Sanchez-Vaznugh awarded 3.5 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health

Professor and Social Epidemiologist, Emma Sanchez-Vaznugh was awarded a 3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health as part of their transformative research to address health disparities and advance health equity at minority serving institutions . Partnering with UCSF co-investigators and community based organizations in Oakland, CA and Chicago, IL, the project will determine the effectiveness of a community-based group intervention delivered in Spanish, designed to prevent HIV among Latinx immigrants who identify as gay/bisexual men or men who have sex with men. The intervention focuses on addressing racism and homophobia as factors shaping HIV risk, and uses a community-based approach centered on community involvement as means to promote sexual health and to build community. One of our nation’s major public health priorities is to reduce racial/ethnic health inequities, thus the study will help move these efforts forward.