Community Needs Assessment among Latino Families in an Urban Public Housing Development

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ID6064008
AutoresPatricia Escobedo (0000-0003-4989-6242, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, autor de correspondencia), Karina Gonzalez (0000-0002-7944-2463, University of Southern California), Karina Dominguez Gonzalez (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Jill Kuhlberg (The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA), Maria ‘lou’ Calanche (Legacy LA, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes Báezconde‐garbanati (0000-0003-2713-9435, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Robert Contreras (Bienestar Human Services, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA), Ricky N Bluthenthal (0000-0003-3491-1702, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Ricky Bluthenthal
Año2019
Volumen41
Número3
Páginas344-362
Fecha de publicación2019-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0739986319845103
OpenAlexW2944552177
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas26

Studies examining the health of public housing residents are limited. In response, community-based participatory research principles were used to develop an intervention aimed at improving health outcomes related to multifactorial risk behaviors among Latino families living in a low-income neighborhood. A two-part needs assessment was completed to guide the intervention: interviews with parents ( n = 10) and a group model building (GMB) workshop with youth and parents ( n = 40) to explore the parent-youth dynamic. Interviews indicated that poverty, youth disobedience, and inadequate communication between parents and youth led to parental stress. During the workshop, balancing and reinforcing feedback loops involving Communication, Trust, and Respect between youth and parents were identified. Based on these findings and collaboration with a community advisory board, a bilingual, mindfulness-based meditation intervention was designed to address community needs: positive parent-child interaction emphasizing trust and communication, stress reduction, and family well-being

Community-based participatory research · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Focus group · Mindfulness · Participatory action research · Poison control · Political science · Poverty · Psychiatry · Public health · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Community Health and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology