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{"title":"American Indian Cultural Adaptation to the Intervention for Nicotine Dependence: Education, Prevention, Tobacco, and Health (INDEPTH) Curriculum: A Collaborative Approach.","authors":"Guadalupe G Ramos Plascencia, Sarah L Keller, Prescilla Cobian, Jennifer B Unger, April L Go Forth, Lisa Craig, Magdalena Steele, Lizbeth S Becerra, Claradina Soto","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001918","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001918","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) youth experience disproportionately high rates of commercial tobacco use, including vaping electronic cigarettes, compared to non-AIAN youth. Despite this disparity, culturally relevant prevention interventions remain limited and often inaccessible.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study describes the community-based participatory process used to culturally adapt a vaping prevention intervention for AIAN youth, in collaboration with a community organization and local schools. This paper focuses on the formative, qualitative phase of the intervention adaptation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participatory research methods were used to collect data through stakeholder interviews and focus groups with AIAN youth and adult community members. A community advisory board guided the study's implementation. Procedures were collaboratively developed to ensure cultural relevance. The community organization led local activities, while the academic partner managed regulatory requirements and analyzed the data using reflexive thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Adult participants expressed the need for culturally relevant education on vaping, addiction, and communication with youth. They also recommended addressing the root causes and dangers of vaping through storytelling and AIAN imagery. Youth participants expressed ambivalence toward nicotine, discussed the role of mental health, and described witnessing harsher school consequences for AIAN students. Interviewees reported limited availability of school-based resources and stressed the importance of healthy coping skills.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings highlight the need for accessible, culturally informed interventions that support AIAN youth through education, community engagement, and holistic approaches to prevention. Community perspectives are essential for creating effective, relevant programs that address the unique needs of AIAN youth and the complex factors influencing vaping.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 3","pages":"351-361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community-Engaged Science Along the U.S.-Mexico Border: Methodologies for Community Participation in Environmental Research.","authors":"Lindsay Sansom, Garett T Sansom, Ruby Hernandez, Jiang Zheng, Galen Newman, Joseph Sharkey","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001921","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Colonias are unincorporated communities along the U.S.-Mexico border that face systemic environmental and public health challenges. Long-standing infrastructural deficiencies, socioeconomic hardship, and historical mistrust have hindered effective community partnerships.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to implement and evaluate a community-based participatory research approach tailored to promote environmental health equity, build trust, and foster meaningful participation among colonia residents in Hidalgo County, South Texas.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Juntos para un Mejor Mañana (Together for a Better Tomorrow) program developed a multifaceted engagement strategy, including the formation of three Community Advisory Boards, citizen science activities, family workshops, and training Promotora-Researchers. A community health assessment was conducted with 100 participants, combining survey data with biomarker collection (urine, blood, toenail) to assess environmental exposures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The initiative achieved high participation and retention: 96.2% survey completion, 81.0% initial urine sample submission, 75.0% urine resampling after 1 year, 80.0% blood sample submission, and 77.0% toenail sample collection. The program also led to the establishment of sustained community-based activities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Community-based participatory research strategies rooted in local partnership and cultural relevance can overcome barriers to participation in environmental justice communities. This model demonstrated strong community agency, high data collection rates, and durable program impact-offering a replicable approach for advancing health equity in vulnerable border regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 3","pages":"385-397"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"I'm Always a Little Bit Skeptical\": Intersex Young Adults' Recommendations for Community-partnered Health Research.","authors":"Aaron Samuel Breslow, Ellora Vilkin, Bria Brown-King, Elizabeth Cavic, Ginette Sims, Marla Renee Fisher, Kimberly Zieselman, Alesdair Ittelson","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a987064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2026.a987064","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 1","pages":"e5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147624130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impacts of Colorado's Regional Health Connector Workforce on Health-Related Social Needs and Health Equity.","authors":"Tristen L Hall, Kimberly Wiggins, Douglas H Fernald, Gillian Grant, Jennifer K Carroll, W Perry Dickinson","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993186","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993186","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Workforce roles that address social determinants of health, such as regional health connectors (RHCs), can reduce health inequities that disproportionately affect people of lower socioeconomic status and marginalized communities.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of this evaluation was to describe, from the perspective of RHCs' community partners, 1) strategies that RHCs employ, 2) social needs that RHCs address, and 3) outcomes associated with RHCs' community efforts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This convergent mixed-methods evaluation included a cross-sectional statewide survey of Colorado RHC partners followed by interviews with a subset of participants. Descriptive statistics (frequency distributions, proportions, means, standard deviations) were used to summarize survey results. We used a thematic summary approach to qualitatively analyze interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Survey participants (n = 182) were community partners working with RHCs, representing public health (36%), health care (30%) and social services sectors (25%). RHCs most commonly addressed access to care, food security, and housing support. Community partners reported that RHCs impact their organizations by connecting them to new resources, assisting in connecting the people they serve to resources to address social needs, and identifying and/or addressing resource gaps in the community. Survey comments and interviews (n = 11) illuminated RHCs' involvement in connecting community members and organizations to tailored resources and services. Partners appreciated RHCs' high-level perspective and broad knowledge base. Areas for improvement included organizational change affecting relationship development and processes to connect partners with resources.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The Colorado RHC model could help other regions build collaborations and leverage resources and support for health-related social needs to improve community health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 2","pages":"183-194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Shared Inquiry in Action: A Participatory Research Study on CHW Workforce Development.","authors":"Caroline Marie Murtagh, Michelle A Gimenez, Monique Y Allen, Barbara Lugo, Angélica Crystal Nevarez, Bill Sive, Darouny Somsanith, Estela Venegas, Carol F West, Jennifer A Newberry","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993193","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Participatory action research (PAR) shifts power to communities as decision-makers in research. Community health workers (CHWs) are valuable partners for implementing PAR.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Using the community engagement continuum, this paper describes the PAR approach used by a team to conduct a study with CHWs in California. We present lessons learned for meaningfully including CHWs in interdisciplinary research teams.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A collective of CHW and university researchers attended reflection sessions to describe the four phases of the research project, classify steps across the community engagement continuum, and identify lessons learned for elevating CHW voices through research.</p><p><strong>Lessons learned: </strong>To enhance CHW participation, research training can promote interprofessional reciprocity. Teams can identify deliverables that create value for academic and community stakeholders.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This partnership demonstrated a strengths-based approach, where CHWs shared expertise in hosting community conversations, while academics added methodological rigor. The process can guide future CHW-university teams.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 2","pages":"247-254"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preliminary Effectiveness of a Community-Based Health Program for Pregnant and Parenting Youth Experiencing Homelessness.","authors":"Claudia LaRose, Brandon Balma, Greta Prokosch, Michelle Crandall, Meghan Ford, Marea Perry, Janna Gewirtz O'Brien","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001920","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pregnant and parenting youth experiencing homelessness (PPYEH) and their children face significant health challenges, yet few interventions exist to address their health needs. The purpose of this community-based participatory research was to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of a site-based health empowerment program to improve health, health care access, and reproductive health among PPYEH living in emergency shelter or transitional living programs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This mixed-methods study included intake, exit, and follow-up surveys with PPYEH, as well as a focus group and semistructured interviews with PPYEH and shelter staff. We conducted descriptive analyses of quantitative data to assess program satisfaction, mental health, contraceptive use and access, and thematic analysis of qualitative data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our evaluation demonstrated high program satisfaction, improved mental health, and enhanced access to reproductive resources and acceptability of contraceptive options. PPYEH and staff reported Empowering Parents for Wellness in Shelter connected youth with primary, dental, vision, sexual, and mental health care, which promoted youth resilience and agency in navigating the health care system. PPYEH felt their health improved through increased knowledge of topics including nutrition, allergies, healthy relationships, and sexually transmitted infections. Every interviewed participant recommended expanding Empowering Parents for Wellness in Shelter to other shelters.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest that site-based health empowerment programs embedded within shelters and housing programs may represent an acceptable and promising strategy to increase health care access, improve child and adolescent health, and support reproductive goals. The program underscores the importance of centering the voices of those with lived experiences of homelessness in the cocreation of programs that address their unique health needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 3","pages":"373-384"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Harambee! 3.0: Addressing HIV-Stigma and Increasing HIV-Testing in Three African Immigrant Communities in King County.","authors":"Jessica S Chao, Rahel Behailu, Nahom Daniel, Tewodros Ayele, Jean-Jacques Kayembe Kashondo, Lydia Bukonde, Noelly Makuma, Jeff Kalombo, Zalema Kuedituka, Yikealo Beyene, Delina Seyoum, Sophia Benalfew, Saba Girmay, Shukri A Hassan, Roxanne P Kerani, Rena C Patel","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a987063","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a987063","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 1","pages":"e3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13055735/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147624114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Process of Cultural Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Intervention With the Native Hawaiian Community.","authors":"Alexandra Malia Jackson, Adrienne Dillard, B Puni Kekauoha, Mahealani Mahiai Austin, Poki'i Balaz, Natlie Dutro, Errol Kia'i Lee, Jordan P Lewis, Scott K Okamoto, Kelly O'Sullivan, Kenneth Hepburn, Raven H Weaver","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993192","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993192","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Culturally adapting evidence-based programs may increase effectiveness, but decreases in fidelity to the original intervention are possible.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We describe the process and lessons learned from the adaptation of an evidence-based intervention, the Savvy Caregiver Program with a Native Hawaiian Community Action Board.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We present three examples: retaining an existing activity, revising a core concept as a hybrid with a Hawaiian value/English term, and adapting a component of the curriculum with cultural foods.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We suggest researchers work with community to: articulate core components in evidence-based interventions, explicitly; adapt activities and content to include cultural practices and norms; engage in iterative adaptation processes to support cohort differences; emphasize the importance of an inclusive approach to cultural identity; consider potential benefits of culturally grounded interventions; and describe and report the processes used in cultural adaptation.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 2","pages":"239-246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Youth Advisory Boards in Health Care Settings: Perspectives From Health Care Professionals.","authors":"Melanie Morris, Breana N Martinez, Eden Getahun, Morgan Ellis, Sophie Wilson, Katherine Gergen Barnett, Astraea Augsberger","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001910","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 3","pages":"e3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community Trust Must Be Earned: Building Authentic Relationships Is the Key.","authors":"Lola Al-Uqdah, Kelly Feighan, Gary Klein, Caroline West, Aunya Grimsley, Sebastian Ramagnano, Amy Carroll Scott, Felice Le-Scherban, Lenora Thompson, Jacqualyn Jordan","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>After Mercy Hospital closed, the Public Health Management Corporation Public Health Campus on Cedar (Cedar) opened on its site. According to our survey 3 years later, only 17.6% of households in the catchment area used Cedar's services. A history of hospital closures and the former hospital's reputation contributed to deep community mistrust in local health care institutions.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study examined community awareness of Cedar, willingness to try its services, and trust as a predictive factor.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a community-based participatory research approach, the evaluation team, a community advisory board, and an evaluation committee developed a representative household survey. Chi-sqare &amp; logistic regression were used to predict who was most likely to be aware of and most willing to use Cedar campus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Almost 60% of respondents were unaware that Cedar is now operating on the former hospital site and 58.8% reported willingness to use its services. The outcome of a step wise regression model revealed that the strongest adjusted odds ratio (AOR) in predicting awareness of Cedar were living in the neighborhood more than 2 years (AOR = 2.89, P = .014), followed by African-American race, having 3+ daily servings of fruits and vegetables, and two factors relating to trust (experience with the campus and thinking provider skills were important for building trust; P ≤ .05 each). Significant predictors of willingness to try Cedar included having asthma, (AOR = 3.0, P = .001) and not having a heart condition (AOR = 4.27, P = .002), followed by 3+ daily servings of fruits and vegetables and perceiving transparency was important to building trust (P ≤ .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Community mistrust continues to limit Cedar's reach. Trust building efforts that center on transparency, provider quality, and awareness can increase utilization and a campaign targeting residents with specific chronic conditions can ensure health equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 3","pages":"339-349"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}