A5012435984- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Community Health and Development
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Sex work and related issues
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
University of Illinois Chicago
2016-2025
St. Michael's Hospital
2015-2025
Illinois Department of Public Health
2025
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2021-2024
Chicago Department of Public Health
2018-2023
University of Chicago
2023
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
2022
University of Colorado Denver
2016
Tacoma Pierce County Health Department
2002
This paper presents the findings of a rapid needs assessment conducted at request local health authority responsible for care services, Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (Ontario, Canada), to inform and social service planning. We utilized concept mapping methodology facilitate engagement with diverse stakeholders–more than 300 community members providers–with focus on hard reach populations. Key informant interviews providers were used augment findings. Participants...
Background: In 2014, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) convened a multistate Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Learning Community to facilitate cross-state collaboration in implementation policies. The model was based on systems change, through peer-to-peer learning strategy-sharing activities. This study uses interview data from 13 participating state teams identify state-implemented strategies within defined domains that...
Background Latina women in the United States experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at high rates, but evidence suggests Latinas seek help for IPV lower rates than other communities. Safety planning is an approach that provides those experiencing with concrete actions to increase their safety and referrals formal services. While shown reduce future incidences of violence, little known about priorities Latinas. Approach This study leveraged Group Concept Mapping, a mixed-method process...
Traditionally, any physical aggression within intimate relationships has been labeled "domestic violence," even as researchers and advocates continue to disagree about the nature of that phenomenon vis-à-vis gender control. As part a larger mixed-methods study, 22 women from non-agency, community-based sample who reported experience with relationship violence were interviewed. The existence patterned coercive controlling behaviors substantially differentiated experiences violence, suggesting...
Nurses are the backbone of healthcare organizations. However, as frontline workers, nurses regularly exposed to perilous conditions and workplace harassment, with a few or no avenues report seek adequate support. This causes frustration stress among can eventually lead compromised patient care. also contributes bullying, which results in toxic stressful work environment. problem is global health safety issue due its highly negative impact on both individuals Recent studies indicate that...
Women in physically and psychologically abusive relationships face numerous decisions related to their safety: that historically have been viewed by researchers human service practitioners as individual or interpersonal factors, such how they feel about partner, what (or those are close to) think is best for children, whether a safe place go to. Social structural poverty, sexism, barriers disability, either left out at individual-level consequence, woman’s employment status. Using interview...
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) negatively impacts maternal and infant health, yet few studies assess at multiple time points during the childbearing year. Methods: Using data on 2018 women from multisite Community Child Health Network (CCHN), this study assesses relationship between past-year IPV (reported 1 12 months postpartum) depression perceived stress measured year postpartum. Past-year was using a modified version of HITS (Hurts, Insults, Threatens, Screams) assessment;...
Objectives: Implementation science provides useful tools for guiding and evaluating the integration of evidence-based interventions with standard practice. The objective our study was to demonstrate usefulness applying an implementation framework—the Consolidated Framework Research (CFIR)—to increase understanding complex statewide public health initiatives, using example Medicaid immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) policies. Methods: We conducted semistructured...
The opioid crisis has impacted vulnerable populations, specifically pregnant and postpartum women, infants prenatally exposed to substances, including with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Lack of access clinical social services; potential stigma or discrimination; lack resources for provision services, screening treatment, have the health these populations. In 2018, using a systems change approach, Association State Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Centers Disease Control Prevention (CDC)...
The aim of this study was to provide the perceptions nurses, nursing supervisors, and administrators about factors contributing increased workplace violence (WPV) against nurses within healthcare settings in Pakistan during first wave COVID-19 pandemic. This used a Descriptive Qualitative design, with purposive sampling technique. From September December 2021, In-depth interviews 45 60 minutes, using semistructured interview guide, we collected data from private public setting Pakistan....
Abstract Rationale, aims, and objectives Over the past two decades, research informing good clinical practices related to intimate partner violence (IPV) has been plentiful, yet screening remains challenging translate into action. In spite of documented efficacy routine for women reproductive age availability validated instruments, many IPV programmes lack components necessary success. Toronto, a multidisciplinary team researchers clinicians is using tools implementation science scale up an...
Research links interpersonal violence (IPV) perpetrated by a close personal contact, such as family member or partner, to poor mental health; however, few studies assess associations gender and explore the community-wide impacts of IPV on rates depression posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Using Sinai Community Health Survey (2015-2016), face-to-face probability survey in 10 Chicago neighborhoods, we examined association broad measure, ever being emotionally physically abused partner...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) rates in the Arab American community are high, and there gaps understanding of young adults' perspectives on IPV its prevention. The aims this study to describe design prevention programmes document explore their experiences with IPV.
Abstract Objective As part of community‐based participatory research (CBPR) examining precarious employment and community health, academic, researchers used concept mapping to explore how residents in two high hardship neighborhoods perceive the impact work on health. Methods Between January May 2017, 292 individuals who lived or worked contiguous Chicago were engaged brainstorming, sorting, rating activities. Multidimensional scaling hierarchical cluster analysis applied, findings...
Background: During October 2016 through May 2018, a learning community was convened to focus on policies and programs increase access the full range of contraceptive options for women reproductive age. The Increasing Access Contraception (IAC) Learning Community included 27 jurisdictions, with teams from each jurisdiction consisting state health department leaders, program staff, provider champions. At kick-off meeting, created action plans that outlined their goals. Methods: We contacted...