Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD

CRISOL: A multi-level, community-based intervention to promote Latino health and well being 

Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD | Professor, Community Health & Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University 

Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/92299261693

Description: In her presentation, Dr. Martinez-Donate will share results from an ongoing study evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of CRiSOL, a pilot peer-driven and resilience-based intervention to reduce the impact of the substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, violence and mental health (SAVAME) syndemic on Latino communities of Philadelphia. She will discuss the strengths of this intervention approach, as well as related challenges, lessons learned, and next steps.

Bio: Ana Martinez-Donate is a professor of Community Health and Prevention in the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University. She is also the lead faculty of the Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health Working Group (MERHG). Her research has focused primarily on HIV prevention and access to health services among Latino populations in the U.S. and the U.S.-Mexico border region. She applies a social ecological framework to the analysis of behavioral and social determinants of population health and the development and evaluation of community-based health promotion interventions. Martinez-Donate’s research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2007.

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