Professional Interests

• Health services research with focus on Hispanics/Latinos and other minority populations
• Chronic Conditions (diabetes, asthma, hypertension)
• Community-based participatory action research
• Women’s health and social issues
• Cultural diversity and competency issues

• Founder/Director, Midwest Latino Health Research, Training, and Policy  Center
• Principal Investigator, Racial end Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH 2010)
• Principal Investigator, Nebraska Health and Human Services Minority Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
• Principal Investigator, Dulce Corazon Project(cardiovascular health promotion among Latina women)
• Principal Investigator, Redes en Action (Network in Action) (cancer prevention and control among Hispanic/Latino population in the Midwest)
• Principal Investigator, Stress Reduction and Hypertension in Mexican Americans
• Investigator, Cancer Health Disparities Center, UIC School of Public Health.

 

• Participatory Action Research
• Health care system and Policies
• Social Welfare Policies and Services
• Human Services Organizations and Administration
• Health Social Work
• Diversity in Multicultural society

Giachello, AL., Davis, MA, Arrom, JA, et al. (2003).  Reducing Diabetes Health Disparities through Community-Based Participatory Action Research:  The Chicago Southeast Diabetes Community Action Coalition. Public Health Reports July-August  Vol. 118(4), pp 309-323. 

Giachello, G Rodriguez. And JV Sayad  From Data to Social Action: A Case Study of University and Community Partnership in Environmental Justice.   In University and Community Research Partnership.  Myrtis Sullivan and Marilyn Willis et al (editors).  Washington DC:  American Public Health Association. 2000.(October). 

Giachello, Aida L. The Health of Latino Women in their Reproductive Years.  The Health of Latinos in the UnitedStates. Sage Publications.  California: Thousand Oaks. Spring. 2001. 

Giachello, Aida L. Latino Women's Health.  In Lila A. Wallis (Ed.) Textbook for Women’s Health.  Lippincott-Raven, New York, NY. 1999. 

Lipton, R., Losey, L., Giachello, A., Mendez, L. And M. Hernandez. Healthcare Providers Attitudes and Beliefs About Latino Diabetics in Chicago, (1998).  The Diabetes Educator, 24 (1)Jan./Feb. 

Giachello, Aida L. Latinos and African Americans in Chicago Are not Getting Proper Medical Care for their Asthma. (1998). The Minority Health Spectrum. Jan/Feb. Washington DC 

Affiliations, Associations, & Consultations 

• Member, National Academy of Sciences-Institute of Medicines study group on a congressional mandated study dealing with evaluation and data regarding the Ryan White Act, 2002-2004
• American Public Health Association (APHA), Wash. D.C. & Latino Caucus (member since 1978) 
• Member, Intervention Committee, US-Mexico Border Diabetes Project. Panamerican Health Organization, El Paso, Texas (2002- present).
• Member, Planning Committee, Hispanic Cancer Genetic Research Conference, 2002-2003
• National Latino Steering Committee on Tobacco Control, American Legacy Foundation, 2000-present
• National Institute for Diversity-American Hospital Association, member of the Board, 2001-2003
• Member, National Survey Committee on alternative Medicine, National Institute of Alternative Medicines-National Institute of Health (NIH). (Ad Hoc committee)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)-Office of the Director, Development of an Action to increase research, research training and workforce development at NIH, 2001.
• HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee, Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention, 1995-2000..
• Hispanic National Institute for Reproductive health, New York City, NY(member since 1995)
• Member, Illinois Diabetes Advisory Committee, Il. Dept of Health & Human Services, Chicago, 1999-present)
• Member, Board of Directors, Health and Medicine Policy Research Group, Chicago, Illinois, 1985-present)
• Catholic Charities, Board of Advisors., 1997-present