[Viva] Exciting New Training Project/Study in planning stage seeking interest from WLHIV!

[shelly tognazzini]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 7:04 AM shelly tognazzini <shetognazzini at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good morning ViVA women! As promised, here is the email about a proposed
> study seeking interest from WLHIV:
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> Last year I had the opportunity to be virtually introduced to an amazing
> researcher with vision and goals I completely endorse, and align with in
> very real ways.  As many of you know, my background is in dance and theatre
> and have on many occasions commented "all persons can dance, it's not about
> training to be a dancer - it's about dancing".
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> So, as I mentioned briefly the other day - this proposed research study (
> see description below) is looking to secure interest from as many women as
> possible, that would be either interested in training to become part-time
> dance instructors (NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NECESSARY), or in taking classes
> when offered. *The commitment is substantial - please see  details
> below. *
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> This is an exceptionally unique proposed study, with I believe sustainable
> "legs"  that could reach across the country, and, impact WLHIV in
> profoundly life - altering ways - perhaps even inspiring a new career path
> for some!
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> *So read below, and please email me directly at  shetognazzini at gmail.com
> <shetognazzini at gmail.com>  expressing your interest. If you just want to
> ask some questions - please feel free to do so on this thread. *
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> *Thanks everyone! Can't wait to hear from as many of you as possible. The
> team would like to have a letter from women who are interested in becoming
> trained dance instructors by February 25th. So, if you can please let me
> know as soon as possible about your interest, then I can draft up an email
> of support for the research team.*
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> *Shelly Tognazzini*
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> *shetognazzini at gmail.com <shetognazzini at gmail.com>*
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> *604 440-1579*
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> *The following is a brief description of the project:  ( This is a draft
> in progress )*
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> "We propose to examine the acceptability and uptake of, and adherence to a
> 12-week aerobic dance program that is led by dance instructors who
> themselves are women living with HIV. We further propose to examine the
> effects of the dance program on traditional health markers, such as resting
> heart rate, blood pressure, waist circumference, and hemoglobin A1C, and
> cellular aging health markers, such as telomere length. We will examine
> changes in social and psychological wellbeing that result from the dance
> program. The long-term goal for this study is to better understand our
> program and its effects to help refine a future larger, pan-Canadian
> randomized study with a larger cohort of women. By completing this project,
> we expect to enhance the health of WLWHIV, and support mental and social
> wellbeing.
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> We are inviting women to become part-time dance instructors. Funding will
> be provided to receive certification in BC as a fitness instructor, for
> insurance purposes, and training  with our collaborating San
> Francisco-based dance studio, Rhythm and Motion. If the project is funded,
> all interested women will receive payment of $30/hour for all training
> (expected ~100 hours of training over a few weeks). Further, all trained
> women will receive $30/hour per dance session, including travel to and from
> the class (approximately 2 hours of your time per session total). Each
> woman will be asked to provide 3 dance sessions per week for the 12 week
> duration for other WLWHIV. We will also offer women in the control group
> the opportunity to dance for 12 weeks at the end of the study, thus, there
> is guaranteed employment for 24 weeks for trained dance instructors. All
> dance instructors will then be able to continue teaching on their own, of
> course, following completion of the study.
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> With a successful and feasible study, we hope that women who become dance
> instructors would be interested in remaining involved in future granting
> applications to extend the research study for a longer period of time and
> in more cities. Our goal is to scale up the project into other cities and
> across the country."
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> *On behalf of:Dr. Eli Puterman PhD*
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> Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and
> Health, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar
> Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology
> The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam
> Traditional Territory
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