{"title":"Exploring Implementation of Cantonese Radio Broadcasting as a Mental Health Promotion Initiative for Linguistically Isolated Immigrants.","authors":"Benjamin K P Woo, Jamie O P Chung","doi":"10.1177/15248399261481068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399261481068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital-first public health efforts often miss linguistically isolated immigrant communities because of structural barriers and stigma. Ethnic legacy media can reach these groups, but keeping programs funded and operational over the long term is frequently difficult. This Practice Note examines a Cantonese-language radio health program in \"Los Angeles County\" that ran 128 live broadcasts across a full 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle. Instead of a top-down clinical model, the show endured by acting as an informal community navigation hub. We examine two recurring administrative frictions: anonymous off-air calls about urgent economic needs (e.g., hotel job referrals) and on-air audience corrections of mispronounced medical terms. We argue these interactions should be seen not as disruptions but as measurable indicators of structural trust that sustain programs. We offer practical guidance for recruiting undergraduates to expand reach via ethnic print newspapers, using peer-recovery milestones to amplify impact. The note concludes with a pragmatic blueprint for health educators to manage professional boundaries, preserve commercial-clinical separation, and uphold cultural safety in isolated communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"15248399261481068"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148867293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Empowering Influencers to Support Harm Reduction: A Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation of Appalachian Influence.","authors":"Erika Bonnevie, Fatma Diouf, Jeffrey Sykes, Kaitlyn Rhoads","doi":"10.1177/15248399251350609","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15248399251350609","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Harm reduction is a public health approach focused on minimizing the negative consequences of drug use, with syringe services programs (SSPs) playing a key role by offering sterile syringes, naloxone distribution, and connections to broader social services. Despite their effectiveness, SSPs often face stigma and misconceptions, making it crucial to address these barriers to promote supportive policies and community acceptance. This study explores the role of social media influencers in promoting harm reduction and SSPs within the Appalachian regions of West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky through the Appalachian Influence intervention. The intervention engaged 67 local influencers to disseminate evidence-based messages about harm reduction. A mixed-methods approach was used to understand influencer perceptions of their own engagement in Appalachian Influence, including interviews, surveys, and sentiment analysis of comments on influencers' social media posts. Findings reveal that influencers valued the educational resources provided, which increased their confidence and ability to communicate complex harm reduction topics. The flexibility to personalize content was also appreciated, resulting in high levels of engagement and positive audience reception. Sentiment analysis of 589 comments from 65 posts showed that 82.9% were positive, indicating general support for the messages. The study highlights the potential to use influencers to promote public health messages. Implications for practice include the importance of providing influencers with ongoing support and educational materials, fostering a collaborative environment, and monitoring public sentiment to address misconceptions. Future research should explore the long-term impacts of influencer engagement in health communication programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"909-916"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144508866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura E Balis, Shelly Palmer, Maryan Isack, Amy L Yaroch
{"title":"Barriers and Facilitators to Program Evaluation and Dissemination: A Qualitative Study to Inform Implementation Strategies.","authors":"Laura E Balis, Shelly Palmer, Maryan Isack, Amy L Yaroch","doi":"10.1177/15248399251362163","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15248399251362163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Implementation strategies support the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of evidence-based interventions in community settings. However, strategies often conclude when funding ends, leaving implementers without assistance to maintain interventions. Implementation strategies focused on program evaluation and dissemination-factors that lead to program maintenance-are needed. The goal of this study was to understand barriers and facilitators to evaluation and dissemination in community-based organizations to inform relevant implementation strategies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted using an interview guide based on Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) constructs hypothesized to influence evaluation and dissemination: complexity, self-efficacy, culture, available resources, leadership engagement, organizational incentives and rewards, external policies and incentives, reflecting and evaluating, and champions. The guide also queried implementation strategy preferences. A rapid deductive approach was used to analyze the data through a template aligned with the interview guide. Nine interviewees shared barriers around reflecting and evaluating (e.g., data collection challenges), available resources (e.g., organizational capacity), and organizational incentives and rewards (e.g., lack of recognition). Interviewees favored ongoing consultation, tools or plans, problem-solving support, and peer sharing. Based on these results, a technical assistance (TA) protocol was developed to include monthly consultation meetings and quarterly learning collaboratives to build capacity in project partner (UnitedHealthcare) grantees. Future work should evaluate the TA protocol for effectiveness in alleviating the identified barriers and improving program implementers' evaluation and dissemination capacity. If successful, this model could be used in other community settings experiencing similar barriers, ultimately leading to improved maintenance of evidence-based interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"988-1000"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144838264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Parissa J Ballard, Sara Suzuki, Erin Manalo-Pedro, Alison K Cohen
{"title":"Patterns in Civic Engagement and Health Among Diverse Adolescent Students.","authors":"Parissa J Ballard, Sara Suzuki, Erin Manalo-Pedro, Alison K Cohen","doi":"10.1177/15248399261443235","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15248399261443235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article examines patterns in civic engagement and health among U.S. adolescents currently enrolled in school. Adolescents engage in multiple forms of civic action (e.g., civic discussions, volunteering, and political activities) and form varied civic attitudes and skills, which, in turn, may shape their health and well-being. Further, such associations between civic engagement and health may be differentially influenced by students' social locations (e.g., socioeconomic position, race and ethnicity, and gender). The authors examined associations between civic engagement (behaviors, attitudes, and skills) and health (physical, mental, and well-being) and how these associations varied among four race-gender subgroups in the United States. Survey data from 1,286 adolescent students in grades 6-12 (average age = 14.56) were collected between fall 2021 and spring 2025. Analyses revealed that main effects for the full sample obscure distinct patterns of associations between civic engagement and health among subgroups. For example, there were more positive associations between components of civic engagement and health outcomes for both girl/transgender and gender-diverse subgroups (White and students of color) compared to boy subgroups, and political participation and civic discussions showed more negative associations with health outcomes for the boy and girl/TGD students of color subgroups compared to White subgroups. Sense of community was positively associated with health outcomes for all subgroups. Practitioners promoting civic health equity should consider different aspects of civic engagement, and programs are needed that are responsive to variations in the associations between civic engagement and health at different intersections of race/ethnicity and gender.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"801-811"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13526205/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148018222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heather M Barnett, Adeyinka A Adedipe, Juliet Meggs, Ingrid Cuthbert, Alieu Ann, Lindsey A McLeod, Lyndsey Booker, Radha Sacharan, Zoe Taylor, Jon Anscher, Lara B Strick
{"title":"Caring for Patients Experiencing Incarceration: Development of an Online Learning Resource for Physicians in Training.","authors":"Heather M Barnett, Adeyinka A Adedipe, Juliet Meggs, Ingrid Cuthbert, Alieu Ann, Lindsey A McLeod, Lyndsey Booker, Radha Sacharan, Zoe Taylor, Jon Anscher, Lara B Strick","doi":"10.1177/15248399241302047","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15248399241302047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many patients experiencing incarceration (PEI) in the United States (U.S.) have significant and complex medical conditions that require offsite consultation and hospitalization. Physicians in our academic medical system report that their education in caring for PEI is limited. We developed an online learning resource for physicians who care for PEI within our institution. Development included project planning, content development, iterative graphical design, feedback incorporation from key constituents, including individuals previously incarcerated, and module launch. The e-module was designed with a graphic user interface including video and case simulations. The curriculum includes background information on the U.S. carceral system, the basics of carceral health care, ethical considerations for community-based health care workers (introducing concepts of \"dual loyalty\" and examining patient privacy and autonomy for PEI), and policy and procedural considerations specific to our health care system. Future directions include disseminating the module to practicing physicians, advanced practice providers, and other allied health professionals (such as nursing, social work, and skilled therapists) and collecting feedback on user engagement. Institutions and groups wishing to improve care for this vulnerable patient population can implement training to address limitations in knowledge and confidence among staff and providers.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"875-880"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142802706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashley F Railey, Charmin Gabbard, Kristina Hunter-Mullis, Courtney Olcott, Luke Still, Alison Greene
{"title":"Evidence-Based Social Marketing Campaign With Social Contact to Address Stigma Associated With Substance Use and Support for Harm Reduction in Indiana.","authors":"Ashley F Railey, Charmin Gabbard, Kristina Hunter-Mullis, Courtney Olcott, Luke Still, Alison Greene","doi":"10.1177/15248399251369501","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15248399251369501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stigma, or the negative beliefs and attitudes surrounding substance use disorders, is a complex process that acts as a barrier to expanding harm-reduction services. Communication campaigns with educational and social contact components show promise in addressing stigma but are similarly complex and require defining which existing community views to target and with what content. To this end, we leveraged a social marketing approach to integrate evidence on stigmatizing views from the community with expertise from academic researchers and product development from a marketing firm for the Connection is Hope: End Stigma campaign in Fayette County, Indiana. The resulting 6-month marketing plan included two components: social media (Facebook) and social contact (in-person networking and social events). Awareness of and information-seeking on harm-reduction activities in Fayette County and positive feedback to campaign products increased over the course of the campaign despite low implementation fidelity of the social contact component. A social marketing approach shows promise in triangulating expertise to create awareness for substance use and harm-reduction services, which can address inaccurate beliefs leading to stigma. However, triangulating expertise requires increased attention to participatory decision-making to ensure community ownership and create opportunities for positive social contact.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"917-926"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145139019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abby M Lohr, Jazlyn Vargas-Robles, Gladys B Asiedu, Yahye Ahmed, Hana Dirie, Luz Molina, Graciela Porraz Capetillo, Josh Schachter, Mark L Wieland, Irene G Sia
{"title":"\"We are all Human Beings That Deserve the Same Opportunities as Everyone Else\": Immigrant Perspectives on Health in Southeast Minnesota: A Photovoice Study.","authors":"Abby M Lohr, Jazlyn Vargas-Robles, Gladys B Asiedu, Yahye Ahmed, Hana Dirie, Luz Molina, Graciela Porraz Capetillo, Josh Schachter, Mark L Wieland, Irene G Sia","doi":"10.1177/15248399261429976","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15248399261429976","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Due to systemic barriers, policymakers in the United States may be unaware of immigrants' health-related priorities. In response, Rochester Healthy Community Partnership, a 22-year community-engaged partnership, collaborated with 14 Hispanic/Latino and Somali immigrant health promoters in fall 2023 using Photovoice to document their health-related assets and needs. After taking photos, the health promoters reflected, discussed the issues revealed in their images, and developed policy recommendations. Guided by Public Health Critical Race Praxis, we used thematic analysis to analyze health promoters' reflections. Three themes emerged: healthy choices, inclusion of people and cultural celebrations, and access to opportunity. Health promoters want to expand healthy choices in Southeast Minnesota by growing community garden programming, protecting the environment, making healthy options accessible, and opening an affordable gym. They highlighted the importance of integrating culture and community into youth education, access to culturally appropriate foods, and the need to address Islamophobia. Health promoters wanted increased access to job opportunities, affordable housing, and health care. They saw these opportunities as vehicles for self-improvement but emphasized time management as essential in the United States. Ensuring that immigrants have a meaningful voice in shaping policies that affect health is critical. Policymakers can leverage these findings by demonstrating responsiveness to community-identified priorities and acting on health promoters' policy recommendations. We encourage future Photovoice researchers to apply explicitly anti-racist frameworks, such as Public Health Critical Race Praxis, to document and challenge systemic oppression.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"812-821"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13532684/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147582796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digitizing a Travel Health Resource: Lessons Learned From Implementing a User Experience Framework to Improve a Travel Health Website.","authors":"Suraj Arshanapally","doi":"10.1177/15248399241305394","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15248399241305394","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>User experience (UX) is a key element in the design of effective public health websites. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Yellow Book, a key travel health resource published by the U.S. CDC, adapted its print publication into a free companion website in the late 1990s to increase the resource's online reach and allow for more frequent updates of content. This process did not adopt a digital-first approach, leading to UX gaps such as barriers to finding relevant content, poor visual appeal, and inaccessibility on mobile devices. On May 10, 2023, the CDC Travelers' Health Branch implemented a UX update for the CDC Yellow Book 2024 website to improve the website's overall structure, content, and functionalities. This meant that the previous CDC Yellow Book 2020 website was replaced with the updated CDC Yellow Book 2024 website. Website metrics from Adobe Analytics were collected to show the outcomes of these updates. The CDC Yellow Book 2024 website received 5,726,545 page views for the year following the UX update, which was a 46% increase in web traffic compared to the CDC Yellow Book 2020 website the year prior to the update. In addition, there were 2,375,995 users who returned to the CDC Yellow Book 2024 website seven or more days after their first visit. This case study provides an overview of how the UX framework was used for the CDC Yellow Book 2024 website, which includes describing the lessons learned to inform future digitization efforts for health promotion tools.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"869-874"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12431685/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anthony J Santella, Alvin Tran, Devin Flores, Leigh Foran
{"title":"Beyond Clean Teeth: The Role of Dentists and Dental Hygienists in Ending the HIV Epidemic.","authors":"Anthony J Santella, Alvin Tran, Devin Flores, Leigh Foran","doi":"10.1177/15248399251366353","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15248399251366353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dental providers play a critical role in public health initiatives, contributing to broader health promotion efforts despite not treating systemic illnesses like HIV directly. Collaboration with nontraditional partners, such as dentists and dental hygienists, is essential for achieving the health promotion goal of ending the HIV epidemic (ETE) by 2030. This study recruited 15 dental providers (seven dentists and eight dental hygienists) from Connecticut via dental associations, academic programs, and social media. Participants completed a semi-structured interview guided by the Social Ecological Model and a brief survey to capture demographics and HIV knowledge. Data were analyzed using the RADar (Rigorous and Accelerated Data Reduction) technique. Participants were predominantly female (66.7%) and White (66.7%) and averaged 48.4 years old. The mean HIV knowledge score was 32 out of 41 (78%). Key themes included (1) continuing education, (2) knowledge of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV, (3) communication best practices, (4) care coordination best practices, and (5) the role of dental providers in ETE efforts. This study underscores the need for collaborative efforts between dental providers and health promotion practitioners to address HIV-related knowledge gaps, stigma, and care coordination through targeted training and communication strategies, while also calling for further research into organizational and policy-level changes that can better integrate dental care into HIV initiatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"927-937"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145139029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alyssa G Robillard, Angel Algarin, Joseph A Daniels, Rachel Gur-Arie, Cho Hee Shrader
{"title":"Building Community-Academic Research Partnerships to End the HIV Epidemic in Arizona: Findings to Inform Next Steps.","authors":"Alyssa G Robillard, Angel Algarin, Joseph A Daniels, Rachel Gur-Arie, Cho Hee Shrader","doi":"10.1177/15248399251368295","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15248399251368295","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2022, Arizona saw an unprecedented 20% increase in new HIV infections and viral suppression rates of 61.8% among people with HIV. Existing local efforts to address HIV should be complemented with research to identify gaps and approaches to improve outcomes. Using CBPR as a guiding framework, we explored the potential for community-academic HIV research collaborations by hosting a Community-Academic HIV Research Partnership Series. Attendance across five workshop sessions totaled 123 attendees, with representation from nonprofit community-based organizations, clinic settings, city and state government, and the university. Meeting content was guided by the following broad ideas: (a) experiences and perceptions of research; (b) successful models of community-academic research partnerships; and (c) local HIV research needs. Thematic analysis of transcribed notes identified the following overall themes and selected parenthetical subthemes: Experiences and Perceptions of Research (Responsibilities of Research and Researchers, Benefits and Barriers of Research, and Required Knowledge for Researchers); Successful Community-Academic Research Partnerships (Mechanisms to Facilitate Successful Research Partnerships); and HIV Research Needs in Arizona. Communication, trust, transparency, cultural humility, mutual benefit, diversity and inclusivity, and genuine relationship-building were regarded by community attendees as priorities for community-academic partnerships. These findings have been instructive in cultivating relationships and laying the groundwork for a formal structure for community-academic HIV and equity research partnerships. Building on early HIV/AIDS activism that set the stage for advancements in clinical, social and behavioral research, we aim to expand local collaborative efforts that will maximize the expertise of communities and researchers to effectively end the HIV epidemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":47956,"journal":{"name":"Health Promotion Practice","volume":" ","pages":"938-947"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145179197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}