Brooks Yelton

Datos Biográficos

ID6733338
NOMBREBrooks Yelton
NOMBRESBrooks
APELLIDOYelton
FIRMAYELTON B
AFILIACIONESUniversity of South Carolina
ORCID0000-0001-5340-3768
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2021
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • “Courtesy, respect, and follow through”

    Open AccessDaniela B Friedman, Christina Ek et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2025

    Introduction Guided by a communications-focused framework developed by an interdisciplinary team of authors, this paper presents data from a survey of health science faculty members to better understand how research collaborations are established and maintained. Methods An electronic survey was distributed to faculty in six colleges at a Research 1 institution. Quantitative data were downloaded into Excel and then RStudio for descriptive analysis…

  • Reflecting on partnerships established and sustained over four cycles of a federally funded cancer prevention and control research program

    Open AccessSwann Arp Adams, Lauren Workman et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) is a national network which aims to accelerate the adoption and implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control strategies and interventions in communities, enhance large-scale efforts to reach underserved populations and reduce their cancer-related health disparities, and develop the capacity of the diss…

  • The Association Between Social Determinants of Health and HIV Risk Behaviors and HIV Testing Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals

    Open AccessEdith Nnenna Utaka, Xueying Yang et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    Social determinants of health (SDOH) predispose Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) individuals to HIV infection through risky behaviors and less HIV testing. This study used data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey to evaluate the association between composite measures of SDOH and HIV risk behaviors and HIV testing among adult SGM population in the US. SGM individuals were identified through two questions that as…

  • How has health literacy and digital health literacy scholarship evolved? A global, qualitative study

    Open AccessBrooks Yelton, Mayank Sakhuja et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2024

    Health literacy (HL) is a key social determinant of health (SDoH) and is of increasing importance in public health research and intervention for improved health outcomes. Definitions of HL and digital health literacy (DHL) have evolved over time as the field has expanded conceptualization from an individual focus to the broader community and organizational levels. Careful consideration of HL and DHL for a variety of contexts and audiences is crit…

  • Elements for successful implementation of a clinic-based health literacy intervention

    Open AccessMark M Macauda, Michelle A Arent et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Improving health literacy is a national public health priority. Given the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is even more critical for health and medical information to be clear and understandable for patients and their families. Clinic-based programs to improve health literacy need to be pragmatic, feasible, and helpful for the implementing clinic and patients. This paper describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a pragmatic…

  • Examining Social Determinants of Health During a Pandemic

    Open AccessXueying Yang, Brooks Yelton et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Recognition of the impact of social determinants of health (SDoH) on healthcare outcomes, healthcare service utilization, and population health has prompted a global shift in focus to patient social needs and lived experiences in assessment and treatment. The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) provides a list of non-billable “Z codes” specific to SDoH for use in electronic health records. Us…

  • Words Matter

    Open AccessMayank Sakhuja, Brooks Yelton et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Communication2021

    Objective: To examine content and readability of COVID-19 information on outpatient clinic websites in South Carolina. Participants: Thirty-three outpatient clinic websites. Methods: Using a multi-step search strategy, we located three COVID-19 information content sections from each website. Descriptive statistics were calculated for content section characteristics (focus, information source, target population/race, presence of graphics, mobilizi…