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American Public Health Association 2019

The ELLAS team was proud to present four posters at the 2019 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in November. You can read the posters they presented by clicking on the poster titles below.

The Environment, Leiomyomas, Latinas, and Adiposity Study (ELLAS): Rationale and Design

Authors: Sandra Thao, MTM1 ; Felix Valbuena, MD, FAAFP2; Richard Bryce, DO2; Donna Baird, PhD, MPH3; Lisa M. Neff, MD, MS4; Mercedes Carnethon, PhD5; Gricelda Camacho6; Anca Tilea, MPH1; Arthi Ramakrishnan, MS1; Travertine Garcia7; Erica E Marsh, MD, MSCI, FACOG1

  1. University of Michigan Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI
  2. Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center, Detroit, MI
  3. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH, Epidemiology Branch (NIEHS), Durham, NC
  4. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Medicine, Chicago, IL
  5. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine, Chicago, IL
  6. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
  7. University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI

Fast-Tracking Community Academic Partnerships: Is It Possible?

Authors: Felix Valbuena, MD, FAAFP1; Richard Bryce, DO1; Sonia Acosta, PhD2; Mercedes Carnethon, PhD3; Donna Baird, PhD, MPH4; Arthi Ramakrishnan, MS5; Sandra Thao, MTM5; Erica Marsh, MD, MSCI, FACOG5

  1. Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center, Detroit, MI
  2. Centro Multicultural La Familia (CMLF), Pontiac, MI
  3. Northwestern University Department of Preventive Medicine, Chicago, IL
  4. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH, Epidemiology Branch (NIEHS), Durham, NC
  5. University of Michigan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI

Getting the Word Out: How Latina/x Females Learn About Research

Authors: Richard Bryce, DO1; Sonia Acosta, PhD2; Felix Valbuena, MD, FAAFP1; Sandra Thao, MTM3; Anca Tilea, MPH3; Weena Ekechukwu3; Gina Aliste3; Mercedes Carnethon, PhD4; Donna Baird, PhD, MPH5; Erica Marsh, MD, MSCI, FACOG3

  1. Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center, Detroit, MI
  2. Centro Multicultural La Familia (CMLF), Pontiac, MI
  3. University of Michigan Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI
  4. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine, Chicago, IL
  5. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIH, Epidemiology Branch (NIEHS), Durham, NC

Reasons Why Latina Females Agree to do Research: Insights from the ELLAS Study

Authors: Sonia Acosta, PhD1; Dana R Siegel2; Anca Tilea, MPH3; Felix Valbuena, MD, FAAFP4; Dayna Conway3; Richard Bryce, DO4; Sandra Thao, MTM3; Mercy Carnethon, PhD5; Erica E Marsh, MD, MSCI, FACOG3

  1. Centro Multicultural La Familia (CMLF), Pontiac, MI
  2. Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
  3. University of Michigan Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI
  4. Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center, Detroit, MI
  5. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Preventive Medicine, Chicago, IL