The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health Region VI awarded a $3,500 grant to Letha J. Mosley and Felicia D. Taylor of UCA’s Occupational Therapy and Health Science departments for a project entitled “Living Legacies: Learning and Choosing Healthy Lifestyles.”
Their research is focused on increasing awareness of healthy lifestyle choices that might prevent or decrease obesity and obesity-related conditions among African-American women in the Central Arkansas region. If participants in the study apply certain recommendations, the outcome may be an improvement in health and decreases in risk factors for such chronic conditions as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
Some students in UCA’s Department of Occupational Therapy will be able to participate in this research as part of their Introduction to Research course, giving them first-hand knowledge and opportunities for practical application of content and skills acquired during the course.
Living Legacies will be held in three counties (Faulkner, Pulaski, and Lincoln), strengthening the UCA’s connection and collaborative efforts in these communities. The outcomes of this study may provide additional support needed to secure additional external funding that will be necessary to implement the program throughout other counties in Arkansas.
