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Spring 2024: Produce Prescription Program for Healthy Blood Pressure

Affiliations: Aggie Research Mentoring Program
Project Leader: Alexandra MacMillan Uribe, Ph.D.
macmillanuribe@ag.tamu.edu
Nutrition
Meeting Times:
W 2-3pm
Team Size:
4
Open Spots: o
Special Opportunities:
Team members who are creative or have strong writing/analytic skills may have additional opportunities to publish or coauthor conference abstracts, manuscripts, or generate products that share information with community stakeholders.
Team Needs:
Required competencies/skills include 1) familiarity with nutrition/dietetics and/or statistics, 2) ability to work well with other team members, 3) demonstrated commitment to health equity, 4) excellent organization and time management skills. Most team meetings will occur virtually, but 1-2 meetings per semester may occur in person.
Description:
The Produce Prescription for Healthy Blood Pressure (PRx-BP) program pairs produce prescription with healthy eating and blood pressure management education. The goal of this project is to understand whether PRx-BP can improve blood pressure levels among adults with hypertension living in West Dallas, TX, a largely underserved community. Participation in this project will help students increase their knowledge about evaluation of health promotion programs, health equity, and food and nutrition security. Additionally, students will gain skills in quantitative and qualitative methods by supporting our research team in data analysis.

Written by:
América Soto-Arzat
Published on:
January 9, 2024

Categories: FullTags: Spring 2024

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