EMPLOYMENT

• General Practitioner. Ministry of Health (Spain), 1984-1991.
• Collaborating Physician's Assistant. Center of Sports Medicine, Ministry of Culture, Granada (Spain), 1984-1986.
• Physician Specialist in Sports Medicine. Municipal Foundation for Sports, Armilla, Granada (Spain); Spanish Federation of Judo, Granada (Spain); Sports Commission Of Andalusia, Ministry of Culture, Granada (Spain); Jaen Swimming Club, Jaen (Spain), 1985-1987.
• Professor of Physical Education. Ministry of Education and Science (Spain), 1986-1989.
• Professor of Sports Medicine. Ministry of Education and Science (Spain), Summer 1988.
• Graduate Assistant. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1994.
• Program Coordinar. Employee Health Promotion Program. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1995-1996.
• Senior Research Specialist. Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1995-June 1998.
• Health Education Director. Wisewoman Project. Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1996-June 1998.
• Health Education & Promotion Consultant. Evaluation of the Canyon Ranch Life Enhancement Project. The University of Arizona Prevention Center, Tucson, AZ, July 1998-March 1999.
• Public Health Educator. Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program. New Mexico Department of Health. Albuquerque, NM, 1999-2001.
• Assistant Professor. Social and Behavioral Sciences. School of Public Health.University of North Texas Health Science Center. Fort Worth, Texas, 2001-Present.

HONORS/AWARDS

• Most Outstanding Local Athlete. Awarded by the Superior Sports Council, Spain, 1986.
• Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine. School of Medicine, Granada (Spain), 1987.
• Royal Academy Award for Scientific Research. Royal Academy of Medicine, School of Medicine, Granada (Spain), 1987.
• University of Arizona Graduate College Award. Academic Year 1993-94.
• Tuition Scholarship. AZ Master Program in Public Health. University of Arizona. Fall Semester 1993.
• Tuition Scholarship. AZ Master Program in Public Health. University of Arizona. Spring Semester 1994.
• Small Grant Award. University of Arizona Foundation, Tucson, AZ, 1995.
• General Grant Award. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Fall Semester 1999.
• Edward Grisso Memorial Scholarship. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Spring Semester 2000.

SERVICES

Administrative/Community Activities

• Member, Admission Committee for Preventive Medicine Residency, University of Arizona, 1997.
• Member, Executive Boad, South-Central Region, Redes en Acción: Cancer Awareness, Research and Training. South Central Region. National Cancer Institute, 2001-Present.

Academic Activities

• Invited Professor: UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz (Spain). Internet y Salud, Spring Courses, May 1999.
• Invited Professor: University of Cadiz-San Roque Summer Courses. Health and Productivity. San Roque, Cadiz (Spain), Summer 1998.
• Visiting Professor: Mexican National Institute of Public Health. New Perspectives in Health Education and Promotion: Theories and Models. Graduatre Program in Public Health, Cuernavaca (Mexico), Spring 98.
• Teacher: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Worksite Wellness and Managed Care. Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health, Fall 97.
• Guest Lecturer: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The PRECEDE Model. Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health, February 19, 1997.
• Guest Lecturer: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Community Programs. Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health, March 5, 1998.
• Supervisor: Graduate Students: Linda Calkins (Internship: Grant Proposal Writing, 1996); Jennifer Guerrero (Internship: Employee Wellness, 1996); Pat Canterbury (Internship: Program Evaluation, 1997); Alexander Vallei (Internship: Process Evaluation). Undergraduate Students: Michael Kenney (Internship, 1995); Sylvia Castro (Independent Study, 1996); Lulit Shiferau (Independent Study, 1996).
• Guest Lecturer: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Health Behavior Theory & Practice. Graduate Program in Health Promotion, March 23, 2000.
• Guest Lecturer: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.Theory & Culture. Graduate Program in Health Promotion, March 29, 2001.
• Teaching Assistant. College of Education. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Health Promotion Program, Spring Semester 2001.

PUBLICATIONS/CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Books

• Soto Mas F, Toledano Galera J. En forma después de los 50 (Fitness after 50). Madrid (Spain): Gymnos, 2001.

Articles

• Soto Mas F, Lacoste J, Papenfuss RL. The health belief model, a theoretical framework for AIDS prevention (El Modelo de Creencias de Salud: Un enfoque teórico para la prevención del SIDA). Revista Española de Salud Pública 1997; 71:335-341.
• Soto Mas F, Papenfuss RL. Medicine and public health: the role of the Hispanic physician in health promotion (Medicina y salud pública: el papel del médico hispano en la promoción de salud). Médico Interamericano 1997; 16:206-210.
• Soto Mas F, Papenfuss RL, Guerrero J. Hispanics and Worksite Health Promotion. Journal of Community Health 1997; 22:361-371.
• Soto Mas F, Papenfuss RL. Physical activity and health (Actividad física y salud). Médico Interamericano 1997; 16: 564-570.
• Soto Mas F. Cancer and Diet: A Public Health Perspective. BioMedicina 1998;1:S13-16.
• Soto Mas FG. Health for everyone by the year 2000: a new century and a new public health agenda for Hispanics. Médico Interamericano 1999; January.
• Soto Mas F, et al. Camine con nosotros, connecting theory and practice for promoting physical activity among Hispanic women. Health Promotion Practice 2000; Vol. 1 (April).
• Soto Mas F. Sociedad y salud pública, la teoría del capital social (Society and health: social capital theory). Cuadernos Andaluces de Bienestar Social (Universidad de Granada, Spain), April 2000 (6,7):71-78.
• Renger R, Midyet J, Soto Mas F, et al. Optimal living: an inventory to assess health and wellness. American Journal of Health Behavior 2000; 24 (6):403-412.
• Valderrama J, Soto F, Mitchell E La lepra: todavía aquí con nosotros. Dematología Cosmética 2001; 11 (3):91-100.

Papers/Reports

• Nutrition Health Education Module for Spanish-Speaking Workers. Presented at the 124th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, New York, NY, November 1996.
• Worksite Health Promotion and the Hispanic Labor Force. Presented at the APHA 125th Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN, November 1997.
• HIV/AIDS Education Module for Spanish-Speaking Workers. Presented at the 125th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Indianapolis, IN, November 1997.

Guest Editor

• Médico Interamericano. Hispanics and Public Health. (Special Issue. January 1999).

Editor

• Primera Carta de Salud Española Depósito Legal J-53 1993). Programa Salud del CNJ, Jaen (Spain), 1993-97.

Editorial Board Member

• Infectious Diseases Patient Education Resource Manual. Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1999

Booklets

• Camine con nosotros/Come Walk With Us. (Bilingual). Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1996.
• Hay mucho que usted puede hacer. Cancer prevention (Spanish). U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1997.
• Tu vida no es una lotería, no te la juegues. HIV/AIDS prevention (Spanish). U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1997.
• Mejor con una sonrisa. CVD prevention (Spanish). U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1997.

Health/Wellness Writer

• Primera Carta de Salud Española (Depósito Legal J-53 1993). Programa Salud del CNJ, Jaen (Spain), 1993-97
• SIDA: Aumentan los casos de la enfermedad en E.U. La Voz de Alta California, Monterey (CA). Miércoles, 12 de Agosto de 1992.
• SIDA: Aumentan los casos de la enfermedad en E.U. La Voz de Alta California, Monterey (CA). Miércoles, 12 de Agosto de 1992.
• Nadando. Boletín del Club Natación Jaén (J-885-1987). Published fourteen articles on medicine and health issues (1993-97).
• Medical and Public Health Writer. graciasdoctor.com, January 2000-present.

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

• Worksite Health Promotion and Hispanics. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, July 1996.
• Nutrition Health Education Module for Spanish-Speaking Workers. APHA 124th Annual Meeting. New York, NY, November 1996.
• Worksite Health Promotion and the Hispanic Labor Force. APHA 125th Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN, November 1997.
• HIV/AIDS Education Module for Spanish-Speaking Workers. APHA 125th Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, IN, November 1997.
• "Camine con nosotros," a theory-based model for promoting physical activity. XVI World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Puerto Rico June, 1998.
• "Camine con nosotros," a theory-based physical activity intervent$ for Hispanic women. APHA 126th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, November 1998.
• Una agenda hispana de salud publica para el siglo XXI. XXIII Spanish American Medical Congress. New York, NY, October 1999.
• The New Mexico ASSIST Program. APHA 127th Annual Meeting. Chicago, ILL, November 1999.
• Eight years of ASSIST: Did it make a difference?. NMPHA Annual Meeting. Ruidoso, NM, April 2000.
• The American Stop Smoking Intervention Study: were Latinos left behind again?. Paper accepted for presentation at the 128th Annual Meeting of the APHA. Boston, Massachusetts, November 2000.
• Youth and minorities in the spotlight of the tobacco industry. NMPHA Annual Meeting. Taos, NM, April 2001.

Co-Author:

• Anthropometric Study of Young Andalusian Swimmers. 3rd Annual Conference on Sports Medicine. Murcia (Spain), September 1989.
• Diet and Nutritional Status of a Group of Andalusian Swimmers. 3rd Annual Conference on Sports Medicine. Murcia (Spain), September 1989.
• The City of Tucson Employee Health Promotion Program. APHA 126th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, November 1998
• A collaborative model for community health promotion. APHA 126th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, November 1998.
• A perinatal tobacco education module. NMPHA Annual Meeting. Ruidoso, NM, April 2000.

GRANTS/PROJECTS

• Co-Principal Investigator. Project: Exercise and Health. Awarded $5,000 by the Royal Academy of Medicine, Granada (Spain), 1987.
• Co-Investigator. Research Project in collaboration with the Physiology Department of the School of Medicine, University of Malaga, Malaga (Spain): Diet and Nutritional Status of a Group of Andalusian Swimmers. 1989.
• Co-Investigator. Research Project in collaboration with the Physiology Department of the School of Medicine, University of Malaga, Malaga (Spain): Anthropometric Study of Young Andalusian Swimmers. 1989.
• Principal Investigator. Research Project in collaboration with the Biochemistry Department of the School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada (Spain). Funded $1,500 by the Jaen Swimming Club, Jaen (Spain). 1990.
• Principal Investigator. Project: Multimedia Health Education Program. Awarded $3,000 by the University of Arizona Foundation, Tucson, AZ. 1995.
• Principal Investigator. Project: E-mail Health Promotion. Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1996.
• Co-Investigator. WISEWOMAN Research Project. Arizona Department of Health Services/Arizona Cancer Center. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1996-1998.
• Co-Principal Investigator. City of Tucson Employee Wellness Program. University of Arizona,Tucson, AZ, 1997-1998.
• Co-Investigator. Canyon Ranch Evaluation Project. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 1997-1999.
• Dissertation Research Grant. Graduate College, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2001.

CONSULTATION EXPERIENCE

• Chief Consultant. Programa Salud del CNJ, a long-term health education program. Club Natación Jaén, Jaen (Spain), 1990-Present.
• Reviewer. Spanish Healthwise® Handbook Research Project (12th Edition). Healthwise, Inc. Boise, Idaho, 1997.
• Health Promotion Consultant. City of Tucson Employee Wellness Program. Tucson, AZ, 1997.
• Reviewer. Spanish Healthwise® Handbook Research Project (13th Edition). Healthwise, Inc. Boise, Idaho, 1997.
• Health Education and Health Promotion Consultant. Mexican National Institute of Public Health. Curriculum development, program planning and evaluation, 1998-1999.
• Health Education Consultant. Evaluation of the Canyon Ranch Life Enhancement Program. University of Arizona Prevention Center, Tucson, AZ, 1998-1999.
• Consultant. Participating and Training in Health (Project PATH). University of North Texas, Denton, TX (USA), 2001-Present.

ACCREDITATIONS

• Association of Physicians and Surgeons, Granada (Spain). License to practice medicine (unrestricted).
• European Union Accreditation. Accreditation to practice medicine throughout the European Union.

MEMBERSHIPS/ASSOCIATIONS

• American Public Health Association (APHA).
• Latino Caucus of the APHA.
• InterAmerican College of Physicians and Surgeons (ICPS).
• Latino Public Health Working Group (Arizona State University).
• Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (S.E.S.P.A.S.).

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Knowledge of PCs and Macintosh computers. Extensive experience with Word Perfect, Microsoft Word, and other applications.
• Active user of Internet since 1994. Included on numerous national and international public health related E-mail lists.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Member of the University of Granada Judo Team for six years. Participated in five national championships, 1978-84.
• Received Black Belt in Judo. National Federation of Judo, Spain, 1984.
• Coach/Member of the Military Judo Team. Participated in National and Regional Championships, 1984.
• Judo Coach. Royal Federation of Judo, Granada (Spain), 1984-86.
• Held position of Sergeant during military service, 1985.

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.

FRANCISCO G. SOTO MAS, M.D., M.P.H.

HEALTH EDUCATION & PROMOTION

Program Planning and Evaluation Consultant