Title: Together We STRIDE II
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko
Co-Investigator: Dr. Beti Thompson, Dr. Eileen Rillamas-Sun, Dr. Mario Kratz, Dr. Jason Mendoza, and Ms. Oralia Cisneros
Funding Agency: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Project description: This is the second phase of the project and the overall goal of this 5-year intervention study is to institute a comprehensive, multi-level community-based intervention at the Lower Yakima Valley.

Title: Implementation Studio
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko
Co-Investigator: Dr. Josh Roth
Funding Agency: Fred Hutch – Center Grant
Project description: The purpose of the Implementation Studio is to assist a rural community-based organization to select, adapt, and implement an evidence-based intervention to promote cancer screening. Our research team partners with the community-based organization to guide them through the process of adapting a chosen intervention for the rural community and to provide ongoing trainings and consultations on how to roll out the intervention.

Title: Seattle Obesity Project  
Principal Investigator: Dr. Adam Drewnowski 
Co-Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko  
Funding Agency: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases    
Project description: The goal of this 5-year multi-site project is to examine the impact of the environment on diet quality and physical activity in Washington State.  

Title: Thirsty for a Smile/Sed De Sonríe – Dental Caries Project
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joana Cunha-Cruz  
Co-Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko
Funding Agency: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Project description: A short-term feasibility project to assess and refine the intervention and study procedures of a dietary intervention to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by children with severe early childhood caries (ECC) in preparation for a Phase II trial. The intervention will take place over 3 months following surgery for ECC. The data collected at baseline and 3 months include dental caries, height, weight, sugar sweetened beverages consumption, and other oral health-related and dietary behaviors.  

Title: Increasing Rural Primary Care Clinics’ Capacity to Implement Evidence-based Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs 
Principal Investigator: Dr. Allison Cole 
Co-Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko
Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute
Project description: The goal of this project is to engage rural primary care clinics to implement best practices for colorectal cancer screening. Dr. Ko is advising the team in community engagement and providing methods and tools to facilitate the engagement process. 

Title: Cancer Prevention and Cotnrol Research Network
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko, Dr. Peggy Hannon 
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Project description: The goal of this project is to disseminate and implement evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions in rural settings by partnering with clinical practices, community-based organizations, and state and local health departments. Dr. Ko is also leading a project that aims to conduct an implementation studio for community-based organizations and clinics to implement evidence-based interventions. 

Title: Increasing Rural Primary Care Clinics’ Capacity to Implement Evidence-based Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs 
Principal Investigator: Dr. Allison Cole 
Co-Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko
Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute
Project description: The goal of this project is to engage rural primary care clinics to implement best practices for colorectal cancer screening. Dr. Ko is advising the team in community engagement and providing methods and tools to facilitate the engagement process. 

Title: Nuestras Comidas
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko 
Co-Investigator: N/A
Funding Agency: Fred Hutch – Center Grant  
Project description: The goal of the project is to implement a pilot intervention trial to test the impact of a nutrition education and cooking demonstration project for Hispanic women.

Title: Colon Health Communication within Social Networks (CHAT)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko 
Co-Investigator: Dr. Miruna Petrescu-Prahova, Dr. Patrick Moran
Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute (NCI; Cancer Control Support Grant)  
Project description: The overall goal is to examine how communication around colorectal cancer screening is disseminated through social networks.  

Title: Together We STRIDE I
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko (contact), Dr. Cindy Perry  
Co-Investigator: Dr. Beti Thompson, Dr. Catherine Duggan, Dr. Mario Kratz, and Ms. Sandra Linde
Funding Agency: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Project description: The overall goal of this project is to establish community infrastructure to address childhood obesity in rural towns in Washington State. Working with community organizations and advocates, we are developing a community-wide obesity prevention campaign to promote obesity awareness and control in the Lower Yakima Valley of Washington State.

Community Capacity Building Resources

Title: ProCRCScreen Project
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko, Dr. Allison Cole
Co-Investigator: N/A
Funding Agency: Fred Hutch – Center Grant
Project description: The purpose of this project is to better understand barriers to colorectal cancer screening among Spanish-speaking Hispanics/Latinos so that we can use this information to adapt our colorectal cancer screening program materials, specifically a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kit and patient navigation. The study leverages focus groups and a pilot intervention trial to help us culturally and linguistically adapt ProCRCScreen workflows and patient education materials to increase colorectal cancer screening rates among Hispanic/Latino older adults.

Title: HPV Vaccine Promotion Study
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rachel Winer  
Co-Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
Project description: HCRC is collaborating with UW School of Public Health, Public Health Seattle & King County and the Somali Health Board to develop, test, and evaluate multi-level communications to promote HPV vaccine uptake among Eastern African immigrants.

Title: Healthy Eating Healthy Aging
Principal Investigator: Dr. Linda Ko  
Funding Agency: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Project description: The goal of this study is to evaluate implementation of a nutrition education program for community-based organizations serving Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.