# A multi-faceted intervention to promote adoption of clean fuel technologies for respiratory health in Peru

> **NIH NIH K01** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $12,101

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
This is an application for the K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Suzanne Pollard, PhD,
MSPH. Dr. Pollard has shown great promise as a young investigator, and has experience conducting research
in epidemiology and chronic disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, she is now
proposing to gain expertise in implementation science and requires additional training and mentorship to do so.
Her overall career goal is to become an independent investigator in the implementation of evidence-based
interventions for chronic respiratory diseases, and this award will provide Dr. Pollard with the support and
training to accomplish this goal. She has assembled an experienced mentorship team including: Dr. William
Checkley (Primary Mentor, Chronic Respiratory Diseases), Associate Professor (JHU); Dr. Adithya
Cattamanchi (Co-Mentor, Implementation Science), Associate Professor (UCSF); Dr. Pamela Surkan (Co-
Mentor, Mixed Methods), Associate Professor (JHU); and Dr. Lawrence Moulton (Co-Mentor, Quasi-
experimental Designs), Professor (JHU). Through a combination of close mentorship, formal coursework, and
practical experience, Dr. Pollard proposes to accomplish the following training goals: 1) Advanced training in
implementation science; 2) Advanced training in mixed methods; and 3) Advanced training in causal inference
and experimental and quasi-experimental study designs.
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, and
household air pollution (HAP) caused by use of biomass fuels is the leading risk factor for COPD in LMICs.
The WHO recommends promotion and exclusive use of clean fuel technologies, such as liquefied propane gas
(LPG) stoves, to reduce HAP to within safe levels and mitigate the burden of chronic respiratory diseases.
However, there are myriad barriers to achieving exclusive use of clean fuels. Thus, multi-faceted,
systematically designed intervention strategies that effectively target multiple barriers are urgently needed. Dr.
Pollard proposes to design, test, and pilot a multi-faceted intervention strategy for promotion of LPG stoves in
Puno, Peru. She proposes to determine if a multi-faceted intervention strategy, to include vouchers for LPG
fuel, is more effective than LPG vouchers alone in achieving adoption of clean fuels. She also proposes to
estimate effect sizes for differences in respiratory outcomes and quality of life between these two approaches.
Results from this study will generate preliminary data to compete for an R01-level award to conduct an
implementation-effectiveness hybrid trial in multiple communities and determine the effect on adoption and
respiratory outcomes.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10071192
- **Project number:** 5K01HL140048-04
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Suzanne Pollard
- **Activity code:** K01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $12,101
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-01-01 → 2021-03-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10071192

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10071192, A multi-faceted intervention to promote adoption of clean fuel technologies for respiratory health in Peru (5K01HL140048-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10071192. Licensed CC0.

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