Nuestra Salud

Principal Investigator: Linda C. Gallo, PhD
Project funding period: 06/01/06 – 05/31/12
Funding Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Summary:
This study is designed to investigate the roles of socioeconomic and psychosocial factors in cardiovascular disease risk in 300 Mexican-American women from the South San Diego community. Women participated in a comprehensive assessment of stress, psychosocial risk and resilient factors, socio-cultural factors, and bio-behavioral markers of cardiovascular risk, and underwent a 2-day assessment of momentary psychosocial experiences and ambulatory blood pressure. The research is collaborative and inter-disciplinary, involving investigators from SDSUs Department of Psychology and Graduate School of Public Health and UCSD’s School of Medicine.

Partners:
UCSD School of Medicine

Contact Information:
Wendy Davila-Fraga
Project Manager
T: (619)594-8385
E: wfraga@projects.sdsu.edu