A5025802222- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Community Health and Development
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Community Development and Social Impact
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Career Development and Diversity
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center
2018-2024
Nebraska Medical Center
2019-2023
Loma Linda University
2010-2022
Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2016
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2016
University of California, Los Angeles
2015-2016
Background: Education to increase awareness of the impact bias in healthcare should be included all health professions training programs. This report describes implementation and outcomes an interactive, interprofessional pilot seminar on racial for students. Methods: Forty students across University Nebraska Medical Center’s six profession colleges participated a 3-part, 1-hour seminar, including video vignette depicting examples hospital, facilitated small group discussions, interaction...
Despite escalating racism in the United States during COVID-19, few studies have identified correlates of experience among Americans using nationally representative data. This study seeks to quantitatively identify and qualitatively categorize its coping survey data.Based on data from "Health, Ethnicity Pandemic Survey" (N=2,506), a conducted October 2020, multivariable logistic regression was estimated examine association between self-reported selected correlates. Thematic analysis classify...
Abstract Background and Objectives Among the multiple factors posited to drive health inequities that black men experience, fundamental role of stress in production poor is a key component. Allostatic load (AL) considered be byproduct stressors related cumulative disadvantage. Exposure chronic associated with poorer mental including depressive symptoms. Few studies have investigated how AL contributes symptoms among men. The purpose cross-sectional study was examine association between...
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Building community-engaged research capacity is imperative to improve translation, but not everyone exhibits conduct research, especially community. We modified the institute planning and implementation process between 2022 2023 increase community appeal engagement. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: The Community-Engaged Research Institutes (CERI) varied in their formats. For 2022, we hosted a one-hour session with community-academic dyads from our Community Advisory Board...
<p><strong>Objective</strong>: To describe the design and rationale of Healthy Community Neighborhood Initiative (HCNI), a multicomponent<br />study to understand document health risk resources in a<br />low-income minority community.</p><p><strong>Design</strong>: A community-partnered participatory research project.<br />Setting: low-income, biethnic African American Latino neighborhood South Los...
African Americans (AAs) are 20% more likely to develop serious psychological distress compared Whites but less use mental health services. The study objective was evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment strategies engage AA fathers in a intervention. Using community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach, community-academic partnership (CAP) developed and implemented direct indirect referral Direct focused on community partner identification potentially eligible participants,...
ABSTRACTThe United States is changing demographically, and Hispanics/Latinos are the largest minority group in country. Often, driving force behind population stabilization growth non-metropolitan areas. Examining life satisfaction among Hispanic/Latino immigrant residents critical to ensuring viability of these communities. The purpose this study was explore immigrants communities Midwest. sample included 206 participants (M age = 39 years old; 61.1% female). Results indicated that rated...
As a part of priority-setting stakeholder engagement project to strengthen the impact federal Tobacco 21 (T21) law, we conducted qualitative study solicit input from nationwide sample tobacco control stakeholders regarding implementation, enforcement, and equity implications T21 law.
Abstract Grant writing is an essential skill necessary to secure financial support for community programs and research projects. Increasingly, funding opportunities translational biomedical require studies engage partners, patients, or other stakeholders in the process address their concerns. However, there little evidence on strategies prepare teams of academic partners collaborate grants. This paper presents description formative evaluation a two‐part community–academic partnered grant...
Developing effective Community-Academic Partnerships (CAPs) is challenging, and the steps to build sustain them have not been well documented. This paper describes efforts form Healthy Community Neighborhood Initiative (HCNI), a CAP improve health in low-income community South Los Angeles.
The objectives of our study were to (1) illustrate a public health workforce assessment process in medium-sized city or county department and (2) demonstrate the insights gained by moving from use aggregate department-level competency domain-level training needs results more granular division-level skills-level when creating development plan.We used 130-question guide creation plan for Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) Nebraska its 7 divisions. Using SurveyMonkey, we...
Latinx populations experience health disparities and are underrepresented among professionals. One strategy to address these includes increasing the proportion of The purpose this study was examine barriers facilitators for Latinxs in pursuing professions careers a Midwestern state experiencing dramatic increases populations, especially rural areas. We conducted focus groups with high school, undergraduate, graduate students urban settings opportunities promoting careers. Although many our...
Black men experience higher levels of chronic stress, life stressors, and discrimination due to oppressive social economic conditions. are at greater risk depression, but most published research on stress depression has focused people in general, women, or older men. We sought determine whether discrimination, perceived major daily hassles, capital were associated with depressive symptoms young Survey data collected from April 2010 March 2012 Southern California a convenience sample ( N =...