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View article: Lessons Learned From Beta-Testing a Facebook Group Prototype to Promote Treatment Use in the “Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking” (CAN Quit) Study
Lessons Learned From Beta-Testing a Facebook Group Prototype to Promote Treatment Use in the “Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking” (CAN Quit) Study Open
Social media provides an effective tool to reach, engage, and connect smokers in cessation efforts. Our team developed a Facebook group, CAN Quit (Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit smoking), to promote use of evidence-based smoking c…
View article: Shifting from in-person to virtual home visiting in Los Angeles County: Impact on programmatic outcomes
Shifting from in-person to virtual home visiting in Los Angeles County: Impact on programmatic outcomes Open
View article: Lessons Learned From Beta-Testing a Facebook Group Prototype to Promote Treatment Use in the “Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking” (CAN Quit) Study (Preprint)
Lessons Learned From Beta-Testing a Facebook Group Prototype to Promote Treatment Use in the “Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking” (CAN Quit) Study (Preprint) Open
UNSTRUCTURED Social media provides an effective tool to reach, engage, and connect smokers in cessation efforts. Our team developed a Facebook group, CAN Quit (Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit smoking), to promote use of evidence-b…
View article: Healthy Pregnancies Project: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Intervention to Reduce Tobacco Use among Alaska Native Women
Healthy Pregnancies Project: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Intervention to Reduce Tobacco Use among Alaska Native Women Open
Substantial gaps remain in the evidence base for prenatal tobacco use interventions among Indigenous women. Using a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT), the Healthy Pregnancies Project evaluated a community-level intervention for Ala…
View article: Developing a Social Media Intervention to Connect Alaska Native People Who Smoke with Resources and Support to Quit Smoking: The Connecting Alaska Native Quit Study
Developing a Social Media Intervention to Connect Alaska Native People Who Smoke with Resources and Support to Quit Smoking: The Connecting Alaska Native Quit Study Open
Background Face-to-face tobacco cessation has had limited reach and efficacy in Alaska Native (AN) communities. We describe our two-phased approach to develop content for Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking, a Facebook group in…
View article: Development and Evaluation of a Cancer Literacy Intervention to Promote Mammography Screening Among Navajo Women: A Pilot Study
Development and Evaluation of a Cancer Literacy Intervention to Promote Mammography Screening Among Navajo Women: A Pilot Study Open
Purpose: Develop and evaluate a mammography intervention that provides hope about cancer prevention and treatment. Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial. Setting: Two communities on the Navajo Nation. Participants: Navajo women and sup…
View article: Association of Tobacco Use During Pregnancy, Perceived Stress, and Depression Among Alaska Native Women Participants in the Healthy Pregnancies Project
Association of Tobacco Use During Pregnancy, Perceived Stress, and Depression Among Alaska Native Women Participants in the Healthy Pregnancies Project Open
Introduction In general population samples, higher levels of stress and depression have been associated with increased prevalence of smoking in pregnancy. Little is known about the association of prenatal tobacco use, stress, and depressio…
View article: Social Media Intervention to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization and Cessation Among Alaska Native People Who Smoke: Protocol for the Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking (CAN Quit) Pilot Study
Social Media Intervention to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization and Cessation Among Alaska Native People Who Smoke: Protocol for the Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking (CAN Quit) Pilot Study Open
Background Despite the high prevalence of tobacco use among Alaska Native (AN) people, tobacco cessation interventions developed specifically for this group are lacking. Social media hold promise as a scalable intervention strategy to prom…
View article: Social Media Intervention to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization and Cessation Among Alaska Native People Who Smoke: Protocol for the Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking (CAN Quit) Pilot Study (Preprint)
Social Media Intervention to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization and Cessation Among Alaska Native People Who Smoke: Protocol for the Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking (CAN Quit) Pilot Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Despite the high prevalence of tobacco use among Alaska Native (AN) people, tobacco cessation interventions developed specifically for this group are lacking. Social media hold promise as a scalable intervention strategy to pro…
View article: Addressing community health needs through community engagement research advisory boards
Addressing community health needs through community engagement research advisory boards Open
Over 80% of CTSA programs have a community advisory board (CAB). Little is known about how research discussed with CABs aligns with community priorities (bidirectionality). This program evaluation assessed researcher presentations from 201…
View article: Acceptability of Robotic-Assisted Exercise Coaching Among Diverse Youth: Pilot Study
Acceptability of Robotic-Assisted Exercise Coaching Among Diverse Youth: Pilot Study Open
Background Almost 80% of adolescents do not achieve 60 minutes or more of physical activity each day as recommended by current US national guidelines. There is a need to develop and promote interventions that increase physical activity amo…
View article: 3235 Acceptability of Robotic-Assisted Exercise Coaching in Diverse Youth
3235 Acceptability of Robotic-Assisted Exercise Coaching in Diverse Youth Open
OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Approximately 80% of adolescents do not meet the current national guidelines of engaging in 60 minutes or more of physical activity daily. Physical activity is widely recognized as being beneficial for healthy gro…
View article: 3007 Addressing Community Health Needs through Community Engagement Research Advisory Boards
3007 Addressing Community Health Needs through Community Engagement Research Advisory Boards Open
OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Over 80% of CTSA programs have a community advisory board (CAB), an effective strategy to increase community engagement (CE) in research. Little is known about how the research discussed with CABs aligns with comm…
View article: Maternal age alters offspring lifespan, fitness, and lifespan extension under caloric restriction
Maternal age alters offspring lifespan, fitness, and lifespan extension under caloric restriction Open
View article: Support person interventions to increase use of quitline services among racially diverse low-income smokers: A pilot study
Support person interventions to increase use of quitline services among racially diverse low-income smokers: A pilot study Open
This pilot study demonstrated feasibility of recruiting SP-smoker dyads from diverse, low-income communities. While the intervention was well received, its delivery was not feasible in this population. Results suggest that further consumer…
View article: The Healthy Pregnancies Project: Study protocol and baseline characteristics for a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a community intervention to reduce tobacco use among Alaska Native pregnant women
The Healthy Pregnancies Project: Study protocol and baseline characteristics for a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a community intervention to reduce tobacco use among Alaska Native pregnant women Open
Processes and products from this project may have relevance to other Native American populations aiming to focus on healthy pregnancies in their communities.
View article: Maternal age alters offspring lifespan, fitness, and lifespan extension under caloric restriction
Maternal age alters offspring lifespan, fitness, and lifespan extension under caloric restriction Open
Maternal age has a negative effect on offspring lifespan in a range of taxa and is hypothesized to influence the evolution of aging. However, the mechanisms of maternal age effects are unknown, and it remains unclear if maternal age alters…
View article: Acceptability of Robotic-Assisted Exercise Coaching in Diverse Youth (Preprint)
Acceptability of Robotic-Assisted Exercise Coaching in Diverse Youth (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Background: Almost 80% of adolescents do not achieve 60 minutes or more of physical activity each day recommended by current national guidelines. There is a need to develop and promote interventions that increase physical activ…
View article: An Academic Medical Center’s Learners’ Perceptions of Health Disparities
An Academic Medical Center’s Learners’ Perceptions of Health Disparities Open
Introduction: Lack of health equity ultimately leads to unequal treatment of diverse patients and contributes to the growing disparities seen in national health. Academic medical centers should consider providing health care providers and …
View article: Using Garden Cafés to engage community stakeholders in health research
Using Garden Cafés to engage community stakeholders in health research Open
Science Cafés, informal venues to promote bidirectional dialog, inquiry and learning about science between community members, scientists, healthcare and service providers, hold promise as an innovative tool for healthcare researchers and c…
View article: Linking Podcasts With Social Media to Promote Community Health and Medical Research: Feasibility Study
Linking Podcasts With Social Media to Promote Community Health and Medical Research: Feasibility Study Open
This study demonstrated the process and feasibility of creating a content library of podcasts for disseminating health- and research-related information. Further examination is needed to determine the best methods to develop a sustainable …
View article: Linking Podcasts With Social Media to Promote Community Health and Medical Research: Feasibility Study (Preprint)
Linking Podcasts With Social Media to Promote Community Health and Medical Research: Feasibility Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Linking podcasts with social media is a strategy to promote and disseminate health and health research information to the community without constraints of time, weather, and geography. OBJECTIVE To describe the process of cre…