The investigators will test the efficacy of our proposed intervention to reduce embodied stress in four racial/ethnic groups (Black, Latinx, Pilipinx, and Pacific Islander) as a preventative intervention for health disparities found in these communities. The intervention is comprised of two phases. The first consists of community nature walks in a pristine redwood forest for six months. This is followed by chosen nature activities with family and/or friends for three months. The investigators will test the ability of these activities in nature to reduce chronic stress that underpins many health disparities using validated biological, behavioral, and sociocultural measures. The use of these measures is in alignment with the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Framework, and will increase understanding of individual, interpersonal, community, and social level factors that lead to, and that can eliminate health disparities.
The investigators will test the efficacy of our proposed intervention to reduce embodied stress in four racial/ethnic groups (Black, Latinx, Pilipinx, and Pacific Islander) as a preventative intervention for health disparities found in these communities. The intervention is comprised of two phases. The first consists of community nature walks in a pristine redwood forest for six months. This is followed by chosen nature activities with family and/or friends for three months. The investigators will test the ability of these activities in nature to reduce chronic stress that underpins many health disparities using validated biological, behavioral, and sociocultural measures. The use of these measures is in alignment with the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Framework, and will increase understanding of individual, interpersonal, community, and social level factors that lead to, and that can eliminate health disparities.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
The purpose of the community intervention is to prevent health disparities in Black, Latinx, Pilipinx, and Pacific Islander communities of San Francisco, California.
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California, United States
RECRUITINGRelative Telomere Length
Relative Telomere Length in the name of the outcome measure.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), during intervention, immediate post-intervention, 3 months after intervention
Hair cortisol concentration
Hair cortisol concentration in the name of the outcome measure.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), during intervention, immediate post-intervention, 3 months after intervention
Self-reported stress (extent of)
Cohen Stress Scale (Likert-type self-reported measurement) in the name of the outcome measure.
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), during intervention, immediate post-intervention, 3 months after intervention
Positive mood (extent of)
Positive And Negative Affect Scale International version (PANAS-I) (Likert-type self-reported measurement)
Time frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), during intervention, immediate post-intervention, 3 months after intervention
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