Edith A Parker
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3927611 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Edith A Parker |
| NOMBRES | Edith A |
| APELLIDO | Parker |
| FIRMA | PARKER E A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Iowa |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 33 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 305 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1994 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Insights from the front line
Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 was declared a pandemic in March 2020. Studies have characterized some of the negative impact of the pandemic on public health workers (PHW), but few have explored the strength and coping strategies used. Our study documents the experiences of PHW in Iowa during the pandemic. Methods: to gather stories from PHW in Iowa between March and July 2022. Participants provided additional data about their story via structured foll…
Provider‐to‐provider telemedicine for sepsis is used less frequently in communities with high social vulnerability
PURPOSE: Sepsis disproportionately affects patients in rural and socially vulnerable communities. A promising strategy to address this disparity is provider-to-provider emergency department (ED)-based telehealth consultation (tele-ED). The objective of this study was to determine if county-level social vulnerability index (SVI) was associated with tele-ED use for sepsis and, if so, which SVI elements were most strongly associated. METHODS: We use…
Effectiveness of implementing evidence-based approaches to promote physical activity in a Midwestern micropolitan area using a quasi-experimental hybrid type I study design
The study demonstrates that the adapted evidence-based PA interventions in a micropolitan context is effective
Building Leadership, Capacity, and Power to Advance Health Equity and Justice through Community‐Engaged Research in the Midwest
The Health Equity Advancement Lab (HEAL) at the University of Iowa College of Public Health began in 2012 to support students, researchers, and community members interested in tackling persistent health inequities through a community‐based participatory research (CBPR) approach. Using concepts from critical consciousness theory, we developed an approach to building students’, faculty members’, and community partners’ capacity to engage in CBPR to…
Implementing Community‐Based Participatory Research with Communities Affected by Humanitarian Crises
Worldwide, over 70.8 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violation. In humanitarian crises, protection and the provision of basic needs are often prioritized. Research may be seen as opportunistic. However, without documenting and researching humanitarian responses, knowledge is not shared and does not accumulate, limiting the application of evidence‐based interven…
Health Equity in Midsize Rural Communities
Establishing a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership in a Rural Community in the Midwest
Our experience suggests the importance and challenge of considering the multiple dimensions of health disparities in rural new destination Midwestern communities
Extending Work on Rural Health Disparities
We are writing The Journal of Rural Health to draw readers’ attention to the recent study by Matthews and colleagues that appeared in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report1 and offer suggestions to extend their work. We applaud the authors for their focus on rural health—a disparities dimension that is often overlooked—and concur with their assessment that US health surveillance data are rarely disaggregated by meaningful geographic location. Ind…
Active Ottumwa
Background : Evidence-based interventions have been developed and tested to promote physical activity, but fewer studies have focused on identifying effective intervention strategies for mid-size rural communities, especially new immigrant destinations. We report here on the design and implementation of Active Ottumwa, a community-wide intervention using a lay health advisor approach to increase physical activity in a micropolitan new destination…
A qualitative assessment of the smoking policies and cessation activities at smaller workplaces
This study showed well-established tobacco control efforts in small workplaces, but very small workplaces lagged behind. To reduce potential health disparities in smoking, future research and intervention efforts in tobacco control should focus on very small workplaces
Factors Influencing Diabetes Self-Management Among Medically Underserved Patients With Type II Diabetes
In this study, researchers compare and contrast issues regarding diabetes self-management between persons in good versus poor glycemic control. The sample comprises low-income racially diverse adults with diabetes from four mid-western community health centers; 44 patients participated in eight focus groups divided by control status (HbA1c of > 9 [uncontrolled] or < 7 [controlled]). Themes common to both groups included the impact of dietary rest…
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in the United States
Objectives. To assess national differences in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among young adults in the United States by gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Methods. We tested group differences in initiation and completion of the HPV vaccine series (i.e., 3 doses) by Rao–Scott χ 2 test among 6444 respondents aged 18 to 30 years from the 2013 National Health Interview Survey. Results. Among men, 5% reported receiving the HPV …
Improving Public Participation to Achieve Environmental Justice
Public participation, sometimes referred to as public involvement or engagement, is often a mandated process in agency-led environmental and land use planning with major implications for environmental justice. Theoretically and in practice, quantity and quality of these public participation activities remain variable in the United States. This article reports on residents' experiences in two distinct frontline communities, those living near the p…
Strategies to Reduce the Harmful Effects of Extreme Heat Events
Extreme heat events (EHEs) are becoming more intense, more frequent and longer lasting in the 21st century. These events can disproportionately impact the health of low-income, minority, and urban populations. To better understand heat-related intervention strategies used by four U.S. cities, we conducted 73 semi-structured interviews with government and non-governmental organization leaders representing public health, general social services, em…
An Empirical Test of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Perceived Racism and Affiliation with the Gay Community
Studies of sexual stigma management techniques expected to decrease HIV risk among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have yielded some counterintuitive findings. For example, some research suggests that identification with and participation in the gay community may be related to higher levels of sexual risk behavior among Black MSM. Moreover, some of this research tends to assume that Black and White MSM experience the gay community in identi…
Staying cool in a changing climate
Air Change Rates and Interzonal Flows in Residences, and the Need for Multi-Zone Models for Exposure and Health Analyses
Air change rates (ACRs) and interzonal flows are key determinants of indoor air quality (IAQ) and building energy use. This paper characterizes ACRs and interzonal flows in 126 houses, and evaluates effects of these parameters on IAQ. ACRs measured using weeklong tracer measurements in several seasons averaged 0.73 ± 0.76 h(-1) (median = 0.57 h(-1), n = 263) in the general living area, and much higher, 1.66 ± 1.50 h(-1) (median = 1.23 h(-1), n = …
A Life Course Perspective on Stress and Health Among Caregivers of Children With Asthma in Detroit
Low-income caregivers raising children with asthma experience many obstacles to their own health, including stress. To understand and describe their daily experiences, researchers conducted 40 qualitative interviews supplemented with descriptive quantitative surveys in Detroit, Michigan, as part of a community-based participatory research partnership of Community Action Against Asthma. Prevalence of chronic illness is noticeably higher among part…
Stuck in the quagmire of an HIV ghetto’
In this paper, we analyse the life history narratives of 10 poor gay and bisexual Black men over the age of 50 living with HIV/AIDS in New York City, focusing on experiences of stigma. Three overarching themes are identified. First, participants described the ways in which stigma marks them as 'just one more body' within social and medical institutions, emphasising the dehumanisation they experience in these settings. Second, respondents describe…
Community Organizing Network for Environmental Health
Congruence between Urban Adolescent and Caregiver Responses to Questions about the Adolescent’s Asthma
A Typology of Youth Participation and Empowerment for Child and Adolescent Health Promotion
Research suggests that increasing egalitarian relations between young people and adults is optimal for healthy development; however, the empirical assessment of shared control in youth–adult partnerships is emerging, and the field still requires careful observation, identification, categorization and labeling. Thus, our objective is to offer a conceptual typology that identifies degrees of youth–adult participation while considering the developme…
Climate Change, Heat Waves, and Environmental Justice
Knowledge about climate change and the increasing number of heat waves in the United States has caused researchers and public health officials to recognize the need for new methods and tools to evaluate the effects of heat waves to better prepare communities. Vulnerable populations include senior citizens, people with certain chronic illnesses, and those who live in urban centers. Researchers have embarked on investigating new methods to evaluate…
Psychosocial stress and social support as mediators of relationships between income, length of residence and depressive symptoms among African American women on Detroit's eastside
Community-Based Participatory Research
Over the past several decades there has been growing evidence of the increase in incidence rates, morbidity, and mortality for a number of health problems experienced by children. The causation and aggravation of these problems are complex and multifactorial. The burden of these health problems and environmental exposures is borne disproportionately by children from low-income communities and communities of color. Researchers and funding institut…
Social inequalities, stressors and self reported health status among African American and white women in the Detroit metropolitan area
A Typology of Youth Participation and Empowerment for Child and Adolescent Health Promotion
Research suggests that increasing egalitarian relations between young people and adults is optimal for healthy development; however, the empirical assessment of shared control in youth–adult partnerships is emerging, and the field still requires careful observation, identification, categorization and labeling. Thus, our objective is to offer a conceptual typology that identifies degrees of youth–adult participation while considering the developme…
Unfair Treatment, Neighborhood Effects, and Mental Health in the Detroit Metropolitan Area
Why do racial differences in many indicators of mental and emotional well-being show inconsistent patterns? We propose that mental and emotional well-being are influenced by aspects of the social context, including experiences of unfair treatment and the concentration of households with incomes below the poverty level, and that differential exposure to these factors influences racial differences in mental well-being. We analyze the reporting of p…
Psychosocial stress and social support as mediators of relationships between income, length of residence and depressive symptoms among African American women on Detroit's eastside
Staying cool in a changing climate
An Empirical Test of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Perceived Racism and Affiliation with the Gay Community
Studies of sexual stigma management techniques expected to decrease HIV risk among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have yielded some counterintuitive findings. For example, some research suggests that identification with and participation in the gay community may be related to higher levels of sexual risk behavior among Black MSM. Moreover, some of this research tends to assume that Black and White MSM experience the gay community in identi…
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in the United States
Objectives. To assess national differences in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among young adults in the United States by gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Methods. We tested group differences in initiation and completion of the HPV vaccine series (i.e., 3 doses) by Rao–Scott χ 2 test among 6444 respondents aged 18 to 30 years from the 2013 National Health Interview Survey. Results. Among men, 5% reported receiving the HPV …
Implementing Community‐Based Participatory Research with Communities Affected by Humanitarian Crises
Worldwide, over 70.8 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violation. In humanitarian crises, protection and the provision of basic needs are often prioritized. Research may be seen as opportunistic. However, without documenting and researching humanitarian responses, knowledge is not shared and does not accumulate, limiting the application of evidence‐based interven…
Psychosocial Outcomes of Urban African American Adolescents Born to Teenage Mothers
This is a study of psychosocial outcomes of adolescents born to teenage mothers. Adolescents' problem behaviors, psychological well‐being, social support, school variables, and sexual behaviors are compared across three groups—those born to mothers 17 or younger, mothers 18–19 years old, and mothers 20 or older. Analyses from two samples of African American adolescents from Maryland ( n = 205) and Michigan ( n = 570) are reported. The results fro…
Congruence between Urban Adolescent and Caregiver Responses to Questions about the Adolescent’s Asthma
Assessing the Capacity of Health Departments to Engage in Community-Based Participatory Public Health
Objectives. We created indicators of local public health agency capacity to engage in community-based participatory public health. Methods. We sent a survey of 27 items reflecting aspects of community-based participatory public health to 429 employees in 4 local health departments. Two thirds (n = 282) responded. We performed a factor analysis to identify components of community-based participatory practice. Results. We identified 4 factors: (1) …
Measuring Community Competence in the Mississippi Delta
If political dynamics are included in the definition of community, health promotion programs have a greater potential to recognize that assisting people to empower their communities is as important as assisting them to improve their health. This paper reports on the evaluation methods employed for a health promotion program in a rural poor county of the Mississippi Delta that chose to define community in this way. The evaluation took an action re…
Identifying and Defining the Dimensions of Community Capacity to Provide a Basis for Measurement
Although community capacity is a central concern of community development experts, the concept requires clarification. Because of the potential importance of community capacity to health promotion, the Division of Chronic Disease Control and Community Intervention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), convened a symposium in December 1995 with the hope that a consensus might emerge regarding the dimensions that are integral to commun…
Social inequalities, stressors and self reported health status among African American and white women in the Detroit metropolitan area
Unfair Treatment, Neighborhood Effects, and Mental Health in the Detroit Metropolitan Area
Why do racial differences in many indicators of mental and emotional well-being show inconsistent patterns? We propose that mental and emotional well-being are influenced by aspects of the social context, including experiences of unfair treatment and the concentration of households with incomes below the poverty level, and that differential exposure to these factors influences racial differences in mental well-being. We analyze the reporting of p…
Community-based Participatory Research
Community-based participatory research in public health focuses on social, structural, and physical environmental inequities through active involvement of community members, organizational representatives, and researchers in all aspects of the research process. Partners contribute their expertise to enhance understanding of a given phenomenon and integrate the knowledge gained with action to benefit the community involved. This article presents k…
Psychosocial Outcomes of Urban African American Adolescents Born to Teenage Mothers
This is a study of psychosocial outcomes of adolescents born to teenage mothers. Adolescents' problem behaviors, psychological well‐being, social support, school variables, and sexual behaviors are compared across three groups—those born to mothers 17 or younger, mothers 18–19 years old, and mothers 20 or older. Analyses from two samples of African American adolescents from Maryland ( n = 205) and Michigan ( n = 570) are reported. The results fro…
Religious involvement, social support, and health among African-American women on the east side of detroit
Assessing the Capacity of Health Departments to Engage in Community-Based Participatory Public Health
Objectives. We created indicators of local public health agency capacity to engage in community-based participatory public health. Methods. We sent a survey of 27 items reflecting aspects of community-based participatory public health to 429 employees in 4 local health departments. Two thirds (n = 282) responded. We performed a factor analysis to identify components of community-based participatory practice. Results. We identified 4 factors: (1) …
Community-Based Participatory Research
Over the past several decades there has been growing evidence of the increase in incidence rates, morbidity, and mortality for a number of health problems experienced by children. The causation and aggravation of these problems are complex and multifactorial. The burden of these health problems and environmental exposures is borne disproportionately by children from low-income communities and communities of color. Researchers and funding institut…
Psychosocial stress and social support as mediators of relationships between income, length of residence and depressive symptoms among African American women on Detroit's eastside
Climate Change, Heat Waves, and Environmental Justice
Knowledge about climate change and the increasing number of heat waves in the United States has caused researchers and public health officials to recognize the need for new methods and tools to evaluate the effects of heat waves to better prepare communities. Vulnerable populations include senior citizens, people with certain chronic illnesses, and those who live in urban centers. Researchers have embarked on investigating new methods to evaluate…
Community Organizing Network for Environmental Health
Congruence between Urban Adolescent and Caregiver Responses to Questions about the Adolescent’s Asthma
A Typology of Youth Participation and Empowerment for Child and Adolescent Health Promotion
Research suggests that increasing egalitarian relations between young people and adults is optimal for healthy development; however, the empirical assessment of shared control in youth–adult partnerships is emerging, and the field still requires careful observation, identification, categorization and labeling. Thus, our objective is to offer a conceptual typology that identifies degrees of youth–adult participation while considering the developme…
Stuck in the quagmire of an HIV ghetto’
In this paper, we analyse the life history narratives of 10 poor gay and bisexual Black men over the age of 50 living with HIV/AIDS in New York City, focusing on experiences of stigma. Three overarching themes are identified. First, participants described the ways in which stigma marks them as 'just one more body' within social and medical institutions, emphasising the dehumanisation they experience in these settings. Second, respondents describe…
Air Change Rates and Interzonal Flows in Residences, and the Need for Multi-Zone Models for Exposure and Health Analyses
Air change rates (ACRs) and interzonal flows are key determinants of indoor air quality (IAQ) and building energy use. This paper characterizes ACRs and interzonal flows in 126 houses, and evaluates effects of these parameters on IAQ. ACRs measured using weeklong tracer measurements in several seasons averaged 0.73 ± 0.76 h(-1) (median = 0.57 h(-1), n = 263) in the general living area, and much higher, 1.66 ± 1.50 h(-1) (median = 1.23 h(-1), n = …
A Life Course Perspective on Stress and Health Among Caregivers of Children With Asthma in Detroit
Low-income caregivers raising children with asthma experience many obstacles to their own health, including stress. To understand and describe their daily experiences, researchers conducted 40 qualitative interviews supplemented with descriptive quantitative surveys in Detroit, Michigan, as part of a community-based participatory research partnership of Community Action Against Asthma. Prevalence of chronic illness is noticeably higher among part…
Staying cool in a changing climate
Improving Public Participation to Achieve Environmental Justice
Public participation, sometimes referred to as public involvement or engagement, is often a mandated process in agency-led environmental and land use planning with major implications for environmental justice. Theoretically and in practice, quantity and quality of these public participation activities remain variable in the United States. This article reports on residents' experiences in two distinct frontline communities, those living near the p…
Strategies to Reduce the Harmful Effects of Extreme Heat Events
Extreme heat events (EHEs) are becoming more intense, more frequent and longer lasting in the 21st century. These events can disproportionately impact the health of low-income, minority, and urban populations. To better understand heat-related intervention strategies used by four U.S. cities, we conducted 73 semi-structured interviews with government and non-governmental organization leaders representing public health, general social services, em…
An Empirical Test of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Perceived Racism and Affiliation with the Gay Community
Studies of sexual stigma management techniques expected to decrease HIV risk among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have yielded some counterintuitive findings. For example, some research suggests that identification with and participation in the gay community may be related to higher levels of sexual risk behavior among Black MSM. Moreover, some of this research tends to assume that Black and White MSM experience the gay community in identi…
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in the United States
Objectives. To assess national differences in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among young adults in the United States by gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Methods. We tested group differences in initiation and completion of the HPV vaccine series (i.e., 3 doses) by Rao–Scott χ 2 test among 6444 respondents aged 18 to 30 years from the 2013 National Health Interview Survey. Results. Among men, 5% reported receiving the HPV …
Factors Influencing Diabetes Self-Management Among Medically Underserved Patients With Type II Diabetes
In this study, researchers compare and contrast issues regarding diabetes self-management between persons in good versus poor glycemic control. The sample comprises low-income racially diverse adults with diabetes from four mid-western community health centers; 44 patients participated in eight focus groups divided by control status (HbA1c of > 9 [uncontrolled] or < 7 [controlled]). Themes common to both groups included the impact of dietary rest…
Extending Work on Rural Health Disparities
We are writing The Journal of Rural Health to draw readers’ attention to the recent study by Matthews and colleagues that appeared in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report1 and offer suggestions to extend their work. We applaud the authors for their focus on rural health—a disparities dimension that is often overlooked—and concur with their assessment that US health surveillance data are rarely disaggregated by meaningful geographic location. Ind…
Active Ottumwa
Background : Evidence-based interventions have been developed and tested to promote physical activity, but fewer studies have focused on identifying effective intervention strategies for mid-size rural communities, especially new immigrant destinations. We report here on the design and implementation of Active Ottumwa, a community-wide intervention using a lay health advisor approach to increase physical activity in a micropolitan new destination…
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