2018 Grants

Five Small Grants

In 2018, the following five small grants were funded by AzAHEC:

ORGANIZATION PROPOSAL NAME AWARD AMOUNT PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Regional Center for Border Health, Inc. Early Childhood Intervention $5,000 Amanda Aguirre, MA, RD
University of Arizona College of Public Health - Tucson HIV Primary Care Provider's HPV Vaccine Promotion and Anal Dysplasia Screenign Practices $4,495 Stephanie Brennhofer, MS, RDN, Master of Public Health (MPH) student
University of Arizona College of Nursing Understandability and Acceptability of the NEC-Zero Espanol Toolkit for Families with Fragile Infants $5,000 Christina Wyles, MS, RN, MLIS, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing student
University of Arizona College of Public Health - Tucson Young Leaders RISE $5,000 Lidielisa Esquivel, BS,  Master of Public Health (MPH) student
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Nattokinase to Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Weight Loss in Women with Obesity  ± Diabetes $5,000 Leopold Cobos, MD

Community Engagement

In 2018, the following community engagement research grant was funded by AzAHEC:

ORGANIZATION PROPOSAL NAME AWARD AMOUNT PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
UA College of Public Health - Phoenix Saludable: Holistic Behavior Intervention for Latino Youth $46, 853 Cecilia B. Rosales, MD