Community-Based Participatory Approach
Question 1
Holliday, R. C., Phillips, R., & Akintobi, T. H. (2020). A Community-Based Participatory Approach to the Development and Implementation of an HIV Health Behavior Intervention: Lessons Learned in Navigating Research and Practice Systems from Project HAPPY. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(2), 399.
I chose the article because it utilizes programs explaining how HIV/AIDs can be reduced among African American teens. Also, it uses an efficient model to implement the program and to identify various lessons that promote HIV/AIDs control.
McNeill, C., George, N., & Glover, R. (2017). An evaluation of sisters informing healing living empowering: Increasing HIV knowledge among African American adolescent females using an evidence-based HIV prevention intervention. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, 10(1), 4-10.
I selected the article because it uses simple research design and methods to collect, analyze, and present data hence effective findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Similarly, the language selected for the research is simple, thus making it easy to understand. It offers deeper statistical analysis through the descriptive design it adopts.
Amutah-Onukagha, N., Mahadevan, M., Opara, I., Rodriguez, M., Trusdell, M., & Kelly, J. (2018). Project THANKS: Examining HIV/AIDS-related barriers and facilitators to care in African American women: A community perspective. AIDS patient care and STDs, 32(4), 119-128.
The article is effective because besides using effective research design and methodology, it utilizes certain THANKS (Turning HIV/AIDS into knowledge for Sisters) to promote the study. The sample size utilized is appropriate to identify certain challenges experienced by the participants.
Question 2.
Fleischhacker, S., Moran, A., & Bleich, S. N. (2019). Legislative and executive branch developments affecting the United States Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. J. Food L. & Pol’ y, 15, 131.
I chose this article because it generally covers the United States in the program. It recognizes the congressional efforts to eliminate the hunger problem in the country.
Oliveira, V., Tiehen, L., Prell, M., & Smallwood, D. (Eds.). (, 2017). Evolution and Implementation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the United States.
The paper identifies the major changes involved in shaping the nutrition program in America to enhance its benefits. It also demonstrates that the policy is not adopted in other states outside the US.
Lott, M., Schwartz, M., Story, M., & Brownell, K. D. (2018). Why we need local, state, and national policy-based approaches to improve children’s nutrition in the United States. In Pediatric Obesity (pp. 731-755). Humana Press, Cham.
This article looks at the evidence-based policies that have been formulated by the congress to address the program. As a result of the congressional efforts, the program was implemented in each state.
Question 3.
Lumba-Brown, A., Yeates, K. O., Sarmiento, K., Breiding, M. J., Haegerich, T. M., Gioia, G. A., … & Joseph, M. (2018). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on the diagnosis and management of mild traumatic brain injury among children. JAMA pediatrics, 172(11), e182853-e182853.
In the above article, the authors provide a simplified study that can easily be understood by all the audiences. Additionally, it provides certain recommendations that should be utilized for future research. The authors demonstrate the relevance of the study by providing a guideline that can be used by other researchers.
Sarmiento, K., Donnell, Z., Bell, E., Tennant, B., & Hoffman, R. (2019). A qualitative study of barriers and opportunities for concussion communication and management among parents of youth sports athletes. Journal of concussion, 3, 2059700219861863.
The article is specific to parents, and the research method used, which is a qualitative method. It is an inclusive study because it involves the parents by explaining their perceptions of traumatic brain injury.
O’Brien, K. H., Schellinger, S. K., Hwang, B. L., & LaPlaca, M. C. (2019). A comparison of student and parent knowledge and perceived confidence about brain injury and concussion. Topics in Language Disorders, 39(3), 313-334.
The authors identify the misconceptions about traumatic brain injury and its effects. The sample size is more effective than those used in other studies about the issue.
Question 4
Hendriksen, I. J., Snoijer, M., de Kok, B. P., van Vilsteren, J., & Hofstetter, H. (2016). Effectiveness of a multilevel workplace health promotion program on vitality, health, and work-related outcomes. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 58(6), 575.
The article’s strength is built on the use of figures and tables to present the data after analysis. Through the use of figures, the study enhances its ability to convince employers can easily be convinced. Further, the study applies a linear mixed model to demonstrate the relationship among variables.
McCleary, K., Goetzel, R. Z., Roemer, E. C., Berko, J., Kent, K., & De La Torre, H. (2017). Employer and employee opinions about workplace health promotion (wellness) programs: results of the 2015 Harris Poll Nielsen Survey. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 59(3), 256-263.
The authors facilitate the research by getting opinions from both the employees and employers by interviewing them. Both the sample population and the general population is used for this purpose.
Khanal, S., Lloyd, B., Rissel, C., Portors, C., Grunseit, A., Indig, D., … & McElduff, S. (2017). Evaluation of Get Healthy at Work, a workplace health promotion program in New South Wales, Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 27(3), 243-250.
The authors use descriptive statistics to identify various programs such as Workplace Health Program (WHP) and Brief Health Checks (BHCs), and Get Health at Work (GHaW). The programs are essential in providing supporting evidence that can be used in selling the programs to employers.