2024
Adaptation of the socioecological model to address disparities in engagement of Black men in prostate cancer genetic testing
Leader A, Rebbeck T, Oh W, Patel A, Winer E, Bailey L, Gomella L, Lumpkins C, Garraway I, Aiello L, Baskin M, Cheng H, Cooney K, Ganzak A, George D, Halabi S, Hathaway F, Healy C, Kim J, Leapman M, Loeb S, Maxwell K, McNair C, Morgan T, Prindeville B, Soule H, Steward W, Suttiratana S, Taplin M, Yamoah K, Fortune T, Bennett K, Blanding-Godbolt J, Gross L, Giri V. Adaptation of the socioecological model to address disparities in engagement of Black men in prostate cancer genetic testing. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2533. PMID: 39289635, PMCID: PMC11409532, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20008-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleDelphi TechniqueGenetic TestingHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleProstatic NeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsSocioecological modelGermline testingHealthcare institutionsCancer genetic testingHereditary cancer implicationsEquity frameworkBlack malesCancer screeningReduce disparitiesBackgroundBlack menCommunity liaisonCommunity stakeholdersMixed-methods approachOvercome barriersImprovement PartnershipCommunity eventsCascade testingModified Delphi modelRate of prostate cancerGenetic testingCancer implicationsEducation programsBlack menEquitable strategiesIncreased engagement
2023
Association of racial discrimination in health care settings and use of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking among Black adults
Jackson A, Gibbons F, Fleischli M, Haeny A, Bold K, Suttiratana S, Fagan P, Krishnan-Sarin S, Gerrard M. Association of racial discrimination in health care settings and use of electronic cigarettes to quit smoking among Black adults. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 155: 208985. PMID: 36822270, PMCID: PMC10442461, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.208985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanDelivery of Health CareElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsHumansRacismSmoking CessationTobacco Use Cessation DevicesConceptsCigarette cessationHealth care settingsE-cigarettesBlack adultsHealth careCare settingsSmoking cessation practicesSmoking cessation methodsTobacco-related diseasesHealth insurance statusHealth care professionalsAge of onsetCommunity Health StudyCessation practicesSmoking cessationCessation aidInsurance statusCessation methodsSeparate logistic regressionsCurrent treatmentHealth StudyCare professionalsCigarette useElectronic cigarettesLogistic regression
2000
Go Girls!: Results from a Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for Low-Income, Overweight African American Adolescent Females
Resnicow K, Yaroch A, Davis A, Wang D, Carter S, Slaughter L, Coleman D, Baranowski T. Go Girls!: Results from a Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for Low-Income, Overweight African American Adolescent Females. Health Education & Behavior 2000, 27: 616-631. PMID: 11009130, PMCID: PMC6436618, DOI: 10.1177/109019810002700507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-fat mealLow attendersPhysical activity programAfrican American adolescent womenAfrican American adolescent femalesPhysical activityNutrition knowledgeControl groupMost outcomesAdolescent womenHigh attendersActivity programAdolescent femalesCognitive AssessmentAttendersStatistical significanceLow incomeSocial supportBehavioral activity