Carmen George, Brianna John, Renee Goldtooth-Halwood, Ken Hecht, Christina Hecht, Laura Vollmer, Louise Benally, Asia Soleil Yazzie, Rachel Whitman, Malyssa Egge, Nora Nelson, Kerlissa Bitah, Eva Bennet, Olivia Mott, Janet Mark, Shine K Salt, Tierra H M Edison, Sonya S Shin
{"title":"Water Is K'é: Learning from the Navajo Community to Promote Early Child Health.","authors":"Carmen George, Brianna John, Renee Goldtooth-Halwood, Ken Hecht, Christina Hecht, Laura Vollmer, Louise Benally, Asia Soleil Yazzie, Rachel Whitman, Malyssa Egge, Nora Nelson, Kerlissa Bitah, Eva Bennet, Olivia Mott, Janet Mark, Shine K Salt, Tierra H M Edison, Sonya S Shin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Drinking water instead of sugary drinks is key to reducing health disparities. Since beverage habits are shaped by complex personal, community, and environmental factors, community input is critical to design any intervention promoting water.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We worked with community partners to design a program to promote healthy beverage habits among young Navajo children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The socioecological model, community-based participatory methods, and strengths-based principles shaped our process. In Phase 1, multigenerational feedback taught us about the cultural importance of water and how water quality concerns influence beverage choices. In Phase 2, our Water is K'é Community Advisory Group played a leading role to design the intervention centered around cultural connection, health literacy, and water access.</p><p><strong>Lessons learned: </strong>Water is K'é was created through community partnership. Community listening and mini-pilots take time but allows the program to meet community's needs and interests.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The solutions to health disparities lie within the community itself.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 3","pages":"427-435"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298453","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":"Co-designing the Family Wellbeing Program to Address Mental Health Disparities in a Latino Community: Lessons Learned.","authors":"Micaela Mercado, Rebecca Birr, Paige Safyer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Latino caregivers caring for children under 5 years old who are under resourced, and underserved may be most vulnerable for experiencing mental health problems. Furthermore, Latino families with young children-during the COVID-19 pandemic-were at particular risk for multiple and concurrent stressors and acute adversities.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The Family Wellbeing Program (FWP) was designed to strengthen Latino caregivers' mental health and mental well-being, and facilitate their access to mental health supports and service providers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the principles of community-based participatory research, a university research team and staff from a federally qualified health care center co-developed and implemented the FWP. Pre- and post-implementation focus groups with six staff were conducted and data analysis was guided by the RE-AIM framework.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Staff identified implementation challenges related to the pandemic and socioenvironmental factors affecting the reach and participation of Latino families. Staff perceived the program improved caregivers' help-seeking behaviors, yet suggestions for improving the FWP for Latino caregivers were noted. Staff also discussed implementation strategies to sustain future programming.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Implementation strategies along the RE-AIM dimensions were identified to improve the participation of Latino caregivers in future adaptations of the FWP. The implications of this work could show promise for sustaining programs designed to address disparities in mental health among Latino caregivers.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 3","pages":"355-362"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298432","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":"Bridging the Gap: Addressing Immigrant Health Through Community-initiated Screening Events.","authors":"Sally Moyce, Nathaniel Sisson, Madeline Metcalf","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 1","pages":"e3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869851","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}
Isabel M Leamon, Vanessa Jacobsohn, Alex R Dopp, Grace Hindmarch, Venice Ceballos, Miriam Komaromy, Katherine E Watkins, Karen Chan Osilla
{"title":"Patient Perspectives on Adapting Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder With Depression and/or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.","authors":"Isabel M Leamon, Vanessa Jacobsohn, Alex R Dopp, Grace Hindmarch, Venice Ceballos, Miriam Komaromy, Katherine E Watkins, Karen Chan Osilla","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Individuals with opioid use disorder and cooccurring mental health concerns experience heightened consequences and lower rates of treatment access. Engaging patients as research partners alongside health systems is critical for tailoring care for this population. Collaborative care is promising for the treatment of co-occurring disordersObjectives: We used a community-participatory partnered research1 approach to partner with patients, providers, and clinic administrators to adapt and implement a collaborative care intervention for co-occurring disorders in primary care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted qualitative interviews with patients to assess their feedback on the proposed collaborative care model before intervention implementation. A first round of interviews was conducted to obtain patient feedback on our adaptation ideas (n = 11). The team then incorporated these suggestions, beta-tested the intervention with participants (n = 9), and assessed participant feedback. Data were analyzed using rapid content analysis and then implemented by health systems.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patient feedback underscored the need for the care coordinator (CC) to be trained in patient engagement and stigma reduction and to provide assistance around socioeconomic barriers and relapse. Patients shared that it was helpful to have the CC address co-occurring disorders, emphasized the need for the CC to be flexible, and expressed that tele-health was acceptable. Patient feedback was integrated in subsequent CC training with health systems.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present research demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of incorporating patient perspectives into treatment design and implementation in health systems using community-participatory partnered research .</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 3","pages":"309-321"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11424021/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298446","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}
Scott D Rhodes, Amanda E Tanner, Jorge Alonzo, Lilli Mann-Jackson, John W Chaffin, Manuel Garcia, Hannah J Erb, Ana D Sucaldito, Rachel E Williams Faller, Jeanette M Stafford, Laurie Russell, Peggy H Weil, Mohammed Sheikh Eldin Jibriel, Tucker McGuire, Aimee M Wilkin, Sandy K Aguilar-Palma, David M Kline
{"title":"Using <i>ENGAGED for CHANGE</i> to Develop a Multicultural Intervention to Reduce Disparities among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Appalachia.","authors":"Scott D Rhodes, Amanda E Tanner, Jorge Alonzo, Lilli Mann-Jackson, John W Chaffin, Manuel Garcia, Hannah J Erb, Ana D Sucaldito, Rachel E Williams Faller, Jeanette M Stafford, Laurie Russell, Peggy H Weil, Mohammed Sheikh Eldin Jibriel, Tucker McGuire, Aimee M Wilkin, Sandy K Aguilar-Palma, David M Kline","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 4","pages":"e1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383553","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}
Sarah B Maness, Marlvis Butch Kennedy, Kathleen Trejo Tello
{"title":"Community and Academic Partner Perspectives on Collaborating Toward a Reduction in Community Gun Violence.","authors":"Sarah B Maness, Marlvis Butch Kennedy, Kathleen Trejo Tello","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>South Carolina ranks 10th in the nation for firearm death rates. The homicide rate increased by 22.1% in 2020, the highest rate since 1993, identifying an urgent need for intervention. The Medical University of South Carolina Community Engaged Scholars Program provides community-based participatory research training and seed funding for projects to improve health in South Carolina. This article describes a collaboration between a grass-roots community organization and academic partner. The Tri-County Gun Violence Coordinating Council (GVCC) was created to address gun violence in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties by facilitating coordination among stakeholders and developing a comprehensive gun violence reduction strategy. We explore perspectives of both the community and academic partner on collaborating toward a reduction in community gun violence.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 4","pages":"573-577"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383763","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}
Min Jeong Jeon, Annie Coriolan Ciceron, Y Tony Yang, Hee-Soon Juon, Jane Pan, Daisy Le
{"title":"COVID-19's Impact on Community Resilience Practice: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Community-Government Partnership to Reduce HBV.","authors":"Min Jeong Jeon, Annie Coriolan Ciceron, Y Tony Yang, Hee-Soon Juon, Jane Pan, Daisy Le","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Essential to the global elimination of viral hepatitis are insights and guidelines on how to coordinate and sustain community health efforts during times of public health crises. A community-based participatory research-driven academic-community-government (ACG) partnership was formed to improve the hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening and vaccination infrastructure for at-risk communities in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan region.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We describe the challenges and innovative adjustments made by the partnership to provide continued prevention modalities to reduce HBV during the earlier phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Key informant interviews were conducted to assess program implementation facilitators and barriers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three thematic categories about the pandemic's impact on the ACG partnership emerged: innovations in hepatitis screening, access and linkage to care, and collaborative leadership. Lessons learned included the need to identify gaps in care, foster a safe environment for patients and staff, and provide technical assistance to enhance health information technology and systems infrastructure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite COVID-19, partnership members remained agile and responsive to community needs. Sustaining an effective ACG partnership requires regular and transparent communication, as well as shared and equal decision-making opportunities.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 4","pages":"503-513"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383830","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":"How Indigenous Knowledges and Knowledge Systems Are Centered in Research: An Indigenous-informed Realist Review Protocol.","authors":"Nikki Hunter Porter, Nicole Bulger, Anita Benoit, Josie Auger, Raglan Maddox, Janet Jull, Janice Linton, Joanna Nemeth, Simon Brascoupé, Noé Préfontaine, Diane Simon, Tina Lanceleve, Jaiden Herkimer, Cora Weber-Pillwax, Ningwakwe George, Marcia Friesen, Lisa Bourque Bearskin, Melody Morton Ninomiya","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In Euro-Western forms of research, Indigenous Knowledges (IK) and Knowledge systems have been misused, devalued, and stolen. Elders and Knowledge Guardians have expressed the need for IK to be protected for future generations and be included in research in a good way.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We aim to disrupt the ongoing dominance of Eurocentric research methodologies focused on Indigenous Peoples by promoting and nurturing rights-based and distinctions-based approaches that center Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing within the entirety of this research project.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This protocol paper describes how we developed an Indigenous-informed realist review process and what the process entails. When conducting our realist review, we will examine papers indicating that IK were centered in research. Our iterative process is shaped and guided by IK within our team. To be included in the analysis, papers must (1) identify how Indigenous Peoples were leading, guiding, and/or governing the research; (2) describe how IK were a critical component of research; and (3) report on how the research benefitted Indigenous Peoples. All papers that meet our inclusion criteria will be scored using a relevance assessment tool we developed to assess how much information was provided on the local context for the Indigenous research, the outcomes from the IK in research, and the processes that facilitated the research outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our intention is to synthesize and amplify how IK have been centered in research, across multiple disciplines and geographies, to benefit Indigenous Peoples. We focus on nurturing and fostering ways of doing Indigenous research and including IK in a way that supports the well-being of Indigenous Peoples.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 4","pages":"561-572"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383832","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}
Kesia K Garibay, Arturo Durazo, Tatiana Vizcaíno, Yolanda Oviedo, Kara Marson, Carina Arechiga, Patric Prado, Omar Carrera, Manuel J Alvarado, Diane V Havlir, Susana Rojas, Gabriel Chamie, Carina Marquez, John Sauceda, Irene H Yen, Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young
{"title":"Lessons from Two Latino Communities Working with Academic Partners to Increase Access to COVID-19 Testing.","authors":"Kesia K Garibay, Arturo Durazo, Tatiana Vizcaíno, Yolanda Oviedo, Kara Marson, Carina Arechiga, Patric Prado, Omar Carrera, Manuel J Alvarado, Diane V Havlir, Susana Rojas, Gabriel Chamie, Carina Marquez, John Sauceda, Irene H Yen, Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We sought to examine the experiences of community partners in a community-academic partnership to promote COVID-19 testing in two majority Latino communities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted semistructured, in-depth interviews in English and Spanish with community-based organization leaders and community health workers/promotoras (n = 10) from June to July 2021. Interviews focused on identifying partner roles in planning and testing implementation and evaluating communication among partners. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed in ATLAS.ti version 8.4.5. Analyses involved deductive and inductive approaches to identify key themes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants described both strengths and challenges to the collaborative approach within each of three core themes: building relationships in the time of COVID-19; uplifting existing community leadership; and commitment of the academic partners and community-based organizations to conduct partnership activities in Spanish.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Community-academic partnerships that invest in strong relationships, community leadership, and a commitment to the community's preferred language offer a promising approach to addressing COVID-19 testing barriers. Findings provide direction for future research on how community members and academic partners can come together to inform strategies to continue addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11076150/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140852366","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}
Madeline F Perry, April Thompson, Talibah Johnson, Kirbi Range, Jecca R Steinberg, Lisa Masinter, Jena Wallander Gemkow, Andie Baker, Marquita W Lewis-Thames
{"title":"Pregnancy and Postpartum Experiences in Chicago Neighborhoods With Increased Adverse Maternal Outcomes: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Madeline F Perry, April Thompson, Talibah Johnson, Kirbi Range, Jecca R Steinberg, Lisa Masinter, Jena Wallander Gemkow, Andie Baker, Marquita W Lewis-Thames","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Black birthing people are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White birthing people.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to better understand the pregnancy and postpartum experiences with health care, support, and maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) of Black pregnant and parenting people living in neighborhoods with increased rates of MMM in Chicago, Illinois.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a rapid qualitative analysis in Chicago, Illinois based on principles of community-based participa-tory research. Community partners recruited Black pregnant and parenting individuals living in neighborhoods with higher rates of MMM. Four focus groups from February 2021 to October 2021 were led by community health workers and covered pregnancy and postpartum experiences. Transcripts were deductively and inductively coded by paired-analyst teams and thematically analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 31 participants from eight neighborhoods. Key themes related to pregnancy and the postpartum period included the: (1) a need for social and mental health support during and after pregnancy, (2) a preference for multiple sources of health information, (3) a need for strengthened connection with medical providers and health care systems, (4) a lack of clarity regarding MMM and the postpartum period, and (5) a difference in language between patients and health care providers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Further research and interventions are needed to evaluate how to best support pregnant and postpartum people, to implement patient-centered language when communicating about pregnancy and postpartum complications, and to demonstrate investment by health care workers in Black birthing people. Crucial to further research and interventions is communication with and input from communities most affected by MMM.</p>","PeriodicalId":46970,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Community Health Partnerships-Research Education and Action","volume":"18 3","pages":"323-334"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298449","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}