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Pre- to Post-Immigration Drinking and Driving among Recent Latino Immigrants: Examining Opportunities for Intervention

Award Number: R01AA025720
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Abstract Emerging evidence reveals the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the US Latinx immigrant community. Concern for the consequences of COVID-19 is especially high among the Latinx population in Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida. As of April 24, 35% of all reported COVID-19 cases in the state of Florida (10,926), 27% of deaths (287), and 30% of persons hospitalized (12,465) were residents of Miami-Dade County. Given that Miami-Dade is at epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Florida and the majority of its 2.8 million residents are Latinx immigrants, there is an urgent need to explore the impact of COVID-19 in this population. Latinx immigrants face increased challenges related to employment, financial strain, access to care, limited social support systems, language barriers, and fears related to immigration status that create barriers to adherence of COVID-19 containment and mitigation efforts, and could exacerbate downstream health effects such as mental health and substance use problems. The relative effect on recent Latinx immigrants, many of whom have experienced forced migration and are struggling to adapt to a new host country, may be particularly devastating. The proposed study addresses this urgent need by leveraging an ongoing NIAAA-sponsored longitudinal study set (currently in the second wave of data collection). Specifically, the study will administer a supplemental COVID-19 protocol to our already engaged sample of recent Latinx immigrants. This data will be merged with pre- and post-pandemic data currently being collected via the parent study. The overarching aim of the proposed study is to (1) examine adherence and attitudes to COVID-19 containment and mitigation efforts and (2) how sociocultural factors coupled with COVID-19 related stress impacts changes in alcohol and other drug use and adverse mental health outcomes in this population. This research would immediately leverage the parent study cohort, infrastructure, and existing protocol to rapidly assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in this vulnerable Latinx subgroup. This knowledge will be critical to informing early response procedures with the power to mitigate deleterious COVID-19 adherence and mitigation efforts, pandemic stressors, and subsequent downstream health consequences such as alcohol and other drug use and adverse mental health outcomes in this population. Additionally, knowledge gained from the proposed study can be utilized to examine the impacts of COVID-19 on the original study outcomes (i.e., impaired driving, transportation). Findings from this investigation can prove to be invaluable in understanding the behavioral changes triggered by COVID-19 among recent Latinx immigrants, and informing effective policies and culturally relevant outreach strategies that can be applied in the face of future pandemic recurrences.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $462,384 )
2022	2022	PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	4061 POWDER MILL RD STE 350	BELTSVILLE	MD	20705	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	5	7/13/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$46,241
2022	2022	PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	4061 POWDER MILL RD STE 350	BELTSVILLE	MD	20705	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	5	3/1/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$416,143
														Subtotal = $462,384

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $572,924 )
2021	2021	PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	11720 BELTSVILLE DR STE 900	BELTSVILLE	MD	20705	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	002	4	4/2/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$143,649
2021	2021	PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	11720 BELTSVILLE DR STE 900	BELTSVILLE	MD	20705	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	4	3/3/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$429,275
2021	2020	PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	11720 BELTSVILLE DR STE 900	BELTSVILLE	MD	20705	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	3	10/20/2020	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
														Subtotal = $572,924

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $665,073 )
2020	2020	PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	11720 BELTSVILLE DR STE 900	BELTSVILLE	MD	20705	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	3	2/25/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$520,279
2020	2020	PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	11720 BELTSVILLE DR STE 900	BELTSVILLE	MD	20705	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	3	8/19/2020	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$144,794
														Subtotal = $665,073

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $486,657 )
2019	2019	PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	11720 BELTSVILLE DR STE 900	BELTSVILLE	MD	20705	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	2	3/8/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$486,657
														Subtotal = $486,657

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $481,852 )
2018	2018	PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	11720 BELTSVILLE DR STE 900	BELTSVILLE	MD	20705	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	1	2/22/2018	NEW	$481,852
														Subtotal = $481,852

Grand Total All Awards = $2,668,890

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Pre- to Post-Immigration Drinking and Driving among Recent Latino Immigrants: Examining Opportunities for Intervention

Award Number: R01AA025720

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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