Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nina Wallerstein
Summary: This article introduces the Engage for Equity study, a long-term inquiry funded by the National Institutes of Health that aims to identify best partnering and collaborative practices to enhance community capacity, empowerment, and policy outcomes. Through four articles presenting different facets of the study, valuable lessons and insights are provided for community psychology and other forms of participatory action research.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Memnun Seven, Ann Marie Moraitis
Summary: This review synthesized the evidence on community-based health behavior optimization interventions for cancer survivors. The majority of interventions focused on exercise/physical activity, and there was a lack of diversity in socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic background among participants. Further research is needed to develop interventions for racial/ethnic minoritized cancer survivors.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rishtya Kakar, Ryan Combs, Nida Ali, Baraka Muvuka, Jennifer Porter
Summary: In a marginalized community like West Louisville with significant health inequities, community members and health professionals collaborated to improve childhood asthma management. By enhancing the design and utilization of asthma action plans, community awareness of asthma was increased and a communication gap between patients and providers was bridged.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Rachel R. Adler, Randi N. Smith, Kevin J. Fowler, Jeffery Gates, Nichole M. Jefferson, Joel T. Adler, Rachel E. Patzer
Summary: This article discusses the importance of addressing disparities in surgical care and introduces the principles and benefits of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Through collaborative partnerships between community stakeholders and researchers, CBPR can improve intervention implementation and outcomes, contributing to the advancement of surgical care.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Howard Frumkin
Summary: The built environment plays a significant role in the transmission of COVID-19, with risk factors such as crowding, poverty, and poor indoor air circulation. Long-term implications of the pandemic for the built environment may include changes in building design, increased teleworking, and population shifts away from urban centers. Monitoring and adapting to these changes can help optimize healthy built environments during and after the pandemic.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Marcella Ogenchuk, Juanita Graham, Gerry Uswak, Holly Graham, Robert Weiler, Vivian R. Ramsden
Summary: This study aimed to explore, identify, and address the strengths and barriers related to oral health services in an Indigenous community in Canada. The research used interviews with community members and employed a community-based participatory approach. The findings highlighted the need for resource development and improved access to care, as well as the impact of access barriers on personal and community levels.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Margareta Raemgard, Helen Avery
Summary: This article discusses the role of lay health promoters in a community-based participatory research program for health promotion in a low-income neighborhood in Malmo, Sweden. The lay health promoters actively engage community members and stakeholders, addressing social determinants of health and making recommendations to policymakers. Their position in the program resulted in empowerment and the development of a local association for health promotion.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Pearl A. McElfish, Rachel S. Purvis, Sheldon Riklon, Don E. Willis
Summary: Complicity with colonialism can be seen in the research approach and power dynamics. Social scientists often neglect colonialism's role. This article provides a historical overview of colonialism in the Marshall Islands and discusses the application of Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) in addressing health disparities.
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS
(2022)
Article
Communication
Lindsey Disney, Rukhsana Ahmed, Stephanie Carnes
Summary: This methods commentary focuses on the lessons learned from working with community data collectors on a refugee health disparities study during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research team recognized the cultural wealth and unique strengths of local stakeholders in the refugee community and employed a robust collaborative approach by partnering with community data collectors (CDCs) to design and administer a survey. The success of the study was largely attributed to the CDC partnership, highlighting the utility of Community-Based Participatory Research as a culturally-responsive framework for exploring health disparities.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION
(2023)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Kimberly N. Evans, Omar Martinez, Hope King, Jacob J. van den Berg, Errol L. Fields, Yzette Lanier, Sophia A. Hussen, Souhail M. Malave-Rivera, Dustin T. Duncan, Zaneta Gaul, Kate Buchacz
Summary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded researchers to develop HIV prevention and treatment interventions in highly affected communities, focusing on Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx communities. These studies used community-based participatory research methods, engaged community members, and integrated technology to sustain interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implementing community-informed approaches is crucial for reducing HIV-related racial/ethnic disparities.
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Medical Laboratory Technology
Elizabeth C. Stewart, Jamaine S. Davis, Treniqka S. Walters, Zhenbang Chen, Stephania T. Miller, Jillian M. Duke, Leah R. Alexander, Sylvie A. Akohoue, Rose Russell, Nicole Rowan, Lanese Campbell, Ira Baxter, Sondrea Tolbert, Jennifer Cunningham Erves
Summary: Dissemination of research findings is crucial for improving health outcomes, but there has been limited progress in engaging basic scientists to effectively communicate study findings to the community. This article presents 4 cases of community engaged research dissemination activities and provides competencies needed for effective, community-engaged research dissemination. The activities, reflections, and competencies can serve as models for basic scientists and academic institutions in their community engaged research dissemination efforts.
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Wenping Liu, Shuwen Zheng, Xuyu Hu, Zhiqing Wu, Shuaipeng Chen, Ziqiu Huang, Wenting Zhang
Summary: This study evaluated the potential health functions and services of the built environment surrounding a community at different spatial scales in the central district of Wuhan, China. The results showed that the built environment at different scales has varying effects on residents' physical, mental, and social health. Higher level health functions are concentrated around large blue and green spaces, while high level health services are more concentrated in urban centers.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Keqiang Dong, Liao Guo
Summary: This study aimed to identify the global transmission trend of COVID-19 using spatial correlation and spatial lag analysis. The findings showed that infection was aggregated during a specific period, and COVID-19 patients can infect others with a lag.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Patrick D. Smith, Marcus Murray, Tiosha Bailey, Caryn E. Peterson, Osei Bekoe, Darien J. Weatherspoon
Summary: Black men are disproportionately affected by oral and pharyngeal cancer mortality. Dentists' lack of communication with Black men about OPCs due to their own discomfort hinders Black men's knowledge, screening, and treatment uptake. This paper describes a research project that proposes an initiative to adapt a culturally-specific OPC communication tool using a mixed-methods approach.
Article
Nursing
Rachel Hirschey, Berhan Getachew, Karia Coleman Jr, Deirdre Lea, John Milner, Ashley L. Bryant, Veronica Carlisle
Summary: Researchers who aim to serve a community different from their own need to understand and collaborate with that community. This article shares a case exemplar of a community advisory board focused on improving health equity in the Black and African American community. The board works as a liaison between the community and researchers, identifying community needs, promoting evidence-based interventions, raising awareness about health disparities, and educating researchers. This case exemplar provides valuable insights for researchers working to build community partnerships.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jackie Yenerall, Wen You, Jennie Hill
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tzeyu L. Michaud, Jennie L. Hill, Paul A. Estabrooks, Dejun Su
Summary: This study conducted a cost analysis of a remote patient monitoring (RPM) programme to enhance the post-discharge management of type 2 diabetes. The total RPM implementation costs were estimated at US$4,374,544 with an average annual programme costs of US$1,249,870. The sustainment costs were approximately US$1.6 million annually and the per-person-day costs were between US$21 and US$29 with each nurse coach on average serving a panel of 62-93 patients.
JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Carol Reynolds Geary, Jennie L. Hill, June Eilers, Melissa Leon, Jeff Ordway, James McClay, Cathie Anderson, Matthew Beacom, Rebecca A. Jackson, Dmitry Oleynikov, Paul A. Estabrooks
Summary: CPPE model, originally used in community engagement research, is now being applied to enhance patient and stakeholder involvement in research. The methodology involves developing a causal map and using it to guide patient and stakeholder-driven evaluation.
WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Caitlin A. Golden, Kate A. Heelan, Jennie L. Hill, R. Todd Bartee, Bryce M. Abbey, Paul A. Estabrooks
Summary: This study identified key factors associated with successful outcomes in the BHF family-based obesity treatment program, including high attendance by children, successful weight loss by mothers, and the implementation of self-regulation strategies at both child and parent levels. The findings emphasize the importance of encouraging high attendance and emphasizing self-regulation strategies to achieve successful outcomes.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Tzeyu L. Michaud, Emiliane Pereira, Gwenndolyn Porter, Caitlin Golden, Jennie Hill, Jungyoon Kim, Hongmei Wang, Cindy Schmidt, Paul A. Estabrooks
Summary: This scoping review identified existing evidence on the cost of dissemination and implementation strategies in community, public health, and health service research. The study found that the quantity of published cost analyses for these strategies is increasing, but guidance on conducting and reporting such analyses is needed to facilitate comparative economic evaluations in the field.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Katherine M. Kidwell, Tiffany D. James, Rebecca L. Brock, Amy Lazarus Yaroch, Jennie L. Hill, Jennifer Mize Nelson, W. Alex Mason, Kimberly Andrews Espy, Timothy D. Nelson
Summary: Child characteristics measured early in development are associated with later adolescent eating behaviors. Children with weaker executive control are more likely to consume less healthful foods, while negative affectivity temperament is associated with consuming less healthful foods, high sugar foods, and sugar-sweetened beverages. Children high in negative affectivity with weaker executive control are particularly more likely to consume less healthful foods, high sugar foods, and sugar-sweetened beverages.
ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Allison M. Nitto, Eric E. Calloway, Elizabeth T. Anderson Steeves, Amy Wieczorek Basl, Francesca Papa, Sarah K. Kersten, Jennie L. Hill
Summary: WIC State agencies face barriers to implementing WIC online ordering, including limited staff capacity, WIC retailer interest, and technological capabilities.
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Jackie Yenerall, Wen You, Jennie Hill
Summary: This study examines the connection between household utilization of food services and retailers and the healthiness of purchases. The findings suggest limited associations between food service or retailer utilization and the healthfulness of purchases. Targeted interventions based on utilization patterns may be necessary. The study also reveals an interdependent relationship between food shopping behaviors at home and away from home, which has implications for the healthfulness of purchases.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Kate A. Heelan, Bryce M. Abbey, Roderick T. Bartee, Paul A. Estabrooks, Ali Malmkar, Tom Jacobs, Jennie L. Hill
Summary: This study developed an online packaged program and implementation blueprint using a backward design approach for building healthy families, an effective pediatric weight management intervention for rural communities.
Article
Pediatrics
Jennie L. Hill, Kate A. Heelan, R. T. Bartee, Christopher Wichman, Tzeyu Michaud, Bryce M. Abbey, Gwenndolyn Porter, Caitlin Golden, Paul A. Estabrooks
Summary: This study protocol aims to assess the feasibility and sustainability of implementing PWMIs in rural and micropolitan areas, using a novel multilevel strategy and evaluation framework. The findings may inform future efforts to disseminate and implement evidence-based interventions in medically underserved regions.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Meagan Helmick, Amy L. Yaroch, Paul A. Estabrooks, Courtney Parks, Jennie L. Hill
Summary: Food pantries face challenges in implementing nutrition policies due to limited resources, and researchers can play a crucial role in supporting the development, adoption, and implementation of these policies to improve the quality of food distributed.
HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ramine Alexander, Paul Estabrooks, Donna-Jean P. Brock, Jennie L. Hill, Melicia C. Whitt-Glover, Jamie Zoellner
Summary: This study, guided by community-based participatory research principles, examined the experience and capacity of a newly formed Parental Advisory Team engaged in childhood obesity research. Results indicated positive perceptions and satisfaction among team members, suggesting a desire to expand their role in future research endeavors.
HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Tzeyu L. Michaud, Paul A. Estabrooks, Wen You, Todd J. McGuire, Fabio Almeida, Kelly Karls, Kenya Love, Keyonna King, Jennie Hill, Jill Reed, Gwenndolyn Porter, Dejun Su
CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Meagan Helmick, Teresa M. Smith, Courtney A. Parks, Jennie L. Hill
JOURNAL OF HUNGER & ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Fabiana A. Brito, Jamie M. Zoellner, Jennie Hill, Wen You, Ramine Alexander, Xiaolu Hou, Paul A. Estabrooks