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American Identity Measure: CAPAS (Spanish version)
(2015) Parra-Cardona, Ruben
Latinx populations in the United States (US) continue to be seriously impacted by persistent health disparities. According to the 2018 Monitoring the Future Study, Latinx adolescents had the highest rates of use of most illicit drugs compared to other ethnic groups. When considering differential risks among Latinxs, US-born youth in low-income first-generation families are at high risk for experiencing poverty, discrimination, and barriers to access services. These adolescents can also be exposed to deleterious parent-youth cultural conflicts, which may increase their risk for behavioral problems, including the use of alcohol and other drugs. Contextual stressors also have a negative impact the quality of parenting practices of immigrant parents, with associated deleterious consequences for their adolescent children. Although parent training (PT) interventions constitute the gold standard for strengthening parenting practices that are effective protective factors in the lives of adolescents, the availability of efficacious culturally adapted PT interventions in underserved Latinx communities remains scarce throughout the US. Thus, there is an urgent need in the implementation science (IS) field to identify implementation strategies aimed at addressing service gaps affecting Latinx populations. The research aims of this R34 investigation are: (a) To implement a pilot study aimed at refining a culturally adapted version of the evidence-based intervention known as GenerationPMTO© (i.e., CAPAS-Youth), adapted for Latinx immigrant families with adolescent children, (b) to implement a randomized controlled trial, aimed at empirically testing the efficacy of the CAPAS-Youth intervention with first-generation low-income Latinx families in Travis County, (c) to measure barriers and facilitators associated with the implementation of the CAPAS-Youth prevention intervention in the target context, and (d) to measure relevant implementation outcomes to inform a future R01 effectiveness trial. Implementing efficacious prevention initiatives in faith-based organizations constitutes a key alternative to address service barriers experienced by underserved populations. We also propose that by training lay members of target communities as prevention interventionists, the sustainment of prevention programs can be greatly enhanced. This investigation has relevance as we focus on a population that remains understudied in the IS field. The investigation has high public health relevance as it is responsive to Goals 2 and 4 of NIDA’s strategic plan, aimed at “addressing health disparities experienced by populations not adequately served by existing systems of care.”
Analog Computer Simulation of the Runoff Characteristics of an Urban Watershed
(Utah State University, 1969) Narayana, V.V. Dhruva; Riley, J. Paul; Israelsen, Eugene K.
In the syntheses of hydrograph characteristics of small urban watersheds, the distribution of water among the various phases of the runoff process is attempted by the concept of equivalent rural watershed. The urban parameters considered in the study are percentage impervious cover and characteristic impervious length factor. A mathematical model is developed for the equivalent rural watershed with precipitation as input. The hydrograph of outflow is obtained by chronologically deducting the losses due to interception, infiltration, and depression storages from precipitation and then routing through the watershed storage. This mathematical procedure is programmed on an analog computer and is tested with data from the Waller Creek watershed, at Austin, Texas. In the verification process, watershed coefficients representing interception, infiltration, and depression storage are established by trial and error such that the simulated and observed hydrographs are nearly identical with a high statistical correlation. Sensitivity studies indicate the relative influence of the watershed coefficients on the runoff process. The watershed coefficients determined by model verification for each year of study are related to corresponding urban parameters.
Analysis of Daily Water Use in Nine Cities
(University of Texas at Austin, 1985-02) Maidment, D.R.; Miaou, S.P.; Nvule, D.N.; Buchberger, S.G.
Baseline Data Collection Protocol: Partnership for Girls
(2011) Parra-Medina, Deborah
“Be Fit with Friends,” a partnership between the IHPR and Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, encourages girls to engage in physical activity through planned activities, education, social media, and more. San Antonio Girl Scouts were instrumental in developing the “Be Fit with Friends” program, identifying barriers to physical activity (for instance, basketball courts in use by boys, concerns about neighborhood safety) and creating a Facebook page to connect to others in the program.
Baseline Parent Survey (Spanish version): Partnership for Girls
(2011) Parra-Medina, Deborah
“Be Fit with Friends,” a partnership between the IHPR and Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, encourages girls to engage in physical activity through planned activities, education, social media, and more. San Antonio Girl Scouts were instrumental in developing the “Be Fit with Friends” program, identifying barriers to physical activity (for instance, basketball courts in use by boys, concerns about neighborhood safety) and creating a Facebook page to connect to others in the program.
The Child of Texas One-Teacher School
(University of Texas at Austin, 1936-04-01) University of Texas at Austin
City Limits
(New Prairie Press, 2002) Steiner, Frederick
I inhabit a city that is reluctantly urban. My workplace and homeplace lie within the Austin city limits. Deep in the heart of Texas, Austin simultaneously stands as the state capital and as a state-of-mind.
Comparison of Emissions from On-Road Sources Using a Mobile Laboratory Under Various Driving and Operational Sampling Modes
(2009) Zavala, M.; Herndon, S. C.; Wood, E. C.; Jayne, J. T.; Nelson, D. D.; Trimborn, A. M.; Dunlea, E.; Knighton, W. B.; Mendoza, A.; Allen, David T.; Kolb, C. E.; Molina, M. J.; Molina, L. T.; Allen, David T.
Mobile sources produce a significant fraction of the total anthropogenic emissions burden in large cities and have harmful effects on air quality at multiple spatial scales. Mobile emissions are intrinsically difficult to estimate due to the large number of parameters affecting the emissions variability within and across vehicles types. The MCMA-2003 Campaign in Mexico City has showed the utility of using a mobile laboratory to sample and characterize specific classes of motor vehicles to better quantify their emissions characteristics as a function of their driving cycles. The technique clearly identifies "high emitter" vehicles via individual exhaust plumes, and also provides fleet average emission rates. We have applied this technique to Mexicali during the Border Ozone Reduction and Air Quality Improvement Program (BORAQIP) for the Mexicali-Imperial Valley in 2005. We analyze the variability of measured emission ratios for emitted NO(x), CO, specific VOCs, NH(3), and some primary fine particle components and properties by deploying a mobile laboratory in roadside stationary sampling, chase and fleet average operational sampling modes. The measurements reflect various driving modes characteristic of the urban fleets. The observed variability for all measured gases and particle emission ratios is greater for the chase and roadside stationary sampling than for fleet average measurements. The fleet average sampling mode captured the effects of traffic conditions on the measured on-road emission ratios, allowing the use of fuel-based emission ratios to assess the validity of traditional "bottom-up" emissions inventories. Using the measured on-road emission ratios, we estimate CO and NO(x) mobile emissions of 175 +/- 62 and 10.4 +/- 1.3 metric tons/day, respectively, for the gasoline vehicle fleet in Mexicali. Comparisons with similar on-road emissions data from Mexico City indicated that fleet average NO emission ratios were around 20% higher in Mexicali than in Mexico City whereas HCHO and NH(3) emission ratios were higher by a factor of 2 in Mexico City than in Mexicali. Acetaldehyde emission ratios did not differ significantly whereas selected aromatics VOCs emissions were similar or smaller in Mexicali. Nitrogen oxides emissions for on-road heavy-duty diesel truck (HDDT) were measured near Austin, Texas, as well as in both Mexican cities, with NO(y) emission ratios in Austin < Mexico City < Mexicali.
Consent Form: Health4Kids
(2017) Parra-Medina, Deborah
Health4Kids is an obesity management program that uses family counseling, text messages, and newsletters to encourage healthier eating and increased physical activity in overweight and obese Latino children in San Antonio, Texas. Through pediatric clinics at the University Health System, researchers will work with child-parent pairs to test and evaluate the efficacy of intervention strategies including family counseling (in-clinic and phone) and culturally tailored text messages and newsletters. The research team will measure the impact of the program on body composition, insulin, glucose and cholesterol levels, and on health behavior changes like physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption.
Consent Form: Health4Kids (Spanish version)
(2017) Parra-Medina, Deborah
Health4Kids is an obesity management program that uses family counseling, text messages, and newsletters to encourage healthier eating and increased physical activity in overweight and obese Latino children in San Antonio, Texas. Through pediatric clinics at the University Health System, researchers will work with child-parent pairs to test and evaluate the efficacy of intervention strategies including family counseling (in-clinic and phone) and culturally tailored text messages and newsletters. The research team will measure the impact of the program on body composition, insulin, glucose and cholesterol levels, and on health behavior changes like physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption.
Construct Table: Partnership for Girls
(2011) Parra-Medina, Deborah
“Be Fit with Friends,” a partnership between the IHPR and Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, encourages girls to engage in physical activity through planned activities, education, social media, and more. San Antonio Girl Scouts were instrumental in developing the “Be Fit with Friends” program, identifying barriers to physical activity (for instance, basketball courts in use by boys, concerns about neighborhood safety) and creating a Facebook page to connect to others in the program.
Facilitator Guide: Partnership for Girls
(2011) Parra-Medina, Deborah
“Be Fit with Friends,” a partnership between the IHPR and Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, encourages girls to engage in physical activity through planned activities, education, social media, and more. San Antonio Girl Scouts were instrumental in developing the “Be Fit with Friends” program, identifying barriers to physical activity (for instance, basketball courts in use by boys, concerns about neighborhood safety) and creating a Facebook page to connect to others in the program.
Follow-up Data Collection Protocol: Partnership for Girls
(2011) Parra-Medina, Deborah
“Be Fit with Friends,” a partnership between the IHPR and Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, encourages girls to engage in physical activity through planned activities, education, social media, and more. San Antonio Girl Scouts were instrumental in developing the “Be Fit with Friends” program, identifying barriers to physical activity (for instance, basketball courts in use by boys, concerns about neighborhood safety) and creating a Facebook page to connect to others in the program.
Girls Baseline Survey: Partnership for Girls
(2011) Parra-Medina, Deborah
“Be Fit with Friends,” a partnership between the IHPR and Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, encourages girls to engage in physical activity through planned activities, education, social media, and more. San Antonio Girl Scouts were instrumental in developing the “Be Fit with Friends” program, identifying barriers to physical activity (for instance, basketball courts in use by boys, concerns about neighborhood safety) and creating a Facebook page to connect to others in the program.
Girls Follow-Up Survey: Partnership for Girls
(2011) Parra-Medina, Deborah
“Be Fit with Friends,” a partnership between the IHPR and Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, encourages girls to engage in physical activity through planned activities, education, social media, and more. San Antonio Girl Scouts were instrumental in developing the “Be Fit with Friends” program, identifying barriers to physical activity (for instance, basketball courts in use by boys, concerns about neighborhood safety) and creating a Facebook page to connect to others in the program.
Health4Kids: Adverse Event Form
(2022) Latino Research Institute
Health4Kids adverse event participant questionnaire for children (in English and Spanish). For more information about how these surveys or forms were administered, reference the Health4Kids manual of procedures.
Health4Kids: Anthropometrics Data Forms
(2022) Latino Research Institute
Three anthropometrics measurement forms for parents and children participating in the Health4Kids study. For more information about how these surveys or forms were administered, reference the Health4Kids manual of procedures.
Health4Kids: Assessment Checklist
(2023) Latino Research Institute
Checklist to keep track of assessments and surveys each participant completed for the Health4Kids study.
Health4Kids: Data Collection Surveys
(2022) Latino Research Institute
The surveys completed by Health4Kids study participants at baseline and at the 6- and 12-month time points. Surveys are available in English and Spanish. For more information about how these surveys or forms were administered, reference the Health4Kids manual of procedures.
Health4Kids: Intervention Flipchart
(2022) Latino Research Institute
The Health4Kids introductory session flipchart for Standard Care Plus (intervention) participants, presenting health information and recommendations. Materials are in English and Spanish. For more information about the procedures for conducting the introductory session, reference the Health4Kids manual of procedures.