Moving Beyond BMI
OPT for Health director and associate director Drs. Jessica LaRose and Autumn Lanoye attended the 47th annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in Chicago, IL April 22nd-25th. Dr. Lanoye presented a research spotlight entitled “Moving Beyond BMI: Waist Circumference and Body Fat as Risk Indicators in Behavioral Obesity Treatment,” co-authored by Drs. Karly […]
WE Celebration
On March 4th we held the first event of many wrapping up Wellness Engagement Petersburg (or “WE”). WE, led by MPIs Drs. Maghboeba Mosavel and Jessica LaRose, was a study grounded in a decade of community-based participatory research in partnership with residents and community partners in Petersburg, VA. As part of this NIDDK-funded trial, investigators […]
Closing the Gap Summit recap
On March 21st the OPT for Health team attended and presented at the Closing the Gap Summit, a full-day event focused on practical ways to lower cancer risk and empower community members with tools for prevention. The day included research presentations and community testimonials, as well as a cooking demonstration focused on nutritional eating provided […]
POWER Project Launch
The POWER Project is part of the NCI-funded VA-ACCERT Center. On March 2nd, the OPT for Health team spent the day at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA to launch work on the POWER Project, a community-engaged research project to address social drivers of cancer disparities among residents of income-based housing in Virginia. Dr. Jessica […]
