The purpose of this study is to evaluate participation in an 8-week community-based, online program for adults that will help them make small changes to their diet, physical activity, and other behaviors to help promote their health or manage their weight. We are interested in who will participate, how much participants will use the program, how many participants are interested in preventing weight gain or losing weight, and how the program will affect eating, physical activity, and stress. This program is based on previous research on approaches the researchers have studied to help people make small changes to their behavior and is being offered in response to an identified need to offer health promotion resources during the COVID-19 pandemic
The purpose of this research study is to characterize the knowledge and attitudes of exercise, nutrition, and healthy habits in adult men and women. A secondary aim will be to understand sex and ethnic differences towards exercise and nutrition habits.
The purpose of this study is to learn about the awareness and usage of Durham One Call, Durham's non-emergency reporting service among the Latino/Latine community.
We are testing an app for African Americans who have type 2 diabetes. We want people in the study to let us know if the app is helpful for managing diabetes. We also want to know what will make the technology culturally relevant for its users. Participants will test the app and give their opinions back to the research team.
This study will look at how adultd with severe asthma are managed and how asthma affects their well-being.
The purpose of EDGI is to learn more about how genes influence risk for bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and anorexia nervosa. If you have ever had one of these three eating disorders, we invite you to participate. Your involvement will help advance understanding of the genetics of eating disorders.
The purpose of this study is to understand more about the experiences of women who have been deemed "essential workers" during this COVID-19 pandemic.
Scholars have long noted that people who hold political office can employ several strategies to best represent their constituents and advance their re-election goals. These include descriptive representation, substantive representation, symbolic representation, allocation, and constituency service. While these strategies are not mutually exclusive representative generally need to focus on some more than others. This study aims to illuminate which forms of representation are most valuable to certain people contingent on their race, political opinions, and psychological traits.
The aim of this study is to determine the outcomes of a new mindfulness and self-compassion program designed specifically for college students.
The goal of this research study is to learn more about how people process stress and how stressful experiences affect health. This information will be used to develop a questionnaire that will help us understand the relationship between identity and health.