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Garbers S, Joseph MA, Jankunis B, O'Brien M, Fried LP. FORWARD: Building a Model to Hold Schools of Public Health Accountable for Antiracism Work. Am J Public Health 2023; 113:1086-1088. [PMID: 37499199 PMCID: PMC10484144 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2023.307356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Schools of public health have increasingly adopted programs, praxis, and competencies for antiracist work. Fighting Oppression, Racism and White Supremacy through Action, Research and Discourse (FORWARD) was founded to accelerate antiracist work at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. Seven action corps reporting to an accountability cabinet were established with 183 participants. FORWARD achieved progress across five core pillars. We describe how an iterative, dynamic structure and explicit framework for accountability can guide future antiracism work. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(10):1086-1088. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307356).
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- Samantha Garbers
- Samantha Garbers is with the Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY. Michael A. Joseph, Bethany Jankunis, Maria O'Brien, and Linda P. Fried are with the Dean's Office, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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- Samantha Garbers is with the Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY. Michael A. Joseph, Bethany Jankunis, Maria O'Brien, and Linda P. Fried are with the Dean's Office, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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- Samantha Garbers is with the Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY. Michael A. Joseph, Bethany Jankunis, Maria O'Brien, and Linda P. Fried are with the Dean's Office, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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- Samantha Garbers is with the Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY. Michael A. Joseph, Bethany Jankunis, Maria O'Brien, and Linda P. Fried are with the Dean's Office, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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- Samantha Garbers is with the Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY. Michael A. Joseph, Bethany Jankunis, Maria O'Brien, and Linda P. Fried are with the Dean's Office, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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van Dongen BM, Ridder MAM, Wolters L, Steenhuis IHM, Renders CM. Increasing community capacity to improve the implementation of Health Promoting Schools: barriers and facilitators from the FLASH intervention. Health Promot Int 2023; 38:daad115. [PMID: 37776534 PMCID: PMC10541852 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daad115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/02/2023] Open
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Building community capacity is important for the successful implementation of a Health Promoting School. To identify how capacity building can be encouraged in secondary schools, four schools engaged in the Fit Lifestyle at School and at Home (FLASH) intervention for 3 years. This study explores barriers and facilitators that school personnel, parents and pupils experienced in the capacity-building process. Thirty-one stakeholders were interviewed. Transcripts were analysed thematically based on the five actions of the intervention: (i) appoint a Healthy School coordinator and build a team, (ii) determine ambitions, (iii) design and (iv) implement the action plan and (v) evaluate and improve. The time and support allocated to coordinators helped them evolve their role from executors of health-promotion activities to coordinators, instigators and gatekeepers of the implementation process. Participatory tools helped identify shared values among stakeholders to determine context-specific ambitions and leverage points for interventions. Coordinators indicated that they lacked the skills and authority to engage pupils and parents and to reach the broader community. Coordinators struggled with translating promising ideas into action plans of coherent and mutually supportive activities and embedding them into policy. Strong leadership of Healthy School coordinators, who focus on the capacity-building process and foster collaborative relationships, is essential to build community capacity. In this process, more guidance is needed on how to involve the broader community in various phases. Furthermore, coordinators can benefit from professional development to align jointly designed activities into a comprehensive action plan embedded into Healthy School policies.
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- Bonnie Maria van Dongen
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Human Movement and Education Division, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Campus 2, 8017 CA Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Healthy Society, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Campus 2, 8017 CA Zwolle, The Netherlands
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Rico-González M. The Effect of Primary School-Based Physical Education Programs: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Phys Act Health 2023; 20:317-347. [PMID: 36870346 DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2022-0452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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The present article aimed to systematically summarize primary school-based intervention programs and their effects evaluated through randomized-controlled trial design. A systematic review of relevant articles was carried out using 4 electronic databases. From a total of 193 studies initially found, 30 were included in the qualitative synthesis. Main results: (1) Intensive interval training or jump/strength exercises may positively influence physical fitness, promoting challenging task, psychological needs, and guided styles to a greater extent; (2) Games that demand more cognitive function seem more beneficial than those based on repetitive aerobic exertion to improve fundamental motor skills; (3) The jumping/strength exercises may cause benefits in bone area and bone mineral density, while flexibility and balance may reduce the risk of muscle injury; and (4) Programming a greater dose of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity seems to be related to positive effects in core executive function and academic performance. Additionally, providing information and involving the social environment may enhance the positive effects.
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- Markel Rico-González
- Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of the Basque Country, Leioa,Spain
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Rabin BA, Cain KL, Salgin L, Watson PL, Oswald W, Kaiser BN, Ayers L, Yi C, Alegre A, Ni J, Reyes A, Yu KE, Broyles SL, Tukey R, Laurent LC, Stadnick NA. Using ethnographic approaches to document, evaluate, and facilitate virtual community-engaged implementation research. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:409. [PMID: 36855118 PMCID: PMC9974043 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15299-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Community Advisory Boards (CABs) have been frequently used to engage diverse partners to inform research projects. Yet, evaluating the quality of engagement has not been routine. We describe a multi-method ethnographic approach documenting and assessing partner engagement in two "virtual" CABs, for which we conducted all meetings remotely. METHODS Two research projects for increasing equitable COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and clinical trial participation for underserved communities involved remote CAB meetings. Thirty-three partners representing 17 community groups participated in 15 sessions across the two CABs facilitated by a social change organization. We developed ethnographic documentation forms to assess multiple aspects of CAB member engagement (e.g., time spent speaking, modality used, types of interactions). Documenters were trained to observe CAB sub-groups via virtual sessions. Debriefing with the documentation team after CAB meetings supported quality assurance and process refinement. CAB members completed a brief validated survey after each meeting to assess the quality and frequency of engagement. Content and rapid thematic analysis were used to analyze documentation data. Quantitative data were summarized as frequencies and means. Qualitative and quantitative findings were triangulated. RESULTS A total of 4,540 interactions were identified across 15 meetings. The most frequent interaction was providing information (44%), followed by responding (37-38%). The quality and frequency of stakeholder engagement were rated favorably (average 4.7 of 5). Most CAB members (96%) reported good/excellent engagement. Specific comments included appreciation for the diversity of perspectives represented by the CAB members and suggestions for improved live interpretation. Debriefing sessions led to several methodological refinements for the documentation process and forms. CONCLUSION We highlight key strategies for documenting and assessing community engagement. Our methods allowed for rich ethnographic data collection that refined our work with community partners. We recommend ongoing trainings, including debriefing sessions and routinely reviewed assessment of data to strengthen meaningful community engagement.
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- Borsika A Rabin
- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America.
- UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America.
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- San Ysidro Health, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health, San Diego State University, University of California San Diego, San Diego, United States of America
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- The Global Action Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- The Global Action Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- Department of Anthropology and Global Health Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Community Research Partnerships, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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- UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States of America
- Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States of America
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The Stacked Community Engagement model: A practical model for developing community-engaged academic medical faculty. J Clin Transl Sci 2023; 7:e36. [PMID: 36845313 PMCID: PMC9947615 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Introduction There is an increasing recognition of the benefits of sustained community engagement (CE) that accrue to academic health centers and the communities they serve. However, the success and sustainability of CE projects rely on the efforts of individual faculty, learners, and community members, for whom CE efforts are typically added to their professional and personal priorities and responsibilities. This competition for time and resources between priorities and CE can discourage academic medical faculty from participating in CE activities. The Stacked Community Engagement model is proposed to synergize or "stack" responsibilities and goals onto the scaffolding of CE projects. Methods We examined the literature and expert CE practitioner opinion to identify the challenges faced by community-engaged academic faculty and the key characteristics of CE projects that successfully align and integrate with the priorities of faculty, learners, and community members. We synthesized this information to develop the conceptual Stacked CE model for developing CE academic medical faculty, then illustrated the model in heterogeneous CE programs to explore its generalizability, validity, and robustness. Results The Stacked CE model, when applied to a specific nutrition education program (The Food Doctors) and outreach program (StreetLife Communities), provided a practical framework for examining the sustained success of a partnership between Medical College of Wisconsin faculty and medical students and the community. Conclusions The Stacked CE model is a meaningful framework for developing community-engaged academic medical faculty. By identifying overlap and integrating CE into professional activities with intention, CE practitioners can benefit from the deeper connections and sustainability.
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Collins SL, Smith TC, Hack G, Moorhouse MD. Exploring public health education's integration of critical race theories: A scoping review. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1148959. [PMID: 37124829 PMCID: PMC10140291 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1148959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Introduction Public health has declared a commitment toward diversity as a whole, with a commitment toward addressing and dismantling racism being at the forefront. Although public health has admirably taken on this mission, and the foundational principles of public health align with social justice and health equity, public health as a discipline is vastly behind other fields in integrating and utilizing critical race theorizations. Of particular concern is the lack of critical race theorization within public health education materials. Public health education serves as a precursor to public health practice and situates topics and competencies that are essential to one's foundational public health knowledge and skillset, thus the use of strong theoretical groundings is critical in public health education. Objectives Therefore, to explore the current landscape of public health educational research that employs critical race theories, this study sought to conduct a scoping review investigating the current literature of public health pedagogical, instructional, and curricular efforts that utilize race and antiracist theorization principles as a means to administer public health education. More specifically, we sought to investigate how have faculty and instructors published their integration of race theorization in public health curriculum/instruction within the United States since 2011. Results We found 18 examples from peer-reviewed literature of curricular, pedagogical, or instructional practices and strategies that integrate critical theories of race, including contemplative pedagogy (n = 1), antiracism (n = 3), Public Health Critical Race praxis (n = 4), Critical Race (n = 5), critical service-learning/community engagement (n = 2), ethnic studies (n = 1), and intersectionality (n = 2). Conclusion These articles present a wide breadth of innovative approaches to infusing critical race studies within public health higher education, ranging from individual assignments to course design and implementation to institutional culture change, thus demonstrating the multifaceted nature of critical race studies within micro-learning communities and macro-discipline practices. Identifying theoretically grounded, exemplary models and scholarly recommendations of pedagogical, instructional, and curricular practices provides readers the opportunity to borrow from successful practices and implement concepts of race, racism, antiracism, intersectionality, and more into their classrooms.
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- Sarah L. Collins
- College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- *Correspondence: Sarah L. Collins,
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- Higher Education Administration, Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, College of Education, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Poku OB, Eschliman EL, Wang RY, Rampa S, Mehta H, Entaile P, Li T, Jackson VW, Ho-Foster A, Blank MB, Yang LH. Toward Meaningful Cultural Adaptation Across Implementation Stages: Lessons Learned From a Culturally Based HIV Stigma Intervention in Gaborone, Botswana. GLOBAL HEALTH, SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2022; 10:e2200232. [PMID: 36951288 PMCID: PMC9771462 DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-22-00232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A culturally based stigma intervention for pregnant women living with HIV in Gaborone, Botswana highlights the importance of conceptualizing and formalizing cultural adaptation across all stages of implementation.
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- Ohemaa B Poku
- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York, Queens, NY, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Research and Graduate Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana; Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Nikpour J, Hickman RL, Clayton-Jones D, Gonzalez-Guarda RM, Broome ME. Inclusive leadership to guide nursing's response to improving health equity. Nurs Outlook 2022; 70:S10-S19. [PMID: 35459534 PMCID: PMC10201564 DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2022.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The purpose of this manuscript is to examine traditional models of leadership in nursing, and to provide a roadmap and specific recommendations for nurses at all levels to lead our profession through the next decade in achieving health equity. We examine current leadership frameworks in nursing and discuss ways to contemporize these frameworks to more explicitly center the expertise of clinicians and communities from historically marginalized backgrounds. Next, we examine the racial, gender, and able-bodied biases that impact nurses, and call upon nurses to examine and dismantle these biases. We discuss the roles of health systems and academic organizations in developing inclusive leaders, including through community engagement and true service-learning partnerships. Finally, we provide a set of recommendations for all nursing leaders across career stages to embrace inclusivity as they work to improve health equity.
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- Jacqueline Nikpour
- Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA.
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- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Duke University School of Nursing, Community Engaged Research Initiative, Duke Clinical Transational Science Institute, Durham, NC
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Nkimbeng M, Han HR, Szanton SL, Alexander KA, Davey-Rothwell M, Giger JT, Gitlin LN, Joo JH, Koeuth S, Marx KA, Mingo CA, Samuel LJ, Taylor JL, Wenzel J, Parisi JM. Exploring Challenges and Strategies in Partnering With Community-Based Organizations to Advance Intervention Development and Implementation With Older Adults. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2022; 62:1104-1111. [PMID: 34958098 PMCID: PMC9451017 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnab190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Minoritized older adults face multiple health inequities and disparities, but are less likely to benefit from evidence-based health care interventions. With the increasing diversity of the U.S. aging population, there is a great promise for gerontology researchers to partner with racial/ethnic minority organizations and underrepresented communities to develop and implement evidence-based health interventions. Community-Based Participatory Research and Implementation Science offer guidance and strategies for researchers to develop and sustain community partnerships. However, researchers partnering with community organizations continue to face challenges in these collaborations, study outcomes, and sustainability. This may be especially true for those junior in their career trajectory or new to community-engaged research. The purpose of this forum article is to detail critical challenges that can affect gerontology researcher-community partnerships and relationships from the perspective of researchers. Seven challenges (pre- or mid-intervention design, implementation, and postimplementation phases) described within the Equity-focused Implementation Research for health programs framework are identified and discussed. Potential solutions are also presented. Planning for potential obstacles of the researcher-community partnerships can inform innovative solutions that will facilitate successful partnerships, thereby promoting the advancement of collaborative research between academic institutions and community organizations to improve older adult health outcomes.
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- Manka Nkimbeng
- Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Georgia State University, College of Arts & Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Community engagement education in academic health centers, colleges, and universities. J Clin Transl Sci 2022; 6:e109. [PMID: 36285015 PMCID: PMC9549477 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2022.424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Community engagement (CE) is critical for advancing health equity and a key approach for promoting inclusive clinical and translational science. However, it requires a workforce trained to effectively design, implement, and evaluate health promotion and improvement strategies through meaningful collaboration with community members. This paper presents an approach for designing CE curricula for research, education, clinical care, and public health learners. A general pedagogical framework is presented to support curriculum development with the inclusion of community members as facilitators or faculty. The overall goal of the curriculum is envisioned as enabling learners to effectively demonstrate the principles of CE in working with community members on issues of concern to communities to promote health and well-being. We highlight transformations needed for the commonly used critical service-learning model and the importance of faculty well-versed in CE. Courses may include didactics and practicums with well-defined objectives and evaluation components. Because of the importance of building and maintaining relationships in CE, a preparatory phase is recommended prior to experiential learning, which should be guided and designed to include debriefing and reflective learning. Depending on the scope of the course, evaluation should include community perspectives on the experience.
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