Projects - MY-LA - Minority Youth Leaders in Action
PI:
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
MY LA
(Minority Youth Leaders in Action)
The MY LA study is a two-pronged intervention seeking to engage Latino and African-American youth in community action for obesity prevention.
Utilizing a 5-day youth leadership and empowerment camp, followed by an urban focused 7-month community action program, MY LA seeks to empower youth to advocate for community improvements in access to healthy food and physical activity.