Centers, Laboratories, and Collections - Details

Email: esmartin@iupui.edu
Website: http://www.iusd.iupui.edu/BiCCHEC_Site/default.aspx
Phone: 317-278-7957
Fax: 317-274-2419

Binational Cross-Cultural Health Enhancement Center

Director: Angeles Martinez-Mier

Summary

BiCCHEC fosters multidisciplinary research collaborations that address the biological, cultural, historical, legal, behavioral and demographic issues that impact the health status of communities where Latinos are born and where they live in Indiana. BiCCHEC, with a commitment not only to research but also to teaching and service, develops and utilizes approaches and applications that are culturally relevant, practical, just, reciprocal, and always in partnership with communities. The Centerâ??s researchers work in the following areas: Oral health Nutrition Behaviors and social determinants of health Obesity and Type 2 diabetes Health implications of the immigration phenomena International service-learning, including: Preparation of students for immersion experiences Issues of cultural sensitivity Diversity and global (vs. domestic) civic responsibility Implementation of service projects responsive to community needs as part of service learning programs. Promotion of community-oriented primary care, community service, education and advocacy following the model of community engaged scholarship