Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
Profile
Lara S. Savas, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Department
Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Research Interests
Behavioral/Mental Health
Cancer
Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
Community Health Practice
Epidemiology
Health Education/Behavioral Sciences
Health Equity
Health Services/Outcomes Research
Program Evaluation
Social Determinants of Health
Women's Health
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (713) 500-9638
Current Projects
Salud en Mis Manos Dissemination and Implementation Assistance (SEMM-DIA)
SEMM-DIA is an implementation support system for Salud en Mis Manos (SEMM), an evidence-based breast and cervical education and navigation program for Latinas. SEMM-DIA includes a set of implementation strategies to facilitate program implementation and maintenance.
For Our Children (Por Nuestros Hijos)
For Our Children is a theory-based program designed to educate parents about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and motivate them to vaccinate their adolescent children. The program features bilingual (English/Spanish) resources for parents and an innovative interactive application for healthcare providers.
All for Them
All for Them (AFT) is a multilevel, multicomponent approach to effectively increase HPV vaccine initiation and completion among youth living in medically underserved areas in Texas.
Brief Interventions to Create Smoke-Free Home Policies in Low-Income Households
The Smoke-Free Homes Program: Some Things are Better Outside (SFHs) is a minimally intensive program with three mailings and a single counseling telephone call, implemented in partnership with 2-1-1 social services information and referral (I&R) systems.
Harris Saves
Harris SAVES (SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence Survey) was a research project developed to better understand the prevalence and transmission of COVID-19 in Harris County, Texas.
Implementation of Evidence-based Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Texas Federally Qualified Health Centers
The overall goal of our program is to increase colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) by supporting the use of proven approaches in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Salud en Mis Manos (SEMM)
A breast and cervical cancer prevention program across 31 counties in the Texas Gulf Coast. This community health worker delivered program is designed for Latinas 18 years and older and includes a class and follow-up health coach navigation calls.
Adolescent Vaccination Project: Multi-Component Interventions for Patients and Providers to Increase HPV Vaccination in a Network of Pediatric Clinics
An initiative to increase initiation and completion of HPV vaccination among male and female patients at TCP, a network of over 50 clinics in the greater Houston area.
Adolescent Vaccination Program Implementation Tool (AVP-IT)
The Adolescent Vaccination Program (AVP) is a multicomponent HPV vaccination program that targets healthcare providers and parents of pediatric patients ages 11-17.
RADx-Up
Addressing COVID-19 Testing Disparities in Vulnerable Populations Using a Community Just in Time Adaptive Intervention.