Y2CONNECT Baltimore: A Mobile-Friendly Locally Based Solution to Connect Adolescents and Young Adults to Resources Across Sectors.

IF 1.2 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Health Promotion Practice Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI:10.1177/15248399251367350

Yael Hamburger, Renata Arrington-Sanders, Jacky M Jennings, Jamie Perin, Arik V Marcell

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Abstract

During adolescence, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) can benefit from supports across education, employment, social/civic, and health sectors aiding in their transition to adulthood. However, many AYAs, along with caregivers and professionals working with AYAs, are often unaware of available local resources. Bridging this gap in Baltimore, we developed a local comprehensive mobile-friendly AYA resource guide, called Y2CONNECT. This study's goal was to describe Y2CONNECT's user engagement, demographics, and content interaction from its launch on 11/1/2016 to 6/30/2022 using Google Analytics. We coded each viewed listing by main service provided into 21 domain areas across five sectors, achieving a 97% agreement in coding. Linear regressions examined average yearly change in number of monthly usage patterns. Overall, 65,046 unique users viewed 114,732 pages. Most users were locally based (54%), female (64%), aged 18 to 34 (54%), and used a desktop (58%). Content was viewed across sectors: Health (47%), Schools/Jobs (16%), Social Services/Recreation (13%), Special Populations (13%), and Essential Services (11%). Most listings viewed included family planning/sexual/reproductive health (18%), essential services (12%), and job readiness (11%). Linear regression analyses showed significant yearly increases in new users and engagement (all ps < .001). Findings highlight how a digital strategy can connect users to locally based AYA-focused resources across sectors.

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Y2CONNECT巴尔的摩：一个移动友好的本地解决方案，将青少年和年轻人连接到各个部门的资源。

在青春期，青少年和青壮年可以受益于教育、就业、社会/公民和卫生部门的支持，帮助他们向成年过渡。然而，许多AYAs以及与AYAs一起工作的护理人员和专业人员通常不知道可用的当地资源。为了弥合巴尔的摩的这一差距，我们开发了一份适合移动设备的综合性AYA资源指南，名为Y2CONNECT。本研究的目标是使用谷歌Analytics来描述Y2CONNECT从2016年11月1日发布到2022年6月30日的用户参与度、人口统计数据和内容互动。我们将每个浏览过的列表按提供的主要服务划分为5个部门的21个领域，编码一致性达到97%。线性回归检验了每月使用模式数量的年平均变化。总的来说，65,046个独立用户浏览了114,732个页面。大多数用户是本地用户（54%），女性用户（64%），年龄在18到34岁之间的用户（54%），使用台式机的用户（58%）。内容是跨部门浏览的：卫生（47%）、学校/就业（16%）、社会服务/娱乐（13%）、特殊人群（13%）和基本服务（11%）。浏览最多的清单包括计划生育/性/生殖健康（18%）、基本服务（12%）和工作准备（11%）。线性回归分析显示，新用户和用户粘性每年都有显著增长（ps均< 0.001）。调查结果强调了数字战略如何将用户与跨部门的基于本地的以aya为重点的资源联系起来。

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Health Promotion Practice PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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3.80

自引率

5.30%

发文量

126

期刊介绍： Health Promotion Practice (HPP) publishes authoritative articles devoted to the practical application of health promotion and education. It publishes information of strategic importance to a broad base of professionals engaged in the practice of developing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention programs. The journal"s editorial board is committed to focusing on the applications of health promotion and public health education interventions, programs and best practice strategies in various settings, including but not limited to, community, health care, worksite, educational, and international settings. Additionally, the journal focuses on the development and application of public policy conducive to the promotion of health and prevention of disease.