Erica De La Garza
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
- systems thinking
- systems evaluation
- public health
- epidemiology
- biostatistics
- program evaluation
- health inequalities
Qualifications
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Bachelor of Science- Integrative Health Care Metropolitan State University of Denver (2021)
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Master of Public Health-Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Global Health Program Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation Boston University (2023)
Research and professional activities
Thesis
Tackling health inequalities through physical activity- Exploring the implementation and impact of a national system partnership
In partnership with Sport England, Sport for Confidence (SfC) has implemented inclusive physical activity programmes at leisure centres for marginalised populations, combining expertise of OTs and sport coaches to tackle physical inactivity. This research aims to implement an iterative, collaborative evaluation process to understand the partnership SfC has with Sport England and how the partnership addresses physical inactivity among marginalised populations through their unique delivery model.
Supervisor: Dr. Anna Pettican , Dr. Paul Freeman , Dr. Andrew Brinkley
Research interests
Addressing health inequalities through physical activity
Physical inactivity disproportionately impacts people from various marginalised populations such as those with a disability, those living in within a lower socio-economic status, and elderly. Being able to synthesise the effectiveness and impact systems thinking approaches has with addressing physical inactivity will enhance the quality of service participants engage with in addition to contributing to improved population health research.
