Efficacy Trial of Healthy Juntos: A Family-based Digital Lifestyle Intervention for Hispanic Adolescents and their Parents

$6.5M USD

Funder	NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
Recipient Organization	University of Miami School of Medicine
Country	United States
Start Date	Jun 12, 2024
End Date	May 31, 2029
Duration	1,814 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Principal Investigator
Data Source	NIH (US)
Grant ID	`10857838`

Grant Description

PROJECT SUMMARY Obesity, physical inactivity, and poor diet are major modifiable risk factors for cancer — a leading cause of death among US Hispanics. US Hispanic youth have the highest rates of pediatric obesity and show faster increases in body mass index (BMI) from age 12 to