Jennifer M Shea, Aimee Battcock, Christie Stillwell, Mandy Poole Ford, Melita Paul, Glenn Walsh, Garreth Kippenhuck, Bryn Wood
{"title":"Adaptations of a Community-Based NunatuKavut Inuit Mental Wellness Research Initiative During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Jennifer M Shea, Aimee Battcock, Christie Stillwell, Mandy Poole Ford, Melita Paul, Glenn Walsh, Garreth Kippenhuck, Bryn Wood","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993189","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993189","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Western and biomedically oriented mental health interventions are often influenced by colonial frameworks, emphasizing individual deficits and overlooking cultural and community dimensions of care.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The NunatuKavut Community Council partnered with community-based researchers to strengthen culturally grounded wellness services and programs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The NunatuKavut Mental Wellness Initiative, a community-based participatory research project, explored and promoted mental wellness among NunatuKavut Inuit. Guided by Inuit storytelling, we conducted sharing circles and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, an electronic survey.</p><p><strong>Lessons learned: </strong>A grassroots community-based participatory research approach allowed adaptation during COVID-19 while maintaining storytelling as a central method. Three key lessons emerged: 1) flexibility is essential in response to unexpected events, 2) adapting methods ensures engagement without overburdening participants, and 3) meaningful community involvement is central to program relevance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite challenges, Inuit-led, culturally grounded methods supported wellness promotion. These reflections may serve as a guide for others in adapting community-based participatory research projects to changing contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 2","pages":"215-222"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346811","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}
Mary Gemma O'Donnell, Eric S Cerino, Michael J McCarthy, Charlton Wilson, Terry Smith, Cindy Martin, Karin Von Kay
{"title":"Transforming Flagstaff into a Dementia Friendly City: Lessons from a Community Partnership Approach.","authors":"Mary Gemma O'Donnell, Eric S Cerino, Michael J McCarthy, Charlton Wilson, Terry Smith, Cindy Martin, Karin Von Kay","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993187","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993187","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Developing a Dementia Friendly city involves cultivating a dynamic, cooperative community where individuals with dementia and their caregivers are valued and fully supported. In Flagstaff, Arizona, a culturally diverse mountain college town, this initiative seeks to address inequities in dementia care for underserved populations.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The primary goal was to establish the Northern Arizona Dementia Friendly Community Council as a community-driven response to the rising public health challenges posed by dementia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Guided by community-based participatory research principles and the Dementia Friendly America framework, we employed an iterative approach to assess community needs, engage diverse sectors, and drive the Dementia Friendly America application.</p><p><strong>Lessons learned: </strong>Key lessons include the importance of shared leadership, inclusive engagement, and distributed decision-making, along with navigating limited funding, careful resource allocation, and steady volunteer participation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Flagstaff's experience demonstrates that collaborative partnerships are essential for creating inclusive environments that support individuals with dementia and their caregivers.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 2","pages":"195-204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346975","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}
Hal Strelnick, Karen Calhoun, Suzanne Dolwick Grieb
{"title":"Celebrating <i>PCHP</i> at 20: A Look Back With Our Editorial Team.","authors":"Hal Strelnick, Karen Calhoun, Suzanne Dolwick Grieb","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a987068","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a987068","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 1","pages":"7-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147624108","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}
Melanie Morris, Breana N Martinez, Eden Getahun, Morgan Ellis, Sophie Wilson, Katherine Gergen Barnett, Astraea Augsberger
{"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.a1001916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001916","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is a mutually beneficial, multidirectional relationship when young people are engaged in policy, programming, and research. Although the positive impact of youth engagement is evident, adultism and organizational readiness remain key barriers to youth participation in health care settings.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study explored how adult health care professionals and hospital leadership at an urban safety-net hospital understand and conceptualize youth advisory boards (YABs) and assess their utility in health care settings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Semistructured interviews (N = 10) were conducted and thematic analysis was used to explore the central research question: How do adults understand and conceptualize YABs and their utility in health care settings? To triangulate findings and highlight youth experiences and expertise, a listening session was held with 2023-2024 YAB members to elicit reflections and recommendations for future YABs in health care settings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Adult participants had minimal experience interacting with YABs in their work; however, they shared a common understanding of YABs as an advisory group of youth with diverse identities and positionalities who represent the community. They reported the need for hospitals to establish intentional partnerships with youth and provide space for youth to be key stakeholders in influencing research, practice, policy changes, and innovations. Participants were critical of barriers in health care settings that could impede success, including limited time, sustainable funding, limited experience working with YABs and Youth of Color more broadly, health care setting readiness, and the need for strong adult facilitation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Health care professionals are increasingly interested in utilizing YABs to improve practice, policy, and research. With the proper infrastructure, support, and intentionality, the authentic engagement of youth voices in health care settings can be realized and be a mechanism for health equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 3","pages":"325-337"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070392","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}
Angelina Rangel, Lauren B Anderson, Rochelle H Holm, Ted Smith
{"title":"Resident Odor Reports and Differing Health Outcomes in Areas of Industrial Emission Odor, Louisville, Kentucky.","authors":"Angelina Rangel, Lauren B Anderson, Rochelle H Holm, Ted Smith","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993196","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Air pollution regulations have historically treated odors as a public nuisance. Participatory, or citizen science, can provide important data through systematic, mobile application-assisted odor reporting.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study leverages participatory public health science using the Smell MyCity app to investigate resident-reported odors and their association with census tract health outcomes in Louisville, Kentucky.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed 6,868 odor reports from 2018 to 2024 to identify census tracts where industrial and chemical odor reports cluster. Disease prevalences from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's PLACES data were compared between these tracts and the entire county.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results suggest associations between frequent odor reporting areas and increased health risks, highlighting the public health significance of environmental odors needing further investigation, and the importance of community-driven data collection in this field of study.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This community-driven reporting initiative may be a useful addition to health research in areas with high industrial emission odor.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 2","pages":"271-276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13657397/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346859","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":"An Indigenous Community-Based Approach to Tuberculosis Control in Rural East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.","authors":"Yunita Fitrianti, Ardi Bastian, Wahyu Dwi Astuti, Santi Dwiningsih, Sri Handayani, Diyan Ermawan Effendi, Arief Priyo Nugroho","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001913","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 3","pages":"e9-e10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070447","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}
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
{"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.a1001912","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001912","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 3","pages":"e7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070469","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>Sobremesa</i>: Healing, Identity, and Connection Through Community Conversations in Latine Spaces.","authors":"Patricia Aguado, Monica Puente","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001928","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a1001928","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sobremesa is a community-based initiative centered on emotional well-being, cultural connection, and collective care. Created by first-generation, bilingual Latine social workers in partnership with SOMOSLOUD, this Chicagobased series brings Latine adults together for monthly gatherings grounded in food, conversation, and cultural traditions. Rather than replicating clinical spaces, Sobremesa offers an informal yet intentional setting where participants can reflect, listen, and connect across English, Spanish, and Spanglish. Each gathering includes a grounding or healing activity, small-group dialogue guided by culturally relevant prompts, and a closing ritual. Across 10 gatherings, post-event surveys (n = 91) reflected strong engagement and sustained interest. Discussion themes included stigma, immigration stress, political hostility, cultural erasure, and the central role of relationships in fostering resilience and belonging. While limited in scale and not designed to assess clinical outcomes, Sobremesa demonstrates how culturally rooted, informal spaces can support community emotional well-being, buffer stigma, and foster connection and advocacy beyond traditional service models.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 3","pages":"451-455"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149070471","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}
Elyse R Park, Brett Goshe, Isabelle Miranda, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, Pam Nourse, Renee Williams, Gabriella Nicolosi, Karen Lopez, Ruth de la Cruz, Esteban Barreto, Rachel A Millstein, Giselle K Perez, Brittain Mahaffey, Carolina Abuelo, Brian Winklosky, Rosalie Rippey, Karen A Kuhlthau
{"title":"Building a Community Partnership to Meet the Needs of Parents of Neurodivergent Children.","authors":"Elyse R Park, Brett Goshe, Isabelle Miranda, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, Pam Nourse, Renee Williams, Gabriella Nicolosi, Karen Lopez, Ruth de la Cruz, Esteban Barreto, Rachel A Millstein, Giselle K Perez, Brittain Mahaffey, Carolina Abuelo, Brian Winklosky, Rosalie Rippey, Karen A Kuhlthau","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993185","DOIUrl":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a993185","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Massachusetts General Hospital and the Federation for Children with Special Needs staff partnered to conduct the Supporting Parents Raising Kids trial. Supporting Parents Raising Kids compares a mind body intervention, stress management and relaxation training (SMART) learning and attentional disabilities (LAD), and a comparison health promotion intervention, Health Enhancement Program, for parents of children with LAD.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We describe how the partnership collaboratively adapted the proposed trial and treatments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Massachusetts General Hospital and the Federation for Children with Special Needs staff contributed professional and lived experience expertise of families of children with LAD. This was done through collaborative leadership, shared learning about institutional differences, listening sessions, treatment manual review sessions, and a shared decisions process.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Bridging cultural differences and engaging in a shared decision-making process resulted in trial design and treatment adaptations that resulted in a successful collaboration.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Co-creation of a study requires commitment and partnership. Collaboratively developed trial improvements will strengthen community-based implementation of an open pilot trial and subsequent full trial.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 2","pages":"175-181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148346860","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}
Erin Harris, Abigail Steiner, Sedona Allen Moreno, Judith C Shlay, Sarah Belstock
{"title":"Engaging Youth Expertise: Evaluation of a Youth-Led Substance Use Prevention Model Centering Lived Experience.","authors":"Erin Harris, Abigail Steiner, Sedona Allen Moreno, Judith C Shlay, Sarah Belstock","doi":"10.1353/cpr.2026.a987066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2026.a987066","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"20 1","pages":"e9-e10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147624136","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}