A5081035175- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Community Health and Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Public Health Policies and Education
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
University of Arizona
2009-2025
Rogers (United States)
2021-2024
Abstract Background Human-centered design (HCD) and behavioral science are structured, evidence-based methodologies used to develop evaluate community-driven interventions. While HCD focuses on deeply understanding user needs co-designing solutions, applies empirically tested principles drive behavior change. Together, these enable the development of interventions that both user-centered behaviorally informed. The Pima County Health Department project partners leveraged collaborative...
The Latinx population has the second highest COVID-19 death rate among racial/ethnic groups in United States and less than half of youth aged 5-17 years old completed their primary vaccination series as September 2022. vaccine misinformation detrimentally impacts rates. In this study, we examined factors that predicted hesitancy status.
When students feel connected to their school, they experience positive health and academic outcomes. In contrast, school disengagement is a predictor of dropout, delinquency, substance use. School garden programming has the potential help children achieve outcomes school. Unfortunately, most research been conducted with white, affluent study participants. We describe results secondary analysis utilizing data from an evaluation university-supported community program (CSGP). Using...
Abstract This study examines factors associated with symptoms of loneliness among a sample ( n = 213) mostly Mexican-origin adults at risk chronic diseases in Southern Arizona’s Pima, Yuma, and Santa Cruz counties. It uses baseline data from community-based participatory research partnership multinominal logistic regression models. Controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, perceived social support hope exhibit negative main effects on when comparing individuals who experienced 5–7...
Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) remain an underutilized resource in social risk diagnostics the primary care setting. This process evaluation study seeks to assess role of CHWs screening, referral, and follow-up through mapping identify barriers for future quality improvement efforts. Methods Researchers at Arizona Prevention Research Center (AzPRC) engaged with two Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Arizona’s major urban areas evaluate their internal processes...
Abstract: This study examined practitioners’ understandings of cultural sensitivity in the context pregnancy prevention programs for Latina teens. Fifty‐eight practitioners from teen California were interviewed a guided conversation format. Three themes emerged our analysis. First, definitions consistent with existing models published research literature and focused largely on reinforcing strengths Latino youth families. Second, strategies complicated by tension between traditional culture...
This study explores perceptions of Mexican mother-adolescent communication about sexuality. Participants interviewed included four mother-expecting son pairs and mother-pregnant daughter pairs. Our interviews revealed important adolescent gender differences. Pena (shame/embarrassment) played a major role vis-à-vis indirect sexuality between mothers sons. Mothers believed they were communicating when using the term cuídate (take care yourself), but sons daughters understood as being more...
Compared with their non-Hispanic White counterparts, Latino/a people have limited access to health resources that might improve emotional well-being. Interventions prioritize the population, address social determinants of health, and decrease disparities are needed. The objective this study was describe a community-clinical linkage intervention led by community workers (CHWs) in 3 populations along US-Mexico border.
Despite significant advances in prevention, Mexican American women continue to experience disparities related cervical cancer and access current relevant health information. To address this disparity a community–campus partnership initiated an outreach program Latinas Arizona as one part of integrated approach. Promotoras (community workers) provided the leadership development curriculum (a) train promotoras on cancer, (b) meet informational needs community members, (c) social determinants...
Abstract Background Social support plays a critical role in physical and emotional health, making it an important component of community health worker (CHW) promotion interventions. Different types operate different ways, however, the relationship between nature CHW subsequent benefit for their clients is not well understood. Methods This paper describes integrated mixed methods study emotional, informational, appraisal tangible CHWs provided to Latinx members residing three US-Mexico border...
Background: The Interactive Systems Framework (ISF), a guide for translational research, encourages the balancing of traditional research and community-based participatory (CBPR) approaches.
Abstract: Background: Behavioral models play a key role in identifying pathways to better health and provide foundation for promotion interventions. However, behavioral based epidemiological research may be limited relevance utility practice. Objectives: We describe participatory approach within community-based partnership integrating community perspectives into the application of sociocultural resilience model (SRM). The SRM posits that cultural processes have symbiotic relationship with...
In this community case study, we describe the process within an academic-community partnership of adapting UNIDOS, a health worker (CHW)-led community-clinical linkages (CCL) intervention targeting Latinx adults in Arizona, to evolving landscape COVID-19 pandemic. Consistent with community-based participatory research principles, academic and partners made decisions regarding changes study protocol, specifically objectives, participant recruitment methods, CHW trainings, data collection...
Background: Community–clinical linkages (CCLs) connect public health organizations and care providers to better support patients. Community workers (CHWs), representatives from priority populations with special connections their community, can lead CCLs.
Vaccine hesitancy in the face of COVID-19 pandemic is a complex issue that undermines our national ability to reduce burden disease and control pandemic. The revealed widening health disparities disproportionate adverse outcomes terms transmission, hospitalizations, morbidity mortality among Arizona's Latinx rural, underserved, farmworker, disabled elderly populations. In March 2021, ~8.1% those vaccinated were Latinx, though Latinxs make up 32% population. Arizona Confidence Network (AzVCN)...
While writing a scoping review, we needed to update our search strategy. We wanted capture articles generated by additional terms and published since original search. Simultaneously, strove optimize project resources not rescreening that had been captured in results.In response, created Open Update Re-run Deduplicate (OUR2D2), computer application allows the user compare results from variety of library databases. OUR2D2 supports extensible markup language (XML) files EndNote comma-separated...