universities, and community organizations with the goal of working towards eliminating health disparities in vulnerable populations. IMHR will also collaborate with academic programs in order to foster interdisciplinary research and assist, train, and support investigators to successfully compete for external funding in minority health research.
The IMHR faculty and staff, I look forward to working with you.
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UIC Cohort of Patients, Family, and Friends Heading link
The UIC cohort focused on men and women ages 18+ who had a diagnosis of one or more chronic diseases/conditions (excluding cancer).
The cohort consisted largely of persons from racial/ ethnic minority groups (70% Hispanic or African-American). Participants were drawn from the UIC Medical Center inpatient/outpatient population, and their family and friends.
This study began in July 2012 and completed the recruitment and clinical examination of 3800+ participants in June of 2015.
This comprehensive clinical examination included assessment of:
- Medical history
- Demographic and socioeconomic factors
- Lifestyle factors
- Anthropometric and biological risk factors
- Biomarkers
- Nutritional factors
- Cognitive function
- Physical performance
- Dental health.
Data collected from the UI cohort will serve as a useful resource to examine the effect of numerous individual, socioeconomic, and sociocultural factors on chronic disease management and outcomes in racial/ ethnic minority groups.
Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Heading link
A multicenter community-based cohort study of Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States, this program aims to identify risk factors that may have a protective or harmful role in the development of cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases among Hispanic/Latino adults. It also seeks to determine the role of acculturation in the prevalence and development of disease.
Research Publications Heading link
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List includes PubMed links
Navas-Nacher EL, Kelley MA, Birnbaum-Weitzman O, Gonzalez P, Giachello AL, Kaplan RC, Lee DJ, Bandiera FC, Bangdiwala SI, Barr RG, Daviglus ML. Association between exposure to household cigarette smoking behavior and cigarette smoking in Hispanic adults: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Prev Med. 2015 Aug;77:35-40. Epub 2015 Apr 24. PMID: 25912154.
Perreira KM, Gotman N, Isasi CR, Arguelles W, Castañeda SF, Daviglus ML, Giachello AL, Gonzalez P, Penedo FJ, Salgado H, Wassertheil-Smoller S. Mental health and exposure to the United States: Key correlates from the Hispanic Community Health Study of Latinos. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2015 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26237134.
Llabre MM, Arguelles W, Schneiderman N, Gallo LC, Daviglus ML, Chambers EC, Sotres-Alvarez D, Chirinos DA, Talavera GA, Castaneda SF, Roesch SC, Heiss G. Do all components of the metabolic syndrome cluster together in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos? Results from the Hispanic Community Health study/Study of Latinos. Ann Epidemiol. 2015 Jul;25(7):480-5. PMID: 25818844; PMCID: PMC4457574.
Rodriguez CJ, Cai J, Swett K, González HM, Talavera GA, Wruck LM, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Lloyd-Jones D, Kaplan R, Daviglus ML. High Cholesterol Awareness, Treatment, and Control Among Hispanic/Latinos: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Jun 24;4(7). PubMed PMID: 26109505.
Penedo FJ, Brintz CE, LLabre MM, Arguelles W, Isasi CR, Arredondo EM, Navas-Nacher EL, Perreira KM, González HM, Rodriguez CJ, Daviglus M, Schneiderman N, Gallo LC. Family environment and the metabolic syndrome: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study (SCAS). Ann Behav Med. 2015 Jun 12. PMID: 26068057.
Cespedes EM, Dudley KA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Zee PC, Daviglus ML, Shah NA, Talavera GA, Gallo LC, Mattei J, Qi Q, Ramos AR, Schneiderman N, Espinoza-Giacinto RA, Patel SR. Joint associations of insomnia and sleep duration with prevalent diabetes: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). J Diabetes. 2015 May 7. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25952169.
Kallwitz ER, Daviglus ML, Allison MA, Emory KT, Zhao L, Kuniholm MH, Chen J, Gouskova N, Pirzada A, Talavera GA, Youngblood ME, Cotler SJ. Prevalence of suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Hispanic/Latino individuals differs by heritage. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Mar;13(3):569-76. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.08.037. Epub 2014 Sep 15. PMID: 25218670; PMCID: PMC4333050.
Gallo LC, Fortmann AL, McCurley JL, Isasi CR, Penedo FJ, Daviglus ML, Roesch SC, Talavera GA, Gouskova N, Gonzalez F 2nd, Schneiderman N, Carnethon MR. Associations of structural and functional social support with diabetes prevalence in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos: results from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study. J Behav Med. 2015 Feb;38(1):160-70. Epub 2014 Aug 9. PMID: 25107504; PMCID: PMC4349398.
Fortmann AL, Roesch SC, Penedo FJ, Isasi CR, Carnethon MR, Corsino L, Schneiderman N, Daviglus ML, Teng Y, Giachello A, Gonzalez F 2nd, Gallo LC. Glycemic control among U.S. Hispanics/Latinos with diabetes from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study: do structural and functional social support play a role? J Behav Med. 2015 Feb;38(1):153-9. Epub 2014 Aug 9. PMID: 25107503; PMCID: PMC4302022.
Isasi CR, Ayala GX, Sotres-Alvarez D, Madanat H, Penedo F, Loria CM, Elder JP, Daviglus ML, Barnhart J, Siega-Riz AM, Van Horn L, Schneiderman N. Is acculturation related to obesity in Hispanic/Latino adults? Results from the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos. J Obes. 2015;2015:186276. Epub 2015 Mar 29. PMID: 25893114; PMCID: PMC4393894.