Ecological influences on health-promoting and health-compromising behaviors: a socially embedded approach to urban African American girls' health.

abstract：:This inquiry successfully sequenced and integrated 2 participatory research methods: photovoice and concept mapping. In the photovoice phase, immigrant residents shared perceptions and thoughts of their neighborhood through photographs and stories, capturing neighborhood characteristics that influence their health and...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Haque N,Rosas S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a community-based participatory research approach, a citywide survey was conducted to explore perceptions of obesity and interventions to reduce obesity within an African American urban community. More than 1300 surveys were collected within 3 months; 92.9% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that obesity w...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Mosavel M,Ferrell D,LaRose JG,Lu J,Winship J

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate generic and pediatric parenting stress in an international sample of fathers of children with type 1 diabetes. Two-hundred forty-nine fathers of children ages 2 to 10 years with type 1 diabetes completed the Parenting Stress Index, Pediatric Inventory for Parents, Dads'...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Limbers CA,Teasdale A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The greatest prevalence of tobacco use in the United States occurs with the American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN). A critical need exists for a culturally specific tobacco cessation option for AI/AN youth. The nurse practitioner is positioned to provide a culturally specific commercial tobacco cessation option by...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Ubina EC,Van Sell SL,Arnold C,Woods S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on a collaborative project linking Washington State University College of Nursing Vancouver and Southwest Washington Health District. Designed to improve the cultural competence and public health skills of registered nurses who are baccalaureate student nurses, quantitative and qualitative evaluat...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Doutrich D,Storey M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act supports the integration of community health workers (CHWs) into the health care workforce, but little is known about integration and current roles of CHWs among employers in community settings. This analysis of 97 employers described the roles of CHWs in Nebraska and fou...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Trout KE,Chaidez V,Palmer-Wackerly AL

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of technological strategies in providing care for patients and their families at distant locations has been available since the 1950s. Today's telehealth approaches are proposed to offer considerable promise for enhanced service delivery in rural and other underserved communities. Technology-based delivery met...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Coen Buckwalter K,Lindsey Davis L,Wakefield BJ,Kienzle MG,Ann Murray M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:School-based health programs have a unique and powerful potential to meet the health needs of children because students spend more time in schools than in any other environment away from home. We conducted a participatory needs assessment called a Group Level Assessment (GLA) in collaboration with an economically disa...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Vaughn LM,Jacquez F,Zhao J,Lang M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Participatory evaluation can be an essential tool for community-based organizations in tailoring programs to the needs of the populations they serve. This article provides a case study of Salud Sí, a promotora-driven health promotion program designed to encourage physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Ingram M,Piper R,Kunz S,Navarro C,Sander A,Gastelum S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Padres Informados/Jovenes Preparados is a community-based participatory, family-focused tobacco prevention intervention for immigrant Latino families of adolescents. We conducted a participatory randomized controlled trial including 352 Latino families. Parents and youth in the intervention condition engaged in eight ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Allen ML,Hurtado GA,Garcia-Huidobro D,Davey C,Forster J,Reynoso U,Alvarez de Davila S,Linares R,Gonzales N,Veronica Svetaz M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-based education and service learning are becoming increasingly common in health and human services education. As students enter the community, several ethical dilemmas arise regarding the university's interaction with the community. This article explores clinical, agency, and community placements in terms of...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Quinn SC,Gamble D,Denham A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Internet is a promising new tool for disseminating cancer prevention information. Barriers to full implementation include disparities in access and skill and availability of information relevant at the local level. A nutrition education Web site to promote fruit and vegetable intake is being produced for a tri-eth...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Buller DB,Woodall WG,Zimmerman DE,Heimendinger J,Rogers EM,Slater MD,Hau BA,Pepper JI,Bartlett-Horch K,Burris-Woodall PA,Dignan MB,Hines J,Le Blanc ML

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures, a multilevel initiative in Boston, Massachusetts, which brings major institutions' missions and resources together to address early childhood obesity prevention. Programming is designed to facilitate healthy eating and physical activity in preschool children's home,...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Agrawal T,Hoffman JA,Ahl M,Bhaumik U,Healey C,Carter S,Dickerson D,Nethersole S,Griffin D,Castaneda-Sceppa C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an approach that engages community residents with a goal of influencing change in community health systems, programs, or policies. As such, CBPR is particularly relevant to historically marginalized communities that often have not directly benefited from the knowledge r...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Ferrera MJ,Sacks TK,Perez M,Nixon JP,Asis D,Coleman WL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food insecurity is defined as "a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food." While, levels of food insecurity in the United States have fluctuated over the past 20 years; disparities in food insecurity rates between people of color and whites have continued to persis...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Odoms-Young A,Bruce MA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the validity of scores from measures of physical activity among individuals with multiple sclerosis. Participants (N = 196) completed 2 self-report measures of physical activity, and wore a pedometer and an accelerometer for a 7-day period. There was a large correlation between scores from the obje...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Gosney JL,Scott JA,Snook EM,Motl RW

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary purposes of this study were to use photovoice with Facebook to explore health perceptions and health needs among promotores living in rural Montana and to build community among geographically dispersed promotores. Seven promotores participated in a photovoice project where they uploaded photographs and sha...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Nitzinger V,Held S,Kevane B,Eudave Y

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to adverse natural and environmental events (eg, extreme temperatures and disasters) poses a public health burden when resulting in injuries requiring emergency care. We examined the incidence and characteristics of persons with environmental exposure-related injuries treated in US-based hospital emergency de...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Sanchez CA,Thomas KE,Malilay J,Annest JL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current literature on community-based youth empowerment programs provides few specific operational descriptions of adult roles. This research addressed that gap by exploring the perspectives and experiences of adults actively engaged with youth empowerment programs. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews, fiel...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Messias DK,Fore EM,McLoughlin K,Parra-Medina D

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both historic and contemporary factors contribute to the current unequal distribution of lead in urban environments and the disproportionate impact lead exposure has on the health and well-being of low-income minority communities. We consider the enduring impact of lead through the lens of environmental justice, takin...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Leech TG,Adams EA,Weathers TD,Staten LK,Filippelli GM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measuring the physical activity of persons with chronic and disabling conditions presents complexities related to measuring instruments, the intensity of the activity being measured, the population being measured, and individual behavior and health status. They often have limitations in mobility that do not preclude p...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Warms C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic events (including sexual abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, and combat trauma) are associated with long-term physical and psychological effects. These events may influence patients' health care experiences and engagement in preventative care. Although the term trauma-informed care (TIC) is widely used, i...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Raja S,Hasnain M,Hoersch M,Gove-Yin S,Rajagopalan C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this project were to minimize organizational barriers and increase access to immunizations for children aged 6 months to 21 years in a multiethnic community health center in Honolulu. The intervention consisted of opening a "walk-in" shot clinic (WISC), run by a nurse practitioner, 2 evenings per week and ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Niederhauser V,Walters M,Ganeko R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Texas faces unique barriers in health status and risk behaviors such as smoking. To address tobacco use, community health workers (CHWs) are a resource for disseminating education among a population. To promote smoking cessation in Texas, there is a need for the development of a smoking cessation training program for ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Lautner S,Garney W,Nimmons K,Macareno B,Harvey IS,Garcia K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1965, Nancy Milio established a prenatal and family planning clinic in Detroit, Michigan, to address health disparities and limited access to care among low-income, African American, urban women. Women's health disparities persist today nationally and internationally. Using historical methods, this research analyze...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： DeGuzman PB,Schminkey DL,Koyen EA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationship between early childhood caries (ECC) and measures of socioeconomic status as environmental determinants of oral health inequalities. Dental caries and quality of oral hygiene were reported on 384 young inner-city children (24-35 months) by clinical examination. Early childhood cari...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Willems S,Vanobbergen J,Martens L,De Maeseneer J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes an intervention with low-income, Black primary care patients and their experience in changing a health risk behavior. Participant themes, including behavioral coping, personal values, accomplishments and strengths, barriers and strategies, and social support, are understood in relationship to heal...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Goldstein E,Benton SF,Barrett B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study aims to determine and compare health-related quality of life profiles of schizophrenia family caregivers on the basis of their sociodemographic characteristics. Thirty outpatient family caregivers completed the generic 36-Item Short Form Health Survey instrument (male = 53.5%; mean age = 51 ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Lua PL,Bakar ZA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2006, New York City, the largest school district in the country, eliminated whole milk and reduced the availability of sweetened milk in 1,579 schools. Despite pressure from the American Dairy Council, skepticism from school food administrators and elected officials, and the difficulties inherent in changing a syst...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： Golub M,Charlop M,Groisman-Perelstein AE,Ruddock C,Calman N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social service partnerships between faith-based organizations and federal, state, and local government have been established for several decades; however, they have experienced significant expansion and increased support in recent years. These partnerships have long centered on helping individuals cope with issues of ...

journal_title：Family & community health

authors： White J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00