Health and Kinesiology

UTSA Mobile Health Laboratory

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The Mobile Health Laboratory is a 38-foot customized mobile home equipped with state of the art equipment to perform the following fuctions:

• Body composition analysis performed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA; Hologic Discovery A). Measurements: fat mass (body fat percent), fat free soft tissue, bone mineral content, and bone density test for osteoporosis screening

• Anthropometry. Measurements: body weight, height, waist circumference, skin folds

• Fitness assessment performed on treadmill and cycle ergometer. Measurements: Maximum Oxygen Consumption (Max VO2) and sub-maximal VO2 in children and adults

• Resting metabolic rate to determine daily calorie needs

• Hemodynamic monitoring. Measurements: resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, resting heart rate, mean arterial pressure, cardiac index, cardiac output, stroke index and stroke volume

• Blood chemistry. Measurements: lipid profile, fasting glucose and insulin, and Hemoglobin A1c.

• Nutritional analysis. Measurements: macro and micro nutrient analysis

• Data collection using questionnaires and surveys with on-board computer stations

• Cooking demonstration with a cooking island, electric stove, refrigerator, microwave oven and small baking oven

• Small group health education classes with a multimedia station

• Health screenings in schools and communities

In addition, the Mobile Health Laboratory can also be used to conduct literacy education programs, computer education classes, mental health screenings, and community outreach by faculty members from other departments at UTSA.