Sarah Finocchario-Kessler

Datos Biográficos

ID	1729892
NOMBRE	Sarah Finocchario-Kessler
NOMBRES	Sarah
APELLIDO	Finocchario-Kessler
FIRMA	FINOCCHARIO-KESSLER S
AFILIACIONES	University of Kansas Medical Center
ORCID	0000-0002-7604-5606
VERIFICADO	Sí
TOTAL DE OBRAS	38
TOTAL DE CITAS	2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR	38
TOTAL COMO EDITOR	0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN	2009
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN	2026
ÍNDICE H	1

Preferences for and Experiences of Antenatal and Postpartum Male Partner Support Among Kenyan Women Living with HIV
Open AccessBrooke Lapke, Katherine Atcheson et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026
Male partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services is linked to improved outcomes for women living with HIV. Yet, rates of male partner support are low. Few studies have evaluated women's preferences for partner support throughout PMTCT. The purpose of this manuscript is to evaluate women's preferences and experiences with male partner support throughout the continuum of antenatal and postpartum care. P…
Pregnancy as a journey of care and connection
Open AccessChristina M Pacheco, Makenna Snyder et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026
Introduction: Pregnancy and childbirth are opportunities for Indigenous communities to welcome new life, integrate meaningful cultural practices, and tangibly strengthen communal wellbeing. Simultaneously, pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women must navigate complex healthcare systems while experiencing structural inequities that contribute to elevated risks of complications and poor birth outcomes. This study explored the pregna…
Outcomes of a Medical Interpreter Training Program for Community Health Workers in a Rural Area of the State of Kansas, USA
Open AccessTon Miras Neira, Kara Hollins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2026
Building equity from the ground up
Open AccessKara Knapp, Clarissa Carrillo Martinez et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025
Background: Academic-community partnerships are vital to addressing health disparities, particularly in rural and diverse communities. This case study highlights a partnership between the Liberal Area Coalition for Families (LACF) and the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) formed through the Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) initiative. Located in Seward County, Kansas-a region marked by cultural diversity, linguistic comple…
Community case study
Open AccessElizabeth Ablah, Nadine Long et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025
Mitchell County, Kansas is a rural county with a strong sense of local identity and a population committed to community well-being. Like many rural areas, however, residents experience structural challenges to social connection, including geographic isolation, demographic shifts, and limited access to inclusive services. These issues were further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a federally funded initiative, Communities Organizing t…
Communities organizing to promote equity
Open AccessChristina M Pacheco, Kristina M Bridges et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted rural and under-resourced urban communities in Kansas. The state's response to COVID-19 has relied on a highly decentralized and underfunded public health system, with 100 local health departments in the state, few of which had prior experience engaging local community coalitions in a coordinated response to a public health crisis. Methods: To improve the capacity for local communi…
Local Health Equity Action Teams (LHEATS) as a Novel and Emerging Practice of the Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (Cope) Project in Kansas
Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Christina Pacheco Santos Martins et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2024Referencias: 8
The Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) Project was implemented in 20 counties across Kansas to build capacity to address health equity by forming local health equity action teams (LHEATS), hiring and training community health workers, facilitating state-wide learning collaboratives, and tailoring communication strategies. We conducted interviews and focus groups with project stakeholders who identified pragmatic recommendations relat…
Community Organizations, Local Health Equity Action Teams, and a Learning Collaborative to Address Covid-19 Disparities in Urban and Rural Communities
Edward F Ellerbeck, Vicki Collie‐Akers et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2024Referencias: 10
Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics–Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Kansas worked with 10 Kansas counties from November 2020 through June 2022 to form local health equity action teams (LHEATs), develop COVID-19 testing strategies, foster communication about COVID-19, and share best practices through a learning collaborative. Participating counties documented 693 distinct COVID-19 testing and 178 communication activities. Although the intervention…
Have a Little Faith
Jannette Berkley-Patton, Carole Bowe Thompson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2024Citada por: 1Referencias: 17
Have a Little Faith: Overcoming Pandemic-Related Challenges to Designing and Implementing a COVID-19 Testing Trial in African American Churches, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 114 Issue S5
Development and evaluation of a Covid tracking system to support provision of social service in Wyandotte County, Kansas
Open AccessCatherine Wexler, Katelyn Sanner Dixon et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023
Background: In addition to the state-mandated case investigation and contact tracing, the Unified Government Public Health Department of Wyandotte County, Kansas implemented social support services for COVID-19 cases and contacts; however, did not have the systems in place to document the provision of these services. Our team worked with the health department to develop and implement the COVID Tracking System (CTS), an eHealth system that linked …
The Perfect Storm
Open AccessRomina Barral, Claire D Brindis et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2023
Untapped Potential for Safer Conception Messaging to Transform PrEP Rollout and Promote Service Engagement Among Serodiscordant Couples
Open AccessEric A Hurley, Rhoda K Wanyenze et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Impact of the HIV Infant Tracking System (Hitsystem 2.0) on Priority Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Outcomes
Open AccessSarah Finocchario-Kessler, Melinda Brown et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
Women’s preferences, expectations, and experiences with male partner support throughout prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services
Catherine Wexler, Melinda Brown et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021
Male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) care improves maternal and child outcomes. We conducted a mixed-methods study at two Kenyan government hospitals. We quantitatively assessed women's expectations and preferences for male partner involvement in PMTCT and male partner attendance at PMTCT appointments. Qualitative interviews with women during the postpartum period assessed types of support women received f…
Addressing fertility desires and preconception care needs of men living with HIV
William R Short, Joanne Madeline Simone et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021
Preconception care is an essential component of health, particularly among women and men living with HIV and can optimize medical and psychosocial outcomes. However, there is a paucity of data on this topic, especially when evaluating provider communication with male patients. We conducted a multi-site qualitative study in 7 cities in the United States (US) with 92 providers to assess their attitudes and practices regarding preconceptual counseli…
Reproductive intentions and corresponding use of safer conception methods and contraception among Ugandan HIV clients in serodiscordant relationships
Open AccessGlenn J Wagner, D Mindry et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021
Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03167879 ; date registered May 23, 2017
Friendly reminder
Open AccessNatabhona Mabachi, Melinda Brown et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021
Overall, participants favored content that was brief, cheerful, and emotionally appealing
A Checklist to Assess Childbearing Intentions and Promote Referral to Preconception Care or Contraception
Open AccessRoxanne Mirabal-Beltran, Jean Anderson et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2021
Provider Perspectives on Navigating Relationship Challenges in Assisting HIV-Affected Couples to Meet Their Reproductive Goals
Open AccessD Mindry, Mahlet Gizaw et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
It was my obligation as mother
Open AccessEric A Hurley, Emily A Hurley et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Citada por: 1Referencias: 30
Using a Social Support Framework to Understand How HIV Positive Kenyan Men Engage in PMTCT/EID Care
Open AccessNatabhona Mabachi, Melinda Brown et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
EHealth Interventions for Early Infant Diagnosis
Open AccessMelinda Brown, Catherine Wexler et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Benefits and Challenges of Safer-Conception Counseling for HIV Serodiscordant Couples in Uganda
D Mindry, Mindry Mindry et al.ARTICLEInternational Perspectives on…2018
CONTEXT: Safer-conception counseling may help people living with HIV to reduce the risk of transmission to partners and children. However, such counseling is rarely offered or evaluated in low-income countries. METHODS: In 2014-2015, in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted at a Ugandan HIV clinic with 42 HIV-positive clients and 16 uninfected partners who had participated in a safer-conception counseling intervention for serodiscordant cou…
Progress Toward Eliminating Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya
Open AccessRuby Angeline Pricilla, Melinda Brown et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2018
Background Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services are critical to achieve national and global targets of 90% antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in PMTCT, and mother to child transmission rates less than 5%. In 2012, Kenya adopted WHO's recommended ART regimen for PMTCT "Option B+". Aims This study assesses progress made in adopting these new guidelines and associated outcomes. Methods We analysed programmatic data o…
Closing the Gap”
Open AccessCatherine Wexler, Yvonne Kamau et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018