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The purpose of the current study was to develop a valid and reliable measure of team representation, which refers to the extent to which the residents of a community perceive a local sports team to be representative of the community. Through our literature review, focus groups, and surveys, we identified four key dimensions that serve as formative indicators of team representation (i.e., normative, descriptive, symbolic, and substantive representation) and developed scale items measuring those dimensions. The results of exploratory factor analysis and partial least squares structural equation modeling confirmed the validity of our scale items and reflective–formative measurement model. As the first study to develop and validate scale items measuring specific dimensions of team representation, the current research provides significant contributions to the literature. Our scale items also enable sports teams to assess their representative status in their local communities and develop effective strategies to improve their representation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

University-based retirement communities (UBRCs) are a relatively recent addition to housing options for older adults. The case example of a new UBRC, Mirabella at Arizona State University (ASU), is presented within the context of Age-Friendly University (AFU) principles and New American University design aspirations. We provide an overview of the planning process, describe initial collaborations between Mirabella and research faculty, and outline areas of overlap and distinction between Mirabella's approach and other UBRCs, AFU principles, and the design aspirations of the New American University model. Empirical investigations are needed to identify key characteristics of UBRCs that facilitate university integration and how those characteristics impact individual, community, and university level outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes a community–academic partnership designed and implemented to address disparities in accessing COVID-19 testing in Arizona, from November 2020 through March 2023. An equitable community-academic partnership, the involvement of local leaders, and the engagement of community health workers were critical for the success of the intervention. More than 5000 previously underserved patients were tested and received COVID-19 related services. A profile comparison with a matched group documents the success of the program in reaching the targeted population. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S5):S388–S391. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307684) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Trauma-informed communities establish cross-sector coalitions that advocate for the use of trauma-informed practices. Whether and how communication occurs within newly established trauma-informed communities is unclear. We collected qualitative data and social network data from six trauma-informed community partnerships that received funding to build community capacity to address trauma across a range of special populations in Los Angeles county. We identified three communication network subtypes and highlight contributions of network leadership in setting the tone for cross-partnership communication. While partnership leaders shared the goal of strengthening cross-organizational communication, social network results illustrated a need to develop strategies that target these goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study reports on the findings of a symposium co-sponsored by blinded information focused on how to address child sexual abuse in communities and organizations. The focus of this study was on the participants' perspectives regarding how individuals, organizations, and communities can prevent child sexual abuse. All those who attended were invited to participate in the study by responding to an online survey that included open-ended questions focused on barriers and promoters for decreasing child sexual abuse in the global community. In total, 76 respondents completed the survey and of those, 39 were from the United States, with the majority of the participants were female (n=52, 68%; males n = 24, 32%), with an average age of 51 (range = 23–86; median = 52). The constant comparison method of qualitative data analysis was used to identify the three major themes for barriers and strategies that emerged: Views of Society, Education/Increasing Awareness, and Systematic/Structural Changes. Each major theme was comprised of subthemes that provide additional details of the responses. Recommendations for primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary levels of prevention are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Traditional foods and foodways are a critical part of health and well-being for Alaska Native/American Indian (ANAI) peoples. However, many of these foods are being replaced by ultra-processed foods high in fat, sugar, and sodium. The cultural knowledge needed to gather, hunt, and fish to acquire these foods is not being passed down to younger generations, due to lingering effects of colonialism, leading to poor health outcomes among ANAI peoples. Southcentral Foundation (SCF) and the Center for Indigenous and Health Equity (CIIHE) are using community-based participatory research to identify and prioritize food sovereignty interventions to strengthen the transmission of cultural knowledge across generations and improve ANAI health. Through the implementation of a comprehensive landscape analysis and the development of a community advisory board, SCF has planned an Alaska Native Traditional Foods Gathering to highlight regional efforts to document, revitalize, and share cultural food knowledge and practices to build healthy communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Universities have the potential to bring significant assets to community school development, and community school models align with emerging priorities in higher education, including shifts toward community engagement. University-assisted community schools (UACS) present an ideal place for these mutual interests to be met, although barriers to these partnerships exist. Experiences from the state of New Mexico provide a unique case study of successes and challenges with the development of UACS. This article draws on the historic and current efforts to build UACS in New Mexico, sharing key considerations for university faculty, PK–12 educators and administrators, social workers, and social work faculty. The authors integrate literature around the development of UACS and their personal experiences as university faculty and district/community leaders in New Mexico, describing successful partnerships and barriers to sustainability. These experiences are used to propose key features, structures, and resources to consider in the development of UACS and the integration of social work into these structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

W. E. B. Du Bois' The Philadelphia Negro (1899) provides an early example of community-university research collaboration. This "From the Archives" article provides the text of two documents from the work that describe the genesis of the research. A third document provides Du Bois' plan for continuing research on African American community life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The recent evolution of the media ecosystem has witnessed a hybridization of the online and offline music market, profoundly impacting not only distribution but also consumption patterns and audience relations. In response to this digital transformation, music artists have undergone adaptations to distinguish themselves and forge meaningful relationships with their audiences and communities. This paper delves into the communicative actions that form the connection between musical artists and their publics, scrutinizing the conceptual core of public relations. Communication with communities is conceptualized as a nuanced relationship with the public, often assuming strategic communication forms. This perspective encapsulates all pivotal interactions for an entity, extending beyond formal conversations directed at specific objectives. Simultaneously, it posits that identity construction emanates from values, principles, and vision, serving as the source of enduring differentiation. This exploratory study meticulously examines the communicative sphere of musical artists, focusing on the channels used, disseminated messages, and inherent discursive configuration. To achieve this objective, the study investigates how musical artists communicate with their online communities and/or fans by (a) exploring the ways artists use social media as a communication tool, (b) examining the nature of the content in such communication, (c) probing how the artist's interaction with their communities manifests and characterizing behavior patterns within these communities, and (d) scrutinizing the distinctive characteristics of the artist's discourse and the underlying symbolism it conveys. This research seeks to understand how music artists communicate in their social networks and communicative products such as video clips and interviews, with a focus on content, discursive style, and interaction. Employing an exploratory and qualitative research approach, the study adopts a hermeneutic perspective, conducting multiple, holistic, descriptive, and synchronic case studies. The selection of cases prioritizes maximum diversity, considering internationality, musical genre, listening index on Spotify, and popularity on Instagram. The study analyzes artists such as Justin Bieber, Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Billie Eilish, and C. Tangana during the first quarter of 2022. The analysis reveals that artists' communication revolves around two strategic intentions. Firstly, there is a penchant for promotion and information dissemination, emphasizing content related to the artist's musical career, including concerts, albums, and non-musical collaborations on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Utilizing various formats such as images, text, and video enhances distribution. Secondly, a strategy of generating engagement is apparent, particularly on TikTok and, to a lesser extent, Twitter. On TikTok, artists leverage the brevity of video content to entertain, share personal aspects, and create humorous content. On Twitter, the platform facilitates free and spontaneous expression, fostering direct contact with communities and humanizing artists, thereby establishing a closer and more affective connection with their audience. The study's conclusions highlight (1) the use of networks for professional purposes, (2) spontaneous and personal content as an effective engagement generator, (3) the importance of direct interaction of the artist with the publics, and (4) the importance of a specific discourse and symbology for differentiation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to identify the role played by press conferences as a communication activity for public relations in managing the national campaign to combat the Coronavirus (Covid-19). This study is a descriptive-analytical study, the researcher relied on the purposive sample to obtain information from the study community, which is the press conferences of the National Medical Team to Address Corona Virus (Covid-19) from February 26 to December 30, 2020. The researcher relied on a content analysis tool for a deliberate sample of 30 press conferences on the Bahraini Ministry of Health website, and the researcher also relied on the theory of media frameworks analysis. The study reached a set of results : 1. The most important reasons for the spread of the Coronavirus in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the year 2020 was non-compliance with the precautionary procedures, at a percentage of (60.7%). 2. The communication messages related to (daily statistics) and (absorptive capacity) came in the first place with an equal percentage of (31.3%). 3. The (infographic) came first (51%) among the highlighting methods used in press conferences . 4. Most of the speakers at press conferences represent (Ministry of Health) with (66.7%), followed by (Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism) with (13.3%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Notoriety is one of the first criteria that strategies for an organization's institutional reputation need to meet in order to achieve a positive image with the public and, consequently, revert this capital to the fulfillment of its organizational objectives. The aim of this article is to present a proposal for a specific communication strategy to reverse the low level of notoriety of the Comunidade Intermunicipal das Beiras e Serra da Estrela (CIMBSE), based on the results of a content analysis carried out based on online news from media based in the 15 municipalities that make up the territory in question. The results indicate that the activities of the "Cultural Heritage" axis of action are, among the others, the most likely to make the messages reach the largest number of stakeholders with the possibility of producing brand memory in these audiences in line with favorable associations -- fundamental factor for notoriety to be associated with a positive institutional image. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: The 12-month vaccination campaign ¡Ándale! ¿Qué Esperas? was launched to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates in Latinx populations in California by expanding community outreach. The objectives of this evaluation were to (1) determine predictors of vaccination rates and (2) identify barriers to vaccination and potential solutions. Methods: Five community partners in California serving Latinx populations with high social vulnerability participated in the ¡Ándale! ¿Qué Esperas? campaign. Community health workers were hired to deliver outreach (virtual, one-on-one, group based, and information dissemination), vaccinations, and supportive services. We collected data on outreach strategy used (method and location), number of vaccinations provided and reasons for delay, and number of times that supportive services were provided. We used regression models to assess significant predictors of vaccinations and supportive services. Results: Community health workers (N = 146) hired from June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022, performed outreach engagements (n = 6297) and supportive services (n = 313 796), resulting in 130 413 vaccinations and 28 660 vaccine appointments. The number of vaccinations administered was significantly higher at events in which supportive services were provided versus not provided (coefficient = 34.02; 95% CI, 3.34-64.68; P =.03). The odds ratio of supportive services was 3.67 (95% CI, 1.76-7.55) during virtual outreach and 2.95 (95% CI, 2.37-3.69) during one-on-one outreach (P <.001 for both) as compared with information dissemination encounters. Vaccination concerns were reported among 55.0% of vaccinated survey respondents (67.7%, vaccine confidence; 51.7%, access). Conclusions: Supportive services facilitate vaccinations, ease transportation and time barriers, and instill confidence among working-class racial and ethnic minority populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created opportunities to study resilience in multiple, interrelated societal systems while considering the institutional, community and individual level. We aim to discuss critical, yet underrepresented, issues in resilience discourses which are fundamental to advance theories, concepts and measurement of health system resilience. These relate to a better understanding of (i) how government's handle and use uncertainties to facilitate or impede change, including the role of negotiation and conflicts, (ii) the intersections of health with multiple, co-occurring crises (systemic intersections), and (iii) cross-level interactions, ie, the interrelation between individual-level resilience, the collective resilience of groups and communities, and the resilience of a system as a whole (and vice versa). Analyses of these aspects can help to "contextualize" our understanding of resilience in complex adaptive systems. However, conceptual clarity is needed whether resilience is considered an underlying feature, outcome, or intermediate determinant of a (health) system's performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Through Our Eyes, Hear Our Voices is a virtual photovoice project that documents the impact of COVID-19 on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Quantitative studies on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 are still emerging, but they do not reveal qualitative experiences of a racialized pandemic exacerbated by political leaders labeling it "China virus." As a qualitative participatory action research approach, photovoice is an ideal archival and pedagogical tool to capture the lived experience of AAPI communities. However, we had to adapt photovoice to a virtual research environment. We did so by adopting a variety of digital learning and information sharing platforms. In addition, we enlisted community-based organizations who are providing essential services for underrepresented communities to serve as research mentors for university student researchers. Finally, given the historic nature of the pandemic and the underrepresentation of AAPI experiences in mainstream archives, we emphasized the importance of students as co-producers of archival knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Community mentors can play a unique and critical role in developing and supporting graduate and health professional student learning in underresourced community-based settings. These mentors can benefit from extra preparation for a potentially unfamiliar role as teachers about complex social and structural challenges faced by the populations with which they work. Encouraging mentors to recognize and share their valuable expertise while developing their teaching skills can (1) improve mentors' abilities to work effectively with graduate-level and health science students from multiple disciplines, (2) bolster student learning about important historical social and structural determinants of participants' health, and (3) help students understand the broader context within which organizations serving vulnerable populations operate. As such, in one full-time, community-engaged, interdisciplinary practicum program, Bridging the Gaps-Pittsburgh, part of the multiinstitutional Bridging the Gaps Network, a half-day mentor workshop has been required for two decades for new community mentors to develop their capacity to be community-based teachers of largely graduate-level health science students. Additionally, program staff aim to support mentors and connect them to faculty and community resources in a variety of ways. Our model supports the argument that applied learning by health professional students in community settings can be significantly enhanced through building and supporting the capacity of community mentors to act as recognized teachers in areas of community expertise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed at examining the influence of community leaders as a community relations strategy in fighting against Boko Haram insurgents in the North East, Nigeria. Specifically, the study strives to; ascertain the effect of community leaders’ collaboration with the Nigerian Army in building community trust, community participation, and knowledge sharing. The study adopted a mixed method of qualitative and quantitative survey research design. Face to face interview was conducted with the community leaders as part the qualitative study, while a structured questionnaire was administered to the local residents as part of the quantitative study. A total of 344 questionnaires were found to be correctly filled and suitable for this study. The stated Null hypotheses were analysed using Pearson product moment correlations. The results revealed that: community leaders’ collaboration with the Nigerian Army will have a significant effect on community trust, community participation, and knowledge sharing. This study concluded that Community relations strategies such as community leaders must be embraced to end the insurgency troubling the North East of Nigeria, as it helps in building community trust, community participation and knowledge sharing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Co‐creating science with members of the researched population improves the science being conducted. Here, we argue that developmental science would particularly benefit from incorporating co‐creation into the scientific process given the unique strength of including the perspectives of young people with lived experiences in scientific research. We propose that developmental scientists approach co‐created research similarly to other open science practices and provide considerations for working with young people and community organizations in co‐created developmental science projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This exploratory study brings together two lines of inquiry on (a) college campus-based responses to sexual and intimate partner violence among students, and (b) the characteristics, experiences, and challenges unique to commuter students and commuter institutions of higher education. Using qualitative analysis of 14 in-depth interviews with campus personnel and focus groups with a total of 71 students on three commuter campuses in the Pacific Northwest, we offer a detailed description of the experiences and characteristics of commuter students as they pertain to sexual and relationship violence programming and prevention, the associated nature of commuter campus communities, and the resulting lack of visibility of the issue of sexual and relationship violence on commuter campuses. We conclude that creative, tailored approaches to prevention and response services on commuter campuses are needed to address the unique circumstances and challenges facing commuter campus students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores how relational approaches to well‐being could support young children's educational achievement in high‐poverty contexts. It draws on findings from a qualitative study involving mothers and early years educators living and/or working in a city characterised as one of the most disadvantaged in England. The findings suggest that children's well‐being, rather than being merely an individual characteristic or aspiration, is interdependent with their social and material environments, as are the institutions that support them. The paper concludes by calling for a recalibration of early childhood policies away from assessing individual children's 'school readiness' to encouraging society's readiness to support everyone's well‐being, and consequently that of young children too. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Role Of Public Relations In Enhancing Community Sports Promotion Campaigns Cannot Be Denied. Based On New Media Contributions And Public Relations To The Country, It Has Been A Key Driver Of The Country's Sports Promotion Campaign. However, Less Research Has Been Conducted On New Media And The Role Of Public Relations In Malaysia, Especially In The Role Of Public Relations In Enhancing Sports Promotion Campaigns Among Communities. The Purpose Of The Research Is To Study The Role Of Public Relations In Sports Campaigns Among Communities. The Main Objectives Are To Identify The Role Of Public Relations In Public Awareness Campaigns In Sports Organization, To Study The Challenges, Weaknesses And Strengths Of Public Relations Functions And To Identify The Effectiveness Of The Public Relations Approach Among Public Relations Practitioners. The Purpose Of This Case Study Is To Determine Public Relations In Developing Sports Public Awareness Campaigns Among Communities. Through Some Reference, We Will Be Able To Search Into Relevant Public Relations Through Qualitative Research Methods With Content Analysis And Observations. The Results Of This Article Are A Benchmark For Studies Related To The Role Of Public Relations In Sports Awareness Campaigns In Our Country. In Practice, This Article Can Provide Input To The Ministry Of Youth And Sports (Kbs) Malaysia In Providing The Best Services For Sports Development In Malaysia As Well As Enhancing The Image And Professionalism Of Kbs Malaysia Employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vulnerability during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an emotional state that affects all of us globally. The Italian experience shows that our general practitioners (GPs) seem to have a higher rate of death due to COVID-19 infection than other physicians. This article discusses clinical ethics questions related to the vulnerability of GPs and the communityduringthepandemic inItaly: the total lackof, or the inadequateprotectionofpersonal protective equipment, the increased use of virtual medicine, and the value of a solid synergy between hospitals and territorial systems. We provide a few examples of experiences in other affected countries and populations (Indigenous communities in Brazil, Australia and Germany). In conclusion, we offer some reflections on the crucial role of communication in dealing with vulnerability issues during this COVID-19 pandemic period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Latino children have disproportionately high childhood obesity rates, and U.S.‐born Latino children of immigrant parents experience higher overweight/obesity rates than other Latino children. Community‐based participatory research (CBPR) to engage Latino immigrant families and Latino‐serving community organizations is one mechanism to address the lack of effective and practical interventions addressing childhood obesity disparities among Latino children. We present lessons learned from applying CBPR methods to a partnership focused on developing a child obesity treatment program for Latino immigrant families in an emerging Latino immigrant destination to inform the use of CBPR methods in other partnerships in emerging immigrant communities. We encountered challenges working within the partnership related to entrenched sociopolitical hierarchies that were not inclusive of immigrant community leaders, capacity building for partners with limited literacy and administrative experience, and how best to use complementary methods and frameworks to support a community‐engaged research process. This work is one way to promote shared learning among the community of researchers using CBPR and other engagement methods to partner with emerging immigrant communities. Together with our community partners, we can identify strategies to more effectively partner to promote health equity and work toward social justice for all members of our communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Days after COVID‐19 physical distancing precautions were implemented, a coalition of community leaders in Baltimore City founded the Baltimore Neighbors Network (BNN), a volunteer network established to provide proactive phone‐based support to older adults in Baltimore City. BNN was a community‐driven approach aimed at reducing social isolation and improving health equity both during the pandemic and long‐term. This paper describes how the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing's (JHUSON) public health nursing clinical faculty and students partnered with BNN to support a community‐driven crisis response effort while creatively meeting student learning objectives. While engaging in the work of BNN remotely, nursing students were able to meet competencies across all eight domains of the Quad Council Coalition of Public Health Nursing Organizations. Schools of Nursing throughout the country can use this partnership as a model of a service‐learning strategy for public health nursing education during a crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social responsibility, as one of the responses to current socio-environmental conflicts, implies additional efforts by organizations to strengthen their management capacity. This happens, especially, in mining companies, our activities compromise the use of community resources, including natural resources. This research analyzed the contributions that communications management makes to relations with communities within the framework of two social responsibility programs of the Quebradona and Gramalote mining projects (located in Antioquia, Colombia), attached to the company Anglogold Ashanti and winners of the Premio Sello Social a la Minería en Antioquia, being two of the projects with the highest demand and citizen oversight in the region. From an interpretive perspective and going to the review of documents and interviews with heads of social areas, communicators, beneficiaries, and environmental leaders, it was concluded that the analysis of the environment, the visibility of the programs and mediation in socio-environmental conflicts are the main contributions of communicators in mining projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The majority of U.S. worksites are smaller worksites that often employ low-wage workers. Low-wage workers have limited access to, and participation in, workplace health promotion programs. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been identified as a key method to directly engage employers in identifying the health promotion needs of smaller workplaces. This article describes a four-phased process where CBPR was used to tailor a workplace health promotion program to meet the needs of a smaller workplace that employees low-wage workers. Outcomes of this program were measured and reported over time. Methods: The CBPR approach was based on the Social Ecological Model along with two additional health promotion models. Publicly available evidence-based tools were also used for this four-phased process which included the following: (a) initial program assessment, (b) program planning, (c) program implementation, and (d) program evaluation. Key strategies for developing a comprehensive workplace health promotion program guided the process. Findings: The workplace's capacity for promoting health among its employees was improved. There were sustainable improvements in the health interventions and organizational supports in place. Conclusion/Application to Practice: A CBPR approach may be a way to build the capacity of smaller workplaces with low-wage employees to address the health promotion needs of their workforces. The use of publicly available strategies and tools which incorporate the social ecological determinants of health is of equal importance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social Policy is concerned with minimising poverty and inequality through redistribution of goods and services. In the twentieth century, after the Second World War, European parliamentary democracies enlarged its ambit by making social policy an important instrument to create equality setting the benchmark for other countries. For the new independent countries in the global South, such as India, social policy followed different trajectories. In the aftermath of independence, India relied on preventive instruments to address the effects of famine, de-industrialisation and high levels of deprivation. Despite achieving high economic growth and rapid poverty reduction in the following decades, its dependence on targeted poverty reduction programme has remained. Recently, there has been some attempt to replace these strategies by rights-based programmes supported by legal framework advocated by civil society groups. Through a case study of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (referred to as FRA 2006), this article analyses the successes and failures in realising the goal of linking welfare provisions with the ideas of social citizenship and democratic rights. The article finds widening gulf in the interests of state actors and local community arising from the compromised interpretation of the social justice vision enshrined in FRA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many health professions education institutions exist on land once inhabited by American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Land acknowledgment by these academic organizations is helpful, but collaborative support of AI/AN health is also needed. Because tribaluniversity partnerships in education are fewer than in research but just as important, this article considers health professions schools' responsibilities to offer students clinical rotations on tribal lands and to recruit AI/AN students. Such investment expands student educational opportunity, diversifies clinical workforces, and helps tribes improve health infrastructure and sustainability. This article also offers an adaptable roadmap for building such partnerships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Successful community-engaged research depends on the quality of the collaborative partnerships between community -members and academic researchers and may take several forms depending on the purpose which dictates the degree to which power dynamics are handled within the collaborative arrangement. Methods: To understand the power dynamics and related concepts within community-engaged research arrangements, a secondary analysis of an existing qualitative data set was undertaken. Two models of community-engaged research, a review of literature, and the applied experiences of researchers familiar with community engagement practices confirmed the power dynamics concepts used to carry out the analysis of the qualitative data set according to the principles of directed content analysis. This analysis yielded quotes on power dynamics and related issues. Tools to address the power dynamics exposed by the quotes were selected using the literature and lived experience of the researchers. Finally, to ensure trustworthiness, the selected quotes on power dynamics and the recommended tools were subjected to naturalistic treatment using peer debriefings and triangulation. Results: Analysis of existing qualitative data made clear that community-engaged research between health practitioners and communities may take several forms depending on the purpose and dictate how power dynamics, including inequities, biases, discrimination, racism, rank and privilege, are handled within the collaborative arrangement. Three tools including implicit bias training, positionality, and structural competency may be used to address power dynamics and related concepts. Conclusion: Analysis of the qualitative data set highlighted the power dynamics within different community-engaged research models and the tools that may be used to address inequitable power dynamics including implicit bias training, positionality, and structural competency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present essay has as context the worsening of the conflict between Mapuche communities and the State in the regions of Araucanía and Los Ríos, which accounts for a lack of a theoretical framework for an adequate reading of this struggle that allows the State to elaborate public policies that let us find a way of peaceful and legitimate solution. From the above, this essay seeks to argue about the relevance of applying the theory of recognition of Axel Honneth in order to review the model of social justice that serves as framework for the design of public policies in relation to this original people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author discusses the significant role of civil society organizations in establishing community resilience to public health emergencies. These organizations act to deliver services, disseminate awareness in communities and contribute to social innovation. It offers information on the Knowledge Sharing Platform set up by the World Health Organization with the aim of building resilient communities involving civil society organizations and to better understand community needs.

Addressing unmet need for family planning is one of the major immediate objectives of India’s Population Policy, 2000 (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), National Population Policy, 2000. New Delhi: Department of Family Welfare, Ministry Health and Family Welfare, Government of India). The policy also advocates the involvement of elected leaders of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in addressing unmet need for family planning. Besides, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) also highlights the importance of PRIs and other community leaders in addressing family planning services. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, also guarantees panchayats to take responsibility of health and family welfare. To know the actual involvement of community leaders in addressing unmet need for family planning, the field survey was carried out in the coastal part of Odisha. With the help of mixed methods, the actual participation of community leaders in family planning is found negligible. The field study including surveys and in-depth interviews of health workers and community leaders reveals that lack of financial allocation for family planning activities in Gaon Kalyan Samiti (GKS), lack of funds for the village health plans, lack of inter-departmental coordination, lack of trust and confidence between the workers and leaders, lack of initiative by the workers to involve leaders and lack of incentives for community leaders are the major reasons for non-participation of community leaders in family planning activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Objectives: A community‐academic team implemented a study involving collection of quantitative data using a computer‐based audience response system (ARS) whereby community partners led data collection efforts. The team participated in a reflection exercise after the data collection to evaluate and identify best practices and lessons learned about the community partner‐led process. Design & Sample: The methods involved a qualitative research consultant who facilitated the reflection exercise that consisted of two focus groups—one academic and one community research team members. The consultant then conducted content analysis. Nine members participated in the focus groups. Results: The reflection identified the following themes: the positive aspects of the ARS; challenges to overcome; and recommendations for the future. Conclusion: The lessons learned here can help community‐academic research partnerships identify the best circumstances in which to use ARS for data collection and practical steps to aid in its success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In South Los Angeles, a community-engaged research project on obesity was initiated between a translational research institute seeking to build community-based or partnered participatory research (CBPR/CPPR) capacity, and a community partner with extensive experience. This manuscript describes the partnership-building process and discusses results from a bi-directional knowledge transfer event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using mixed methods, this case study explored outcomes associated with the adoption and implementation of a community schools approach in four Title I schools using the Community Collaboration Model for School Improvement. Trends in school data demonstrate academic achievement improvements in three of the four schools. Absenteeism and the number of office discipline referrals dropped from pre- to two years postimplementation. Teacher and staff perceptions of school climate and the learning support system were more favorable two years postimplementation. Interview and focus group data involving 10 stakeholders highlight facilitators and barriers, and demonstrate contextual factors supporting or hindering implementation efforts. Findings showcase the promise of community schools and other partnership approaches for ensuring healthy youth development and learning, especially for students in high-impact schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Community activism provides a useful lens for reexamining core concepts of public relations theory and history: community, temporality, and feminist values. This project foregrounds the work of two transformative community activists and prolific authors, Grace Lee Boggs and bell hooks—women whose decades-long efforts balanced urgency and sustained commitment to issues, as well as the people in the neighborhoods and physical communities they were a part of. While temporal concerns have found a place in crisis communication scholarship (e.g., Bean & Madden, 2019; Bean et al., 2015; Liu et al., 2017), they have yet to be presented as a central part of theories of activism in public relations. Adding their voices and perspectives to the broader story of public relations history helps to (1) center non-corporate histories as public relations, (2) showcase stories and strategies of women of color as effective advocates and transformative community leaders, and (3) present temporally informed theoretical development in activist public relations, including the creation of a new framework: ongoing community activism. • This project adds diversity and nuance to narratives about public relations history through centering the stories of two women activists (Grace Lee Boggs and bell hooks). • The findings augment theory through revised understandings of community building and ongoing activism that emphasize physical place and feminist values. • Community activism reflects temporal extremes: Immediate responses to imminent threats and decades-long sustained campaigns. • A framework of ongoing community activism for public relations is developed, emphasizing community building and feminist leadership values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Courses: Health Campaigns, Health Communication, Communication Campaigns, Public Relations Campaigns, Persuasion. Objectives: Students will demonstrate their ability to work effectively both individually and in teams to apply health communication theory to emerging, practical, on-campus health issues via formative research, multimodal message development, community engagement, and effective presentation of findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]