The UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Nursing Center of Excellence, Community-Based Health Promotion with Women and Children (CBHP), supported in part by the Anita Thigpen Perry Endowment, is housed in the School of Nursing Office of Research and Scholarship. The goal of the Center is to collaborate with the community in the development, implementation, and evaluation of culturally proficient health interventions for Women and their families experiencing disparities in health outcomes. The Center Advisory Council is made up of both interdisciplinary academic and community partners. Community partners include representatives of: Familias en Accion Community Collaborative Council (CCC), American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions (AIT-SCM), Mujeres Nobles de Harlandale, SUAVE (Southside United Against a Violent Environment), Coalition for GLBT Advocacy Group, and the Prosumer Group. Academic partners include faculty and staff from the School of Nursing, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Department of Surgery, School of Public Health, UTSA, and Texas Woman's University.

Familias SUAVE (funded by NIH, NICHD) Academic MPIs: Janna Lesser, PhD, RN and Manuel Angel Oscos-Sanchez, MD Community Partner: Familias en Accion CCC

Harlandale Healthy Youth Initiative (funded by Texas Department of Health Services) Academic MPIs: Manuel Angel Oscos-Sanchez, MD and Janna Lesser, PhD, RN Community Partner: Familias en Accion CCC

Project with Las Mujeres Nobles de Harlandale to Evaluate Violence Education in the Community (funded in part by the CBHP) Academic PI: Mary Dunn, PhD, RN Community CoPI: Virginia Ramirez, Coordinator of Las Mujeres Nobles de Harlandale

Evaluation of the Focus for Life Pilot Program Academic PI: Rebecca Bonugli, PhD, RN Community CoPIs: Janet Paleo and Anna Gray, Prosumer Group Leaders

Exploring the Health Needs and Issues of Transgender Late Adolescents and Adults (funded in part by CBHP) Academic PI: Margit Gerardi, PhD, RN Community CoPI: Anna Castro, Chair for Coalition for GLBT Advocacy Group

Development of the San Antonio American Indian Health Institute: A Community-Academic Partnership Project Community Leaders: Ramon Vasquez and Isaac Cardenas, AIT-SCM