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Caminamos: A location-based Smartphone App for Latinas to Connect with Nearby Walking Partners

Award Number: R44MD009652
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/04/2015
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2022

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Caminamos: A location-based Smartphone App for Latinas to Connect with Nearby Walking Partners - Health disparities are high among Latinas. They are more likely to be overweight, diagnosed with diabetes, and physically inactive compared to their non-Hispanic White counterparts. Thus, interventions that target improving health access and ameliorating chronic diseases among Latinas are of high public health importance. Available data suggest that community-focused interventions produce improvements in physical activity (PA) and are well-received by Latinas especially when social and physical environments are considered (e.g., social support, safe walking areas, etc.). Research suggests that Latinos respond favorably to technological-based health interventions. Thus, health promotion interventions that can address Latinos’ preferences regarding their physical and social environments while utilizing a preferred technology source (e.g., smartphone) could prove highly successful. In a Phase I SBIR, our team developed ¡Caminemos Juntas!, an innovative mobile phone app using Location-based Services (LBS) to connect women within geographically proximal neighborhoods as a way to provide social support for increased walking behaviors. Specifically, we (a) gathered feedback from an Expert Advisory Board (EAB) to help plan and assess the feasibility of creating the app; (b) built connections and gathered input from Latina community leaders to assist in the conceptual development of the app through a Community Advisory Board (CAB); (c) conducted an online survey of a national sample of Latinas on their smartphone usage for health promotion, and interest in social networking and LBS technology features; (d) conducted iterative focus groups with Latinas to guide development of app content, design, and aesthetics to fully develop a functioning prototype; (e) conducted field usability testing with Latinas to test the app’s accuracy to establish users’ location and connect users through the ¡Caminemos Juntas! system and users’ use and satisfaction with the app; and (f) developed a specifications document to outline the Phase II development plan. The results of the Phase I activities provided strong support for this Phase II SBIR application. The proposed Phase II project will (1) develop a full-scale, fully programmed ¡Caminemos Juntas! app; (2) determine whether the ¡Caminemos Juntas! app can be translated and adapted to a new community environment; (3) test the performance, usage, and usability of the full-scale, fully- programmed app; and (4) evaluate whether ¡Caminemos Juntas! increases physical activity, social support for exercise, and quality of life (QOL) in Latinas. ¡Caminemos Juntas! will be evaluated in a randomized comparative-effectiveness trial (n=200) with Latinas age 18-55 in the Denver, CO and San Jose, CA areas. Overall, the proposed project has the potential to significantly impact Latinas’ health by providing them with real-time opportunities to connect socially with the goal of walking. ¡Caminemos Juntas! will be the first app that use geo-location technology dedicated to walking with a social emphasis, for any population.


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: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2019	KLEIN BUENDEL, INC.	1667 COLE BLVD	LAKEWOOD	CO	80401	JEFFERSON	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	3	2/27/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2021	2019	KLEIN BUENDEL, INC	1667 COLE BLVD STE 225	GOLDEN	CO	80401	JEFFERSON	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	3	3/24/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2019	KLEIN BUENDEL, INC	1667 COLE BLVD STE 225	GOLDEN	CO	80401	JEFFERSON	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	3	8/17/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $815,950 )
2019	2019	KLEIN BUENDEL, INC	1667 COLE BLVD STE 225	GOLDEN	CO	80401	JEFFERSON	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	3	4/1/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$815,950
														Subtotal = $815,950

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $619,156 )
2018	2018	KLEIN BUENDEL, INC	1667 COLE BLVD STE 225	GOLDEN	CO	80401	JEFFERSON	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	2	9/18/2018	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$619,156
														Subtotal = $619,156

Grand Total All Awards = $1,435,106

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Caminamos: A location-based Smartphone App for Latinas to Connect with Nearby Walking Partners

Award Number: R44MD009652

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/04/2015

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2022

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