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Takemoto E, Bolton A, Goetz CT. Inequities in naloxone administration among fatal overdose decedents by race and ethnicity in Pennsylvania, 2019-21. Addiction 2024. [PMID: 38808397 DOI: 10.1111/add.16478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to characterize the circumstances of drug overdose deaths and determine whether naloxone administration differed by overdose decedent race and ethnicity. DESIGN AND SETTING Analysis of data on unintentional and undetermined intent drug overdose deaths in Pennsylvania (2019-21) was collected from death certificates and the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System. Multivariable logistic regression models were adjusted for overdose death circumstances and the odds of naloxone administration were estimated by race/ethnicity and year. CASES The analytical sample included 3386 fatal overdose decedents in 2019, 3864 in 2020 and 3816 in 2021. MEASUREMENTS Evidence of naloxone administration (yes/no) was defined using scene evidence and toxicology reports from coroner and medical examiner records, while race/ethnicity (Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic White) was based on the death certificate. FINDINGS In the analytic sample, overdose death rates were the highest among Black people and increased over time (rate per 10 000 population, 2019: 4.3; 2020: 6.1; 2021: 6.5); rates were lowest among White people and remained constant over time (rate per 10 000 population, 2019: 2.6; 2020: 2.7; 2021: 2.6). Throughout all years, Black decedents had approximately 40-50% lower odds of naloxone administration compared with White decedents as referent [2019: odds ratio (OR) = 0.7, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.5-0.9; 2020: OR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.4-0.7; 2021: OR = 0.6, 95% CI = 0.5-0.8], while Hispanic decedents had similar odds of naloxone administration to that of White decedents. CONCLUSION After controlling for overdose circumstances in drug overdose deaths in Pennsylvania, USA, from 2019 to 2021, Black people had lower odds of naloxone administration compared with White people, while there were no differences between Hispanic and White people.
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- Erin Takemoto
- Office of Drug Surveillance and Misuse Prevention, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA, USA
- Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA, USA
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- Office of Drug Surveillance and Misuse Prevention, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA, USA
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- Office of Drug Surveillance and Misuse Prevention, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA, USA
- Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA, USA
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Jalloh M, Stompanato J, Nguyen JQ, Barnett MJ, Ip EJ, Doroudgar S. Barber Motivation for Conducting Mental Health Screening and Receiving Mental Health Education in Barbershops That Primarily Serve African Americans: a Cross-sectional Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2023; 10:2417-2422. [PMID: 36190678 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01420-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/10/2022]
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- Mohamed Jalloh
- College of Pharmacy, Touro University California, 1310 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA, 94592, USA.
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- College of Pharmacy, Touro University California, 1310 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA, 94592, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Touro University California, 1310 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA, 94592, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Touro University California, 1310 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA, 94592, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
- Kaiser Permanente Mountain View Medical Offices, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Touro University California, 1310 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA, 94592, USA
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Hook C, Rubinsky V. "You See Me Down There More Than My Husband does!": A Qualitative Exploration of How Body Waxing Specialists Navigate Health Messages. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2023:1-10. [PMID: 37691186 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2256062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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With the rise of beauty salons and barber shops serving as sites for health promotion, it is essential to consider other similar contexts for health dissemination, including body waxing salons. This research draws on interviews with 13 body wax specialists from the largest waxing salon chain in the US to understand how health messages are navigated between waxers and their clients. Interviews revealed that body wax specialists respond to health-related conversations in three ways: (1) offering support and building rapport, (2) communicating in ways that threaten the waxer-client relationship, and (3) staying silent. The findings of this study illuminate waxing salons as important sites for health dissemination, specifically surrounding medical care of women's reproductive health.
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Morehead-Gee A, Üsküp DK, Omokaro U, Shoptaw S, Harawa NT, Heilemann MV. Relating 'to her Human Side': a Grounded Theory analysis of cosmetologists' and aestheticians' relationships with clients in Black American beauty salons to inform sexual health interventions. CULTURE, HEALTH & SEXUALITY 2023; 25:1180-1197. [PMID: 36377185 PMCID: PMC10183050 DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2022.2141331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Due to the elevated incidence of HIV among Black American women, effective sexual health interventions are needed. To explore beauty salons as settings for such interventions, we examined Black American women stylists' experiences discussing sex-related topics with Black American women clients. Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology guided data collection and analysis. Individual intensive interviews were conducted in 2019 with 16 Black women cosmetologists and/or aestheticians who served Black women in Southern California. Analyses generated grounded theory which we refer to as Relating 'to her Human Side': Black American cosmetologist-client relationship building model. The model highlights the importance of three sets of practices: 1) playing different roles to appeal to clients' varying wants and needs, 2) creating a comfortable atmosphere, and 3) establishing a judgement-free zone. Stylists put clients at ease and consequently, clients shared stories regarding sex and relationships freely. Stylists' actions built trusting relationships with clients, thus crafting beauty salons as atmospheres favourable for sex-related conversations and potential sexual health interventions.
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- Alicia Morehead-Gee
- National Clinician Scholars Program, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Charles Drew University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Institute for Health Equity, AltaMed Health Services, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Charles Drew University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Charles Drew University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- National Clinician Scholars Program, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
- School of Nursing, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Dixon A, Earls E, Handberry M, Moon B, Smith L, Mincey K. Using Nail Salons, Beauty Spas, and Hair Salons for Health Education with Black Women. JOURNAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES (NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) 2023; 27:1-5. [PMID: 37361611 PMCID: PMC10186277 DOI: 10.1007/s12111-023-09626-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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A historical lack of access to healthcare and the mistreatment of Black women among those in the medical field have contributed to the health disparities against this group today. Based on existing health disparities affecting Black women, this study examined the feasibility of using nail salons, beauty salons, and hair salons as an avenue for health education efforts for Black women. An online survey was used to reach Black-owned salon workers. A total of 20 female participants completed the survey. Most participants preferred sharing health information with their clients through one-on-one conversations. Eighty percent of participants were willing to receive training on health topics so they could educate their clients. Findings suggest that it is feasible to utilize beauty stylists as lay health workers to promote positive health education among Black women. Further studies are needed to address health topics that clients would be willing to discuss with their stylists.
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- Ashlee Dixon
- Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207 USA
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- Department of Public Health, Mercer University, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341 USA
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- Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207 USA
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- Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207 USA
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- Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207 USA
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- Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207 USA
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Pleasant VA, Purkiss AS, Merjaver SD. Redefining the “crown”: Approaching chemotherapy‐induced alopecia among Black patients with breast cancer. Cancer 2023; 129:1629-1633. [PMID: 37158640 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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Cénat JM, Dromer É, Darius WP, Dalexis RD, Furyk SE, Poisson H, Mansoub Bekarkhanechi F, Shah M, Diao DG, Gedeon AP, Lebel S, Labelle PR. Incidence, factors, and disparities related to cancer among Black individuals in Canada: A scoping review. Cancer 2023; 129:335-355. [PMID: 36436148 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND In Canada, two of five individuals will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and one in four will die from this disease. Given the disparities observed in health research among Black individuals, we conducted a scoping review to analyze the state of cancer research in Canadian Black communities regarding prevalence, incidence, screening, mortality, and related factors to observe advances and identify gaps and disparities. METHODS A comprehensive search strategy was developed and executed in December 2021 across 10 databases (e.g., Embase). Of 3451 studies generated by the search, 19 were retained for extraction and included in this study. RESULTS Studies were focused on a variety of cancer types among Black individuals including anal, breast, cervical, colorectal, gastric, lung, and prostate cancers. They included data on incidence, stage of cancer at diagnosis, type of care received, diagnostic interval length, and screening. A few studies also demonstrated racial disparities among Black individuals. This research reveals disparities in screening, incidence, and quality of care among Black individuals in Canada. CONCLUSIONS Given the gaps observed in cancer studies among Black individuals, federal and provincial governments and universities should consider creating special funds to generate research on this important health issue. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY Important gaps were observed on research on cancer among Black communities in Canada. Studies included in the scoping review highlights disparities in screening, incidence, and quality of care among Black individuals in Canada.
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- Jude Mary Cénat
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,University of Ottawa Research Chair on Black Health, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Arts and Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Balis LE, Houghtaling B, Harden SM. Using implementation strategies in community settings: an introduction to the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) compilation and future directions. Transl Behav Med 2022; 12:965-978. [PMID: 36039843 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibac061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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In this commentary, we introduce public health practitioners and researchers to implementation science through an established compilation of implementation strategies. We provide terminology and examples for community settings so public health practitioners and researchers can use implementation strategies and document efforts using standard terminology. We also discuss the need for future work to determine the extent to which these implementation strategies work and are most useful in community settings, and ultimately, how health behaviors are impacted. We intend this commentary to serve as a dissemination strategy for implementation strategies and to contribute to knowledge in the growing field of implementation science in community settings.
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- Laura E Balis
- Louisville Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.,Louisiana State University (LSU) and LSU Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virgina, USA
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Sundermeir SM, Winkler MR, John S, Colón-Ramos U, Kaur R, Hickson A, Dombrowski RD, Hill AB, Bode B, DeAngelo J, Gittelsohn J. A Commentary on the Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project: Implications for Retailers, Policy, and Future Research. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:8824. [PMID: 35886677 PMCID: PMC9324473 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the United States, low-income, underserved rural and urban settings experience poor access to healthy, affordable food. Introducing new food outlets in these locations has shown mixed results for improving healthy food consumption. The Healthy Community Stores Case Study Project (HCSCSP) explored an alternative strategy: supporting mission-driven, locally owned, healthy community food stores to improve healthy food access. The HCSCSP used a multiple case study approach, and conducted a cross-case analysis of seven urban healthy food stores across the United States. The main purpose of this commentary paper is to summarize the main practice strategies for stores as well as future directions for researchers and policy-makers based on results from the prior cross-case analyses. We organize these strategies using key concepts from the Retail Food Environment and Customer Interaction Model. Several key strategies for store success are presented including the use of non-traditional business models, focus on specific retail actors such as store champions and multiple vendor relationships, and a stores' role in the broader community context, as well as the striking challenges faced across store locations. Further exploration of these store strategies and how they are implemented is needed, and may inform policies that can support these types of healthy retail sites and sustain their efforts in improving healthy food access in their communities.
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- Samantha M. Sundermeir
- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
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- Department of Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA;
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- Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC 20005, USA; (S.J.); (A.H.)
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- Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, DC 20052, USA;
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford, IL 61107, USA;
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- Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC 20005, USA; (S.J.); (A.H.)
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- Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies, College of Education, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (R.D.D.); (B.B.)
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- Urban Studies and Planning and Detroit Food Map Initiative, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA;
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- Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies, College of Education, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA; (R.D.D.); (B.B.)
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- Departments of Health Policy Management & Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA;
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John S, Winkler MR, Kaur R, DeAngelo J, Hill AB, Sundermeir SM, Colon-Ramos U, Leone LA, Dombrowski RD, Lewis EC, Gittelsohn J. Balancing Mission and Margins: What Makes Healthy Community Food Stores Successful. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:8470. [PMID: 35886315 PMCID: PMC9315622 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mission-driven, independently-owned community food stores have been identified as a potential solution to improve access to healthy foods, yet to date there is limited information on what factors contribute to these stores' success and failure. Using a multiple case study approach, this study examined what makes a healthy community food store successful and identified strategies for success in seven community stores in urban areas across the United States. We used Stake's multiple case study analysis approach to identify the following key aims that contributed to community store success across all cases: (1) making healthy food available, (2) offering healthy foods at affordable prices, and (3) reaching community members with limited economic resources. However, stores differed in terms of their intention, action, and achievement of these aims. Key strategies identified that enabled success included: (1) having a store champion, (2) using nontraditional business strategies, (3) obtaining innovative external funding, (4) using a dynamic sourcing model, (5) implementing healthy food marketing, and (6) engaging the community. Stores did not need to implement all strategies to be successful, however certain strategies, such as having a store champion, emerged as critical for all stores. Retailers, researchers, philanthropy, and policymakers can utilize this definition of success and the identified strategies to improve healthy food access in their communities.
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- Sara John
- Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC 20005, USA
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- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA;
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- Division of Health Research and Evaluation, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford, IL 61107, USA;
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- Departments of Health Policy Management & Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
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- Urban Studies and Planning and Detroit Food Map Initiative, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA;
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (S.M.S.); (E.C.L.); (J.G.)
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- Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, DC 20052, USA;
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA;
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- Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies, College of Education, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA;
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (S.M.S.); (E.C.L.); (J.G.)
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (S.M.S.); (E.C.L.); (J.G.)
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Shakir A, O'Connor A, Teele M, Gottlieb LJ, Vrouwe SQ. Burn Injuries Associated with At-Home Hair Braiding. J Burn Care Res 2022; 43:530-533. [PMID: 35302161 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irac031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hair braiding that incorporates synthetic extensions has increased in popularity across all age groups. As part of the styling process, the ends of the braid are commonly dipped in scalding water; an increasing number of patients have presented to our center after containers of recently boiled water are accidentally tipped over and spilled onto patients. A retrospective chart review was performed of all patients who sustained burn injuries related to at-home hair braiding presenting to an ABA-verified burn center between January 1, 2006 and July 31, 2020. A total of 41 patients presented over the study period, and the frequency of this type of burn increased over time, with 54% of injuries occurring in the past 3 years (2018-2020). The mean patient age was 7.5 years, and the majority of patients were under 18 years of age (97%), female (95%), and African-American (98%). Seventy-three percent of injuries occurred in the home and 88% involved another person in the hair braiding process. The mean TBSA burned was 5% (range 1-20%). The most commonly involved areas were the back (54%), thigh/leg (37%), and neck (24%). Ninety percent were partial-thickness injuries only, with 10% having some degree of full-thickness injury. Ninety percent of patients required inpatient admission, and 34% of patients required at least one operative procedure. Hair braiding, with the use of scalding water to seal and set the ends of braids, can lead to burn injuries that require hospitalization and the need for surgical intervention.
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- Afaaf Shakir
- Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Burn & Complex Wound Center, University of Chicago Medical Center, Illinois, USA
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- Burn & Complex Wound Center, University of Chicago Medical Center, Illinois, USA
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- Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Evaluating a frailty education program implemented through barbershops/salons in Japan: A preliminary study. SN SOCIAL SCIENCES 2022; 2:55. [PMID: 35499069 PMCID: PMC9034965 DOI: 10.1007/s43545-022-00361-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Davis SM, Green Montaque HD, Jackson CAB. Talking with My Sistahs: Examining Discussions About HIV Risk and Prevention Outcomes Within Black Women Sistah Circles. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2022:1-14. [PMID: 36112946 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2022.2050006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Black women's health is in a state of crisis. Though Black women make up roughly 12% of the US population, they account for 66% of new HIV cases. One understudied barrier to Black women's sexual health is their communication about the topic of HIV with others and proclivity to dismiss HIV-related information based on self-exemption. Using a group-centered approach called the "sistah circle," this study examines group gatherings of Black women to assess their communication about HIV and determine potential gaps in their understanding of information and HIV-related behavior. Data were derived from five focus groups, with four Black women in each group engaging in a facilitated discussion. Findings from the project extend knowledge about how socializing agents such as school, parents, church, and interventionists have the potential to delay or deter Black women from engaging in communication that supports risk-reducing behaviors and prevention efforts.
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Palmer KNB, Okechukwu A, Mantina NM, Melton FL, Kram NAZ, Hatcher J, Marrero DG, Thomson CA, Garcia DO. Hair Stylists as Lay Health Workers: Perspectives of Black Women on Salon-Based Health Promotion. INQUIRY : A JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVISION AND FINANCING 2022; 59:469580221093183. [PMID: 35418251 PMCID: PMC9016565 DOI: 10.1177/00469580221093183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lay health workers (LHWs) have been effective in delivering health promotion to underserved, vulnerable populations. Hair stylists are well positioned to serve as LHWs in addressing health disparities among Black women in the U.S. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the extent to which hair stylists influence their Black female clients and clients' preferences for their stylist's role in salon-based health promotion programming. Eight virtual platform focus groups were conducted with Black women (n = 39) who receive hair care services from a licensed hair stylist across the U.S. Most participants had a college degree (89.8%), health insurance (92.3%), a primary care provider (89.7%), and the majority had at least one chronic disease (56.4%). Participants reported higher potential for influence related to level of trust in the stylists and for stylists they find relatable and credible. Trust, relatability, and credibility were further determined by racial and gender congruence. Client interviewees felt stylists should model healthy behaviors and reported they may not be receptive to stylist-delivered health promotion out of the context of a hair-health connection. In this sample of well-educated clients, there was an expressed preference for stylists to provide referral to healthcare professionals or solicit experts for health topics out of the scope of haircare rather than guide the health promotion efforts themselves. Findings from this study can inform future development of acceptable salon-based, stylist-led health promotion programs that partner stylists with health experts to deliver health promotion.
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- Kelly N. B. Palmer
- Department of Health Promotion
Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion
Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion
Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion
Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion
Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Division of Public Health Practice, University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion
Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion
Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion
Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid
Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Young GN, Gamst G, Meyers LS, Der-Karabetian A, Grills CT. Does African American Women's Racial Identity Mediate Gendered Racism on Anticipated Relationship Threat? JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2021; 36:9749-9769. [PMID: 31455145 DOI: 10.1177/0886260519872300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The present study examined the question of whether racial identity among African American women mediated the relationship between gendered racism and anticipated relationship threat. Using the Multicultural Assessment Intervention Process (MAIP) framework, we examined the relationship of gendered racism, racial identity, and anticipated relationship threat among a convenience sample of 411 African American women. A structural model was configured with gendered racism directly predicting anticipated relationship threat and racial identity serving as a mediator. Results indicated that greater levels of perceived gendered racism were associated with greater perceptions of anticipated relationship threat. Racial identity was found to not mediate the association with anticipated relationship threat. Individuals with less education experienced higher levels of concern regarding physical safety and controlling behaviors than those with more education. Implications for future relationship threat research with African American women are discussed.
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Kim C. Fighting Against Intimate Partner Violence With Hairstylists: A Pilot Study of Korean Immigrants in New York City. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2021; 36:8209-8230. [PMID: 31104547 DOI: 10.1177/0886260519849668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study aims to explore the potential role of hairstylists in helping intimate partner violence (IPV) victims in the Korean immigrant communities using a cross-sectional survey design that includes open- and close-ended survey questions. In all, 47 Korean hair salon stylists were surveyed on their experience with their clients related to IPV. The findings of this study reveal that a high percentage of clients disclosed their and their friends' IPV victimization to the hair salon stylists. Some of the hair salon stylists' characteristics, such as years of working and the length of residence in the United States, were statistically associated with IPV disclosure among their clients. Most hair salon stylists were willing to help their clients in general, but they were not well-prepared to help IPV victims due to a lack of resources and knowledge. We conclude that hair salons have a great potential to increase IPV-related knowledge in immigrant communities (including the Korean community) and help IPV victims pending appropriate training aimed at improving their knowledge and competencies regarding IPV identification and intervention.
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- Chunrye Kim
- Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Palmer KNB, Rivers PS, Melton FL, McClelland DJ, Hatcher J, Marrero DG, Thomson CA, Garcia DO. Health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in U.S. barbershops and hair salons- a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1553. [PMID: 34399723 PMCID: PMC8365990 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11584-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND African American adults suffer disproportionately from obesity-related chronic diseases, particularly at younger ages. In order to close the gap in these health disparities, efforts to develop and test culturally appropriate interventions are critical. METHODS A PRISMA-guided systematic review was conducted to identify and critically evaluate health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in barbershops and hair salons. Subject headings and keywords used to search for synonyms of 'barbershops,' 'hair salons,' and 'African Americans' identified all relevant articles (from inception onwards) from six databases: Academic Search Ultimate, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Web of Science (Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index). Experimental and quasi-experimental studies for adult (> 18 years) African Americans delivered in barbershops and hair salons that evaluated interventions focused on risk reduction/management of obesity-related chronic disease: cardiovascular disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes were included. Analyses were conducted in 2020. RESULTS Fourteen studies met criteria for inclusion. Ten studies hosted interventions in a barbershop setting while four took place in hair salons. There was substantial variability among interventions and outcomes with cancer the most commonly studied disease state (n = 7; 50%), followed by hypertension (n = 5; 35.7%). Most reported outcomes were focused on behavior change (n = 10) with only four studies reporting clinical outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Health promotion interventions delivered in barbershops/hair salons show promise for meeting cancer screening recommendations and managing hypertension in African Americans. More studies are needed that focus on diabetes and obesity and utilize the hair salon as a site for intervention delivery. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42020159050 .
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- Kelly N. B. Palmer
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721-0202 USA
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721-0202 USA
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721-0202 USA
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- Health Sciences Library, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
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- Division of Public Health Practice, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, 550 E. Van Buren Street, UA Phoenix Plaza Building 1, Phoenix, AZ 85006 USA
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721-0202 USA
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721-0202 USA
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 1295 N Martin Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721-0202 USA
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Wall SP, Castillo P, Shuchat Shaw F, Norman E, Martinez-Lopez N, Lopez-Rios M, Paulino H, Homer B, Plass JL, Ravenell JE. Including Medical Footage and Emotional Content in Organ Donation Educational Videos for Latinx Viewers. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR 2021; 49:424-436. [PMID: 34253089 DOI: 10.1177/10901981211022240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We assessed whether videos with medical footage of organ preservation and transplantation plus sad, unresolved, or uplifting stories differentially affect deceased organ donor registration among clients in Latinx-owned barbershops and beauty salons. In a 2 × 3 randomized controlled trial, participants (N = 1,696, mean age 33 years, 67% female) viewed one of six videos. The control portrayed a mother who received a kidney (uplifting), excluding medical footage. Experimental videos included medical footage and/or showed a mother waiting (unresolved) or sisters mourning their brother's death (sad). Regression models assessed relative impact of medical footage and storylines on: (1) registry enrollment, (2) donation willingness stage of change, and (3) emotions. Randomization yielded approximately equal groups relative to age, sex, education, religion, nativity, baseline organ donation willingness, beliefs, and emotions. Overall, 14.8% of participants registered. Neither medical footage, sad, nor unresolved stories differentially affected registration and changes in organ donation willingness. Sad and unresolved stories increased sadness and decreased positive affect by ~0.1 logits compared with the uplifting story. Educational videos about organ donation which excluded or included medical footage and varying emotional valence of stories induced emotions marginally but did not affect viewers' registration decisions differently. Heterogeneity of responses within video groups might explain the attenuated impact of including medical footage and varying emotional content. In future work, we will report qualitative reasons for participants' registration decisions by analyzing the free text responses from the randomized trial and data from semistructured interviews that were conducted with a subset of participants.
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- Stephen P Wall
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.,NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York City, NY, USA
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- NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York City, NY, USA
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- NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York City, NY, USA
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- NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.,George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC, USA
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- NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY, USA
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- The City University of New York, New York City, NY, USA
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- NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York City, NY, USA
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Hill LH, Holland R. Health disparities, race, and the global pandemic of COVID‐19: The demise of Black Americans. NEW DIRECTIONS FOR ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION 2021. [PMCID: PMC8652746 DOI: 10.1002/ace.20425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This article examines the chronic health conditions of African Americans who experience disparities because of poverty, low literacy, and cultural practices that affect decisions about food, nutrition, and health care. It will examine governmental policies, for example, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Artiga et al., 2020), and how these policies contribute to health and wellbeing of people from low‐income communities. Furthermore, it explores the overrepresented deaths among African Americans and other communities of color resulting from the pandemic—deaths that result from co‐existing health conditions and the inability to afford immediate care.
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- Lilian H. Hill
- University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg Mississippi USA
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- University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg Mississippi USA
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Johnson R, Myers D, McKellar M, Saint-Hillaire L, Randolph SD. Perspectives of Black women in the United States on salon-based intervention to promote the uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV. J Clin Nurs 2021; 30:3281-3289. [PMID: 33969573 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To understand Black women's perspectives on a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) education intervention in a salon setting. BACKGROUND Black women have a significant lifetime risk of acquiring HIV. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective prevention approach in reducing that risk. Despite this, Black women are least likely to use PrEP. DESIGN This was a qualitative study to identify Black women's perspectives on acceptability of a PrEP education intervention in a salon setting using hair stylists. The paper adhered to the COREQ checklist in reporting. METHODS Seven focus groups among Black women (n = 44) living in north-central North Carolina were conducted. Ethical approval was obtained. The interview guide included questions on knowledge of PrEP and barriers and facilitators to a PrEP promotion programme in a salon setting. RESULTS Conventional content analysis considered content in relation to themes of facilitators, barriers and women's preferences for intervention delivery. Facilitators included the salon characteristics, social culture and relationship with the stylist. Women noted concerns of accuracy of content from stylists and privacy as barriers. CONCLUSIONS Participants' trust with their stylists make a PrEP education salon-based intervention feasible. Salon-based interventions are not one-size-fits-all and researchers interested in this setting should tailor interventions to the individual salon. Interventions for PrEP in a salon setting should be culturally appropriate, confidential and consider the potential reach to the social networks of Black women in the salon. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE The insights shared by Black women can contribute to developing a PrEP uptake intervention as a way of reducing new cases of HIV.
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- Ragan Johnson
- Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Makabe S, Kume Y, Kamata T, Apikomonkon H, Griffiths J, Takagai J, Akagawa Y, Andoh H, Ito T, Singha-Dong N. Health Promotion Awareness in Barbershops and Salons: An International Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan and Thailand. J Community Health 2021; 45:768-774. [PMID: 32040693 DOI: 10.1007/s10900-020-00792-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aging societies are a worldwide concern, as people are living longer than ever before. The success of the "barbershop project" in improving community health in the USA suggests that the aging issue can be tackled using this method even in Asia. Nevertheless, the health promotion awareness of barbers/stylists has barely been reported in Asia. This study aimed to identify the health promotion awareness of barbers and stylists in Japan and Thailand. An international cross-sectional survey was conducted between March and December 2017. Questionnaire contents included the "current status of existing health-promotion-related services," "awareness of contribution to maintaining people's health," and "awareness of collaboration with health care professionals." Participants were 99 Japanese and 101 Thai shop owners. In Japan, more health-promotion-related services were already provided through shops, and health care awareness was higher than in Thailand. In both countries, some shops were willing to collaborate with health care professionals. In Japan, "barbers/stylists have consultation opportunities with health care professionals," "health-related leaflets are provided," "development of therapy/care," and "barbershops/salons become a bridge between communities and hospitals" were mentioned as ideas for collaboration. In conclusion, barbers/stylists are highly interested in health due to the direct connection between beauty and health. Collaboration between barbershops/salons and health care professionals is possible, especially in Japan due to its super-aging society. Further development of the barbershop/salon project is needed.
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- Sachiko Makabe
- Department of Clinical Nursing, Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan.
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Akita University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Institute of Nursing, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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Woods-Jaeger B, Daniel-Ulloa J, Kleven L, Bucklin R, Maldonado A, Gilbert PA, Parker EA, Baquero B. Building Leadership, Capacity, and Power to Advance Health Equity and Justice through Community-Engaged Research in the Midwest. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 67:195-204. [PMID: 33040375 DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The Health Equity Advancement Lab (HEAL) at the University of Iowa College of Public Health began in 2012 to support students, researchers, and community members interested in tackling persistent health inequities through a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach. Using concepts from critical consciousness theory, we developed an approach to building students', faculty members', and community partners' capacity to engage in CBPR to promote health equity that involved immersion in developing CBPR projects. Our paper describes the evolution of HEAL as a facilitating structure that provides a support network and engages diverse stakeholders in critical reflection as they participate in research to advance health equity, and resulting political efficacy and social action. We describe one HEAL-affiliated research project that employs a CBPR approach and has a strong focus on providing transformative learning experiences for students, faculty, and community members. We highlight challenges, successes, and lessons learned in the application of critical consciousness as a framework that engages diverse academic and community partners seeking to promote health equity. We argue that critical consciousness is a relevant theoretical framework to promote transformative learning among students, faculty, and community partners to promote health equity research in diverse communities.
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- Briana Woods-Jaeger
- Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Health, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
- School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Washington, Bothell, Bothell, WA, USA
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- Department of Developmental and Behavioral Health, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Kim C. Religion, Religious Heterogeneity, and Intimate Partner Violence Among Korean Immigrant Women. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2021; 36:NP2228-2247NP. [PMID: 29460673 DOI: 10.1177/0886260518757224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study examined the role of religious affiliations and frequency of religious service attendance-such as church, Bible studies, and temples-as well as religious heterogeneity between couples on intimate partner violence (IPV) among Korean immigrant women in the United States. Through a case-control design, this study compared 64 Korean immigrant IPV victims with 63 Korean immigrant non-IPV victims. This study's findings reveal that for Korean immigrant women, a high frequency of religious service attendance was associated with higher IPV victimization, while their partners' high religious service attendance was associated with lower IPV victimization. When women's partners were religious compared with when they were not religious, they were less likely to perpetrate IPV even when the partners' alcohol consumption frequency increased. Also, when there was a gap between couples regarding frequency of religious attendance, IPV victimization increased. This discussion concludes by suggesting some policy implications based on these findings.
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- Chunrye Kim
- Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Parker A. Reframing the narrative: Black maternal mental health and culturally meaningful support for wellness. Infant Ment Health J 2021; 42:502-516. [PMID: 33470438 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Black mothers with young children have encountered pernicious, multidetermined, racial disparities in the United States for centuries. However, disorders, risks, and stressors among Black mothers with young children are presented in the extant literature with little attention to their strengths, supports, or culturally appropriate ways to intervene and this furthers racism and White supremacy. Further, incomplete and negative narratives about Black mothers are perpetuated. Therefore, this article uses the Afrocentric perspective to better understand the state of Black maternal mental health and supports for mental health. Culturally centered recommendations are presented to move the field of infant mental health toward racial justice-oriented practice, policy, and research.
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- Amittia Parker
- School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
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Michalak M. The role of a cosmetologist in the area of health promotion and health education: A systematic review. Health Promot Perspect 2020; 10:338-348. [PMID: 33312929 PMCID: PMC7723003 DOI: 10.34172/hpp.2020.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Contemporary cosmetology, apart from beautifying and caring for the human body, deals also with prevention aimed at maintaining health and physical fitness as long as possible. The profession of a cosmetologist so understood is closely related to the modern concept of health promotion, the part of which is health education. The objective of this review was to evaluate whether a cosmetologist may be a health promoter, and whether a beauty salon mayserve as a place for conducting educational programs. Methods: A systematic review was done using several electronic databases such as PubMed(including MEDLINE), Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, Embase, and Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) and related keywords. The studies published in English between 2008 and 2018 which had specifically mentioned the role of a cosmetologist in the area of health promotion and health education were included. Results: In total, 7 articles met the study criteria. It was found that cosmetologists have the potential to promote pro-health activities. The results of this review also suggest that beauty salons are suitable places for increasing pro-health awareness and can be successfully used to conduct educational programs about healthy lifestyle, as well as skin, breast and cervical cancer prevention. Conclusion: A well-educated and aware of health risks cosmetologist seems to be the right person to transmit and spread knowledge about the proper lifestyle in her workplace and the local environment. A beauty salon, as a place of social interaction, may constitute an area of implementation of pro-health educational programs.
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- Monika Michalak
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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Dombrowski RD, Kelley MA. Corner Store Owners as Health Promotion Agents in Low-Income Communities. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR 2019; 46:905-915. [PMID: 31789075 DOI: 10.1177/1090198119867735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Reports of small business owner motivations for participation in health promotion interventions are rarely reported in the literature, particularly in relation to healthy eating interventions. This study explicates and defines the development of healthy corner stores as community-based enterprises (CBEs) within eight low-income, suburban communities. CBEs are defined as community-oriented small businesses with a common goal to improve population health. The corner stores assessed in this study were participants in Healthy HotSpot (HH), a corner store initiative of the Cook County Department of Public Health. To determine store alignment with the CBE construct, a case study design was used for qualitative inquiry. Participant narratives from store owners (n = 21), community-based organizations (CBOs; n = 8) and consumer focus groups (n = 51) were analyzed using an iterative process to determine how store owners aligned with the CBE construct, and how this influenced continuation of health promotion activities. Several key factors influenced the strength of store owners' alignment with the CBE construct. They included the following: (a) shared ethno-cultural identities and residential area as consumers; (b) positive, trustworthy relationships with consumers; (c) store owners valuing and prioritizing community health, often over profits; and (d) collaboration with a highly engaged CBO in the HH project. Results can assist in theory development and intervention design in working with corner store owners, and other small business owners, as health promotion agents to improve and sustain health outcomes and help ensure the economic vitality of low-income communities.
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Dill LJ, Gousse Y, Huggins K, Fraser MA, Browne RC, Stewart M, Salifu M, Joseph MA, Wilson TE. Adjournment in Community HIV Prevention: Exploring Transitions in Community-Academic Partnerships. Health Promot Pract 2019; 21:544-551. [PMID: 30943792 DOI: 10.1177/1524839919839361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Barbershop-based interventions have been increasingly implemented as a means to support culturally relevant and community-accessible health promotion and disease prevention efforts. Specifically, in neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York, with high HIV seroprevalence rates, barbers have volunteered to support an initiative to help reduce sexual risk behavior. After implementing the Barbershop Talk With Brothers program for 5 years, we explored how program participation has affected barbers' HIV prevention and counseling skills to promote their clients' health, and assessed their views of next stages of the community-academic partnership, once the specific project ended. Through employing rigorous qualitative research methods with personnel at participating barbershops, key results include that although barbers self-identify as community leaders and even as health educators, they want ongoing support in educating customers about other topics like nutrition and physical activity, including upstream social determinants of health, such as housing and employment. They are also concerned regarding how best to support continuity of efforts and maintenance of partnerships between projects. These findings provide insight toward adjourning community-based participatory research projects, which can inform other academic researchers, organizations, and businesses that partner with community members.
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- St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.,Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Widener University, Chester, PA, USA.,SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.,Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.,Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.,SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.,SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.,SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.,SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Shahim B, Hasselberg S, Boldt-Christmas O, Gyberg V, Mellbin L, Rydén L. Effectiveness of different outreach strategies to identify individuals at high risk of diabetes in a heterogeneous population: a study in the Swedish municipality of Södertälje. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2018; 25:1990-1999. [PMID: 30289273 DOI: 10.1177/2047487318805582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Identifying type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prerequisite for the institution of preventive measures to reduce future micro and macrovascular complications. Approximately 50% of people with T2DM are undiagnosed, challenging the assumption that a traditional primary healthcare setting is the most efficient way to reach people at risk of T2DM. A setting of this kind may be even more suboptimal when it comes to reaching immigrants, who often appear to have inferior access to healthcare and/or are less likely to attend routine health checks at primary healthcare centres. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to identify the best strategy to reach individuals at high risk of T2DM and thereby cardiovascular disease in a heterogeneous population. METHODS All 18-65-year-old inhabitants in the Swedish municipality of Södertälje ( n∼51,000) without known T2DM and cardiovascular disease were encouraged to complete the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC: score > 15 indicating a high and > 20 a very high risk of future T2DM and cardiovascular disease) through the following communication channels: primary care centres, workplaces, Syrian orthodox churches, pharmacies, crowded public places, mass media, social media and mail. Data collection lasted for six weeks. RESULTS The highest response rate was obtained through workplaces (27%) and the largest proportion of respondents at high/very high risk through the Syrian orthodox churches (18%). The proportion reached through primary care centres was 4%, of whom 5% were at elevated risk. The cost of identifying a person at elevated risk through the Syrian orthodox church was €104 compared with €8 through workplaces and €112 through primary care centres. CONCLUSIONS The choice of communication channels was important to reach high/very high-risk individuals for T2DM and for screening costs. In this immigrant-dense community, primary care centres were inferior to strategies using workplaces and churches in terms of both the proportion of identified at-risk individuals and costs.
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- Bahira Shahim
- 1 Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- 2 McKinsey & Company, Stockholm, Sweden.,3 Getinge AB, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.,4 Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- 1 Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Arandia G, Hargrove JL, Shubert TE, Bangdiwala SI, Linnan LA. Feasibility of Assessing Falls Risk and Promoting Falls Prevention in Beauty Salons. J Prim Prev 2018; 38:567-581. [PMID: 28900848 DOI: 10.1007/s10935-017-0486-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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Falls are a major public health risk and a leading cause of emergency room visits for people of all ages. Finding ways to increase access to information and evidence-based falls prevention strategies is critically important across the lifespan. We tested the feasibility of conducting a falls risk assessment and awareness program among customers who attend beauty salons. We enrolled 78 customers from 2 beauty salons who completed a written questionnaire as well as several biometric and functional balance tests designed to assess falls risk. On average, enrolled participants were 56 years of age (range: 19-90), female (n = 70, 91%), and Black (n = 47, 62%). Eleven percent of enrolled customers were classified as at high risk of falls because they had reported two or more falls in the last 6 months. We found that younger age, higher education, employment, moderate physical activity, and decreased frequency of salon visits were associated with fewer falls. Results demonstrated initial interest in, and the feasibility of recruiting and enrolling customers into a beauty salon-based falls risk assessment and awareness program. Beauty salons, which are in all communities, represent an innovative setting for reaching people of all ages with life-saving falls prevention information and services.
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- Gabriela Arandia
- Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Rosenau Hall, CB# 7440, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7440, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Rosenau Hall, CB# 7440, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7440, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Department #4985, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1700 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, CB #7426, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7426, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, 137 E. Franklin St. Suite 203, Campus Box 8030, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514-4145, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, 307 Rosenau Hall, CB# 7440, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7440, USA.
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This study determined prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization among female clients at three hair salons in Connecticut using an anonymous tablet based screening tool. While many may assume that women receive services at hair salons, victims of IPV are often isolated by their partners and unable to access help. Of the 203 clients who participated, 40 (20%) had experienced IPV in her lifetime. In identifying the prevalence of IPV within the salon setting, this study provides support for community-based programs and supports their legitimacy as an important locus for identifying women experiencing IPV and connecting them to resources.
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Floyd TD, DuHamel KN, Rao J, Shuk E, Jandorf L. Acceptability of a Salon-Based Intervention to Promote Colonoscopy Screening Among African American Women. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR 2017; 44:791-804. [PMID: 28877599 DOI: 10.1177/1090198117726571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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African American women have the highest colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates among women of any race/ethnicity in the United States. Colonoscopy screening is an efficacious procedure for the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer, making it a promising tool in the effort to eliminate colorectal cancer disparities. Toward that end, the present qualitative study sought to assess acceptability of and preferences for a beauty salon-based intervention to promote colonoscopy screening among African American women. A total of 11 focus groups were conducted: 6 with staff from African American-serving salons ( n = 3 with salon owners, n = 3 with salon stylists) and 5 with African American salon clients. Theory-guided focus group questions were used to explore participants' beliefs, interests, and preferences associated with the proposed intervention. Results indicated that, across all subgroups, participants were highly supportive of the idea of a salon-based intervention to promote colonoscopy screening among African American women, citing reasons such as the commonplace nature of health discussions in salons and the belief that, with proper training, stylists could effectively deliver colorectal cancer-related health information to their clients. The greatest differences between salon staff and clients were found with respect to the specifics of the intervention. Staff focused more heavily on content-related issues, such as the specific information that should be stressed in the intervention, whereas clients focused largely on process-related issues, such as the preferred intervention formats and how stylists should present themselves to clients. The findings from this study offer both encouragement and important groundwork for the development of a salon-based, stylist-delivered intervention to promote colonoscopy screening among African American women.
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- 3 New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, USA
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- 2 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- 4 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Horrell LN, Kneipp SM, Ahn S, Towne SD, Mingo CA, Ory MG, Smith ML. Chronic disease self-management education courses: utilization by low-income, middle-aged participants. Int J Equity Health 2017; 16:114. [PMID: 28655319 PMCID: PMC5488470 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-017-0604-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals living in lower-income areas face an increased prevalence of chronic disease and, oftentimes, greater barriers to optimal self-management. Disparities in disease management are seen across the lifespan, but are particularly notable among middle-aged adults. Although evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-management Education courses are available to enhance self-management among members of this at-risk population, little information is available to determine the extent to which these courses are reaching those at greatest risk. The purpose of this study is to compare the extent to which middle-aged adults from lower- and higher-income areas have engaged in CDSME courses, and to identify the sociodemographic characteristics of lower-income, middle aged participants. METHODS The results of this study were produced through analysis of secondary data collected during the Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program initiative. During this initiative, data was collected from 100,000 CDSME participants across 45 states within the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. RESULTS Of the entire sample included in this analysis (19,365 participants), 55 people lived in the most impoverished counties. While these 55 participants represented just 0.3% of the total study sample, researchers found this group completed courses more frequently than participants from less impoverished counties once enrolled. CONCLUSION These results signal a need to enhance participation of middle-aged adults from lower-income areas in CDSME courses. The results also provide evidence that can be used to inform future program delivery choices, including decisions regarding recruitment materials, program leaders, and program delivery sites, to better engage this population.
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- Lindsey N. Horrell
- School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA
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- School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA
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- School of Public Health, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee USA
- School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas USA
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- School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas USA
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- Gerontology Institute, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302 USA
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- School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas USA
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- School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas USA
- College of Public Health, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA USA
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Roberts-Dobie S, Rasmusson A, Losch ME. The Speak UP! Salon Project: Using Hair Stylists as Lay Health Educators About Unintended Pregnancy. Health Promot Pract 2017; 19:31-37. [DOI: 10.1177/1524839917690334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Speak UP! Salon Project trained 126 hair stylists from 60 salons as lay health educators to increase knowledge about contraceptives and inform clients about financial support for long-acting reversible contraceptives at local family planning clinics. Stylists’ informal social support system, combined with the rapport built with clients over time, make them excellent candidates for lay health educator projects. This 3-year salon-based intervention was implemented in nine counties in a Midwestern state. Results from a subsample of participants who completed an online questionnaire (n = 177) indicate that hair stylists are a feasible method to link target populations to health information and to the health care system. The benefits and challenges of collecting data in a salon environment are also discussed.
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- University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA
- Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, IA, USA
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Thelusma N, Ralston P. Health Promotion and Health Behaviors of Diverse Ethnic/Racial Women Cosmetologists: A Review. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS. WOMEN'S HEALTH 2016; 9:9-16. [PMID: 27199580 PMCID: PMC4869603 DOI: 10.4137/cmwh.s34688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 03/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Women from diverse ethnic/racial backgrounds have higher chronic disease mortality rates when compared to White non-Hispanic women. Community-based programs, such as beauty salons, have been used to reach diverse ethnic/racial women, yet little is known about diverse ethnic/racial women cosmetologists’ involvement in health promotion and their health behaviors, which is the purpose of this review. The growing beauty salon health promotion literature indicates that their roles in these studies have been varied, not only as health promoters but also as recruiters, facilitators, and in general major catalysts for investigator-initiated studies. However, the review also identified a major void in the literature in that there were few studies on health behaviors of diverse ethnic/racial women cosmetologists, especially African American women cosmetologists. Recommendations include increasing the capacity of diverse ethnic/racial women cosmetologists as community health leaders and investigating their health status, knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
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- Naomi Thelusma
- Project Assistant, Center on Better Health and Life for Underserved Populations, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Professor, Dean Emeritus, and Director, Center on Better Health and Life for Underserved Populations, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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Lee J, Carvallo M, Lee E. Feasibility of Utilizing Ethnic Beauty Salons for Cervical Cancer Screening Education. West J Nurs Res 2015; 37:1489-509. [PMID: 24698810 PMCID: PMC4183737 DOI: 10.1177/0193945914529025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of using ethnic beauty salons to reach out to Vietnamese and Korean American women for cervical cancer screening education. Participants (N = 62) were conveniently recruited from ethnic beauty salons located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two feasibility questionnaires were separately administered to cosmetologists and their customers. Findings support the view that ethnic beauty salons can be used as a gateway to reach out to these populations, and cosmetologists have the potential to operate as community lay health workers to deliver cervical cancer screening education aimed at reducing disparities in cervical cancer and screening to their ethnic customers.
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- University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Documet P, Bear TM, Flatt JD, Macia L, Trauth J, Ricci EM. The association of social support and education with breast and cervical cancer screening. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR 2015; 42:55-64. [PMID: 25394824 PMCID: PMC4526257 DOI: 10.1177/1090198114557124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Disparities in breast and cervical cancer screening by socioeconomic status persist in the United States. It has been suggested that social support may facilitate screening, especially among women of low socioeconomic status. However, at present, it is unclear whether social support enables mammogram and Pap test compliance. PURPOSE This study examines the association between social support and compliance with mammogram and Pap test screening guidelines, and whether social support provides added value for women of low education. METHOD Data were from a countywide 2009-2010 population-based survey, which included records of 2,588 women 40 years and older (mammogram) and 2,123 women 21 to 65 years old (Pap test). Compliance was determined using the guidelines in effect at the time of data collection. RESULTS Social support was significantly related to mammogram (adjusted odds ratio = 1.43; 95% confidence interval [1.16, 1.77]) and Pap test (adjusted odds ratio = 1.71; 95% confidence interval [1.27, 2.29]) compliance after controlling for age, race, having a regular health care provider, and insurance status. The interaction between social support and education had a significant effect on Pap test compliance only among women younger than 40; the effect was not significant for mammogram compliance. CONCLUSION Social support is associated with breast and cervical cancer screening compliance. The association between education and cancer screening behavior may be moderated by social support; however, results hold only for Pap tests among younger women. Practitioners and researchers should focus on interventions that activate social support networks as they may help increase both breast and cervical cancer screening compliance among women with low educational attainment.
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Awad GH, Norwood C, Taylor DS, Martinez M, McClain S, Jones B, Holman A, Chapman-Hilliard C. Beauty and Body Image Concerns Among African American College Women. JOURNAL OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGY 2014; 41:540-564. [PMID: 26778866 DOI: 10.1177/0095798414550864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The current study examined body image concerns among African American women. In recent years, there has been an attempt to include ethnic minority samples in body image studies (e.g., Grabe & Hyde, 2006; Hrabosky & Grilo, 2007; Lovejoy, 2001) but few specifically examine unique issues pertaining to beauty and body image for African American college age women. A total of 31 African American women participated in one of five focus groups on the campus of a large Southwestern University to examine beauty and body image. Data were analyzed using a thematic approach and several themes were identified. The majority of themes pertained to issues related to hair, skin tone, body type, and message sources. Themes included: sacrifice, ignorance/racial microaggressions, and validation and invalidation by others, thick/toned/curvy as optimal, hypersexualization, and being thin is for White women. Findings of the current study suggest a reconceptualization of body image for African American women where relevant characteristics such as hair and skin tone are given more priority over traditional body image concerns often associated with European American women.
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Luque JS, Ross L, Gwede CK. Qualitative systematic review of barber-administered health education, promotion, screening and outreach programs in African-American communities. J Community Health 2014; 39:181-90. [PMID: 23913106 DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9744-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The barbershop has been portrayed as a culturally appropriate venue for reaching Black men with health information and preventive health screenings to overcome institutional and socio-cultural barriers. The purpose of this review is to synthesize the peer-reviewed literature on barbershop-based health programs to provide lessons learned for researchers and practitioners. A literature search was conducted to identify articles for the review. Inclusion criteria specified that studies had to be based in the United States and reported about research where barbers were either being assessed for the feasibility of their participation or recruited to administer health education/screening outreach or research activities. The literature search produced 901 unique bibliographic records from peer-reviewed publications. After eliminating articles not meeting the inclusion criteria, 35 articles remained for full-text review. The final article sample consisted of 16 articles for complete abstraction to assess characteristics of studies, role and training of barbers, outcomes targeted, effectiveness, and key findings. All barbershop-based studies reviewed targeted Black men in urban settings. Common study designs were cross-sectional studies, feasibility studies, needs assessments, and one-shot case studies. Barber administered interventions addressed primarily prostate cancer and hypertension, and barbers provided health education, screening, and referrals to health care. Nonintervention studies focused mostly on surveying or interviewing barbers for assessing the feasibility of future interventions. Barbershops are a culturally appropriate venue for disseminating health education materials in both print and media formats. Barbershops are also acceptable venues for training barbers to conduct education and screening. In studies where barbers received training, their knowledge of various health conditions increased significantly and knowledge gains were sustained over time. They were also able to increase knowledge and promote positive health behaviors among their customers, but these outcomes were variable and not consistently documented.
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- John S Luque
- Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8015, Statesboro, GA, 30460-8015, USA,
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Linnan LA, D'Angelo H, Harrington CB. A literature synthesis of health promotion research in salons and barbershops. Am J Prev Med 2014; 47:77-85. [PMID: 24768037 PMCID: PMC4517428 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Barbershops and beauty salons are located in all communities and frequented by diverse groups of people, making them key settings for addressing health disparities. No studies have reviewed the growing body of literature describing studies promoting health in these settings. This review summarized the literature related to promoting health within barbershops and beauty salons to inform future approaches that target diverse populations in similar settings. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION We identified and reviewed published research articles describing formative research, recruitment, and health-related interventions set in beauty salons and barbershops. PubMed and other secondary search engines were searched in 2010 and again in 2013 for English-language papers indexed from 1990 through August 2013. The search yielded 113 articles, 71 of which were formerly reviewed, and 54 were eligible for inclusion. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Included articles were categorized as formative research (n=27); recruitment (n=7); or intervention (n=20). Formative research studies showed that owners, barbers/stylists, and their customers were willing participants, clarifying the feasibility of promoting health in these settings. Recruitment studies demonstrated that salon/shop owners will join research studies and can enroll customers. Among intervention studies, level of stylist/barber involvement was categorized. More than 73.3% of intervention studies demonstrated statistically significant results, targeted mostly racial/ethnic minority groups and focused on a variety of health topics. CONCLUSIONS Barbershops and beauty salons are promising settings for reaching populations most at risk for health disparities. Although these results are encouraging, more rigorous research and evaluation of future salon- and barbershop-based interventions are needed.
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- Laura A Linnan
- Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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- Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Prevention and Community Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Washington DC
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Smith SE, Della LJ, Rajack-Talley T, D'Silva MU, Potter DA, Markowitz LB, Craig L, Cheatham K, Carthan Q. Exploring Media's Impact on African-American Women's Healthy Food Habits in Kentucky. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 42:228-251. [PMID: 25221614 DOI: 10.1080/17475759.2013.823455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Siobhan E Smith
- Department of Communication, University of Louisville, 310 Strickler Hall, Louisville, KY 40208, (225) 773-4739; (502) 852-8169
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- Department of Communication, University of Louisville, 308E Strickler Hall, Louisville, KY 40292, (502 852-5608
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- Department of Pan-African Studies, University of Louisville, 446 Strickler Hall, Louisville, KY 40208, (502) 852- 4192
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- Department of Sociology, University of Louisville, Lutz Hall Room 104, Louisville, KY 402092, (502) 852-7983
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Louisville, 231 Lutz Hall, Louisville, KY 402092, (502) 852-2426
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- Department of Pan-African Studies & Department of Social Change, University of Louisville, 5509 Goldeneye Place, Louisville, KY 40218, (502) 386-5927
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- Department of Communication, University of Louisville, 310 Strickler Hall, Louisville, KY 40292, (502) 852-6977
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- Department of Communication, University of Louisville, 206A Strickler Hall, Louisville, KY 40208, (832) 633-7108
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Kokko S, Green LW, Kannas L. A review of settings-based health promotion with applications to sports clubs. Health Promot Int 2013; 29:494-509. [PMID: 23817337 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dat046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sports clubs have a long and traditional history in many countries, yet they remain underdeveloped and underutilized settings for health promotion. Leisure time settings, in general, have been in minor role among settings-based health promotion initiatives. Current health concerns in western countries, such as sedentary lifestyles and obesity, have aroused a need to expand health promotion to include also settings with greater potential to reach and engage children and adolescents in more vigorous activity. To develop these alternative, most often non-institutional, settings to the level of the established ones, it is important to review what has been done, what has been accepted and what is known from research, theory and practice to have contributed to health. Given that settings approaches have been implemented with diverse scope and without close cooperation between different initiatives, the first aim of this paper is, on the basis of a review of commonly used theories and practices, to propose a mutual definition for the settings approach to health promotion. The second is to examine the applicability of the theoretical basis to youth sports club settings. Sports clubs are used as a reflective setting when reviewing the traditional ones.
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- Sami Kokko
- Department of Health Sciences, Research Center for Health Promotion, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, Research Center for Health Promotion, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Elzarrad MK, Eckstein ET, Glasgow RE. Applying chronic illness care, implementation science, and self-management support to HIV. Am J Prev Med 2013; 44:S99-107. [PMID: 23253770 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- M Khair Elzarrad
- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
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Roosta N, Wong MK, Woodley DT. Utilizing hairdressers for early detection of head and neck melanoma: an untapped resource. J Am Acad Dermatol 2012; 66:687-8. [PMID: 22421114 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Revised: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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This commentary raises an important issue that has not been sincerely considered in the field of dermatology, which is the vital role of hairdressers--a group that makes daily observations of the general populations' scalp and neck--in the detection of head and neck melanomas in the general population. We note several key areas of research that are needed to assess the feasibility of using hairdressers as a resource for melanoma detection and referral. If research suggests hairdressers can be trained and are willing to make appropriate referrals then implementing these efforts will likely reduce the increasing disease burden of head and neck melanomas.
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- Neda Roosta
- Department of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Are psychosocial interventions targeting older African American cancer survivors culturally appropriate?: a review of the literature. Cancer Nurs 2012; 35:E12-23. [PMID: 21760495 DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0b013e31821e0b11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The alleviation of cancer health disparities makes it necessary to understand and apply the knowledge about cultural behaviors in the design of interventions deemed culturally appropriate. OBJECTIVE This review aimed to provide an overview of the ways in which strategies were used to facilitate the cultural appropriateness of psychosocial interventions delivered to African American cancer survivors. METHODS An electronic and hand search of 5 major databases was performed to identify intervention studies that targeted African American cancer patients/survivors 50 years or older. We review researchers' efforts to achieve culturally appropriate intervention research by evaluating whether peripheral, evidential, linguistic, constituent-involving, or sociocultural strategies were used. RESULTS Only 6 intervention studies met the criteria for inclusion in this review, with each study using 1 or more strategies to achieve cultural appropriateness. However, few studies incorporated sociocultural factors in the intervention design. CONCLUSION Strategies to achieve cultural appropriateness in psychosocial interventions targeting older African Americans have focused more on enhancing recruitment and retention and less on the inclusion of sociocultural concepts into the content of the intervention. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Intervention studies delivered to older African American cancer patients/survivors should aim to incorporate those concepts of relevance to the population and likely to facilitate healthcare outcomes.
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Harrison TR, Morgan SE, King AJ, Williams EA. Saving lives branch by branch: the effectiveness of driver licensing bureau campaigns to promote organ donor registry sign-ups to African Americans in Michigan. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2011; 16:805-819. [PMID: 21491308 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.552001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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African Americans are disproportionately represented on the national waiting list for organ transplantation. Promoting organ donor registries is one way to improve the possibility that those on the waiting list can receive a life saving transplant. Driver licensing bureaus have been suggested as an efficient site for campaigns aimed at increasing state-based registry sign-ups. Previous research has suggested these campaigns work well for Caucasian populations, but there is less evidence supporting this approach in more diverse populations. To determine whether more diverse populations demonstrate similar sign-up rates when receiving a driver licensing bureau campaign, the present study used a previously successful strategy as the basis for designing and disseminating materials that would appeal to African Americans and Caucasians in two diverse counties in the state of Michigan (Wayne and Oakland Counties). Communication design and media priming served as the theoretical foundations of a three-prong campaign that used mass media, point-of-decision, and interpersonal components. Results from countywide and zip code data indicate that the campaign greatly increased sign-ups among African American residents (700% increase above baseline). Although more Caucasians still signed up than did African Americans, the inclusion of an interpersonal component resulted in similar numbers of registry sign-ups during 2 intervention months. The study provides evidence supporting the use of driver licensing bureau campaigns to promote organ donation registries to diverse audiences.
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- Tyler R Harrison
- Department of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
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Rickard LN. In backyards, on front lawns: examining informal risk communication and communicators. PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE (BRISTOL, ENGLAND) 2011; 20:642-657. [PMID: 22164704 DOI: 10.1177/0963662509360295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Risk communicators are often envisioned as government officials, public relations practitioners, or health workers. Yet much of the public's risk information comes from informal messages and unofficial carriers. Referred to in this study as "informal risk communicators" (IRCs), these individuals are often service workers who relay risk information to public audiences, though often outside of their formal job descriptions. Literatures in the health communication, science and technology studies, and risk communication fields have considered ideas relevant to explaining these individuals, and the risk communication work they perform. To further explore this category of individuals, this study examines the communicative practices of commercial pesticide applicators, using both in-depth interviews and surveys. Through their interactions with clients, these individuals offer care, as well as project expertise and identity; however, the extent to which this work is recognized and validated is less clear. Both applied and theoretical implications of this research are considered.
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- Laura N Rickard
- Department of Communication at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Whitehead D. Before the cradle and beyond the grave: a lifespan/settings-based framework for health promotion. J Clin Nurs 2011; 20:2183-94. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03674.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fisher EB, Fitzgibbon ML, Glasgow RE, Haire-Joshu D, Hayman LL, Kaplan RM, Nanney MS, Ockene JK. Behavior matters. Am J Prev Med 2011; 40:e15-30. [PMID: 21496745 PMCID: PMC3137947 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Behavior has a broad and central role in health. Behavioral interventions can be effectively used to prevent disease, improve management of existing disease, increase quality of life, and reduce healthcare costs. A summary is presented of evidence for these conclusions in cardiovascular disease/diabetes, cancer, and HIV/AIDS as well as with key risk factors: tobacco use, poor diet, physical inactivity, and excessive alcohol consumption. For each, documentation is made of (1) moderation of genetic and other fundamental biological influences by behaviors and social-environmental factors; (2) impacts of behaviors on health; (3) success of behavioral interventions in prevention; (4) disease management; (5) quality of life, and (6) improvements in the health of populations through behavioral health promotion programs. Evidence indicates the cost effectiveness and value of behavioral interventions, especially relative to other common health services as well as the value they add in terms of quality of life. Pertinent to clinicians and their patients as well as to health policy and population health, the benefits of behavioral interventions extend beyond impacts on a particular disease or risk factor. Rather, they include broad effects and benefits on prevention, disease management, and well-being across the life span. Among priorities for dissemination research, the application of behavioral approaches is challenged by diverse barriers, including socioeconomic barriers linked to health disparities. However, behavioral approaches including those emphasizing community and social influences appear to be useful in addressing such challenges. In sum, behavioral approaches should have a central place in prevention and health care of the 21st century.
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- Edwin B Fisher
- Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7440, USA.
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Reiter PL, Linnan LA. Cancer Screening Behaviors of African American Women Enrolled in a Community-Based Cancer Prevention Trial. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2011; 20:429-438. [PMID: 21332413 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background: African American women have increased mortality rates for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancers, yet not all receive the recommended screening tests for these cancers. We characterized the cancer screening behaviors of African American women enrolled in a community-based cancer prevention trial. Methods: We examined cross-sectional data from 1123 African American customers aged ≥18 years from 37 beauty salons in North Carolina who completed the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project baseline survey. Mixed logistic regression models were used to identify correlates of receiving cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening tests within recommended screening guidelines. Results: Overall, 94% (1026 of 1089) of women aged ≥18 years reported receiving a Pap smear test within the last 3 years, 70% (298 of 425) of women aged ≥40 years reported receiving a mammography within the last year, and 64% (116 of 180) of women aged ≥50 years were considered to be within recommended screening guidelines for colorectal cancer. Age was correlated with recent Pap smear testing and mammography. Women who reported receiving a recent Pap smear test were more likely to report a mammogram in the last year, and women with a recent mammogram were more likely to be within recommended screening guidelines for colorectal cancer. Many women reported multiple barriers to getting recommended cancer screening tests. Conclusions: Almost all women reported receiving a Pap smear test within the last 3 years. Future interventions should focus on increasing breast and colorectal cancer screening among African American women.
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- Paul L Reiter
- Gillings School of Global Public Health and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Beauty salon health intervention increases fruit and vegetable consumption in African-American women. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 110:941-5. [PMID: 20497787 DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2010.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 10/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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African Americans, especially women, have low fruit and vegetable consumption, which is related to higher rates of obesity, morbidity, and mortality in comparison to whites. Community-based approaches are recommended to address this problem, including beauty salons, which are conducive environments for health information dissemination. The purpose of this pilot study, conducted in 2007, was to determine the effectiveness of a 6-week beauty salon-based health intervention, Steps for a New You, in improving diet, physical activity, and water consumption behaviors in African-American women using a quasiexperimental design. A random sample of 20 African-American women was selected from a list of regular clients at two beauty salons (n=10 each for treatment and comparison salons) located in a Southern rural community. The intervention included scripted motivational sessions between the cosmetologist and clients, information packets, and a starter kit of sample items. Data were collected using pre- and posttest questionnaires. The results showed that mean intake of fruit and vegetables was significantly higher at posttest for the treatment group but not for the comparison group. These findings suggest that the intervention may have had a positive effect on fruit and vegetable consumption by treatment group participants. However, further work is needed to refine the methodology, especially strengthening the intervention to increase physical activity and water consumption.
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