Initiative for California American Indian Health Research and Evaluation (I-CAIHRE) 

Native American Diabetes Project

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Overview

American Indian and Alaska Native people experience disproportionate rates of diabetes as well as poorer diabetes outcomes. USC is addressing this problem in Los Angeles through a community-partnered diabetes research study funded by Project Angel Food and in collaboration with United American Indian Involvement, Inc., and other Native organizations.

This pilot study aims to reach up to 312 Urban Indians with diabetes to participate in an intervention that includes 12 weeks of medically tailored meals, four weeks of virtual diabetes wellness classes, and social support. The study team collects survey and lab data from participants over a six-month time frame to see how the intervention is working.

Project Angel Food on ABC 7 Los Angeles

Project Angel Food on ABC 7 Los Angeles

Join the Study

Earn up to $170 and get free, healthy meals for 3 months.

To participate you need to:

  • Be a Los Angeles County resident
  • Have diabetes
  • Be 18 years or older
  • Have internet access
  • Self-identify as American Indian/Alaska Native
  • Have freezer space available for meals (total space is about the size of two shoe boxes)
Learn more
Native American Diabetes Project recruiting flyer

Poster

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Native American Diabetes Project poster

Investigators

Claradina Soto, PhD, MPH (she/her)

Tribal affiliations:
Navajo/Jemez Pueblo

Associate Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences

323-4420-8219