Leah Frerichs
Biographic Data
| ID | 1736827 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leah Frerichs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leah |
| FAMILY NAME | Frerichs |
| SIGNATURE | FRERICHS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2507-3789 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Neighborhood Influences on Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular health (CVH) is both a concept and a measure that refers to health behaviors and clinical factors that help prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). The neighborhood environment is increasingly recognized as a crucial social determinant of CVH, especially for Black populations. The purpose of this participatory concept mapping (CM) study was to (1) understand perspectives on neighborhood features that influence health and (2) identify…
The integration of communicable and non-communicable disease (CD-NCD) health services in Africa
Amid growing challenges in sustaining health programs in low-and-middle-income countries, and the growing burden of multimorbidity, there have been proposals to consolidate services for communicable and non-communicable diseases through integrated care models. However, there is still limited evidence on the intervention components, barriers, and facilitators of integrated care. This study aimed to review the literature on integrated care models i…
A Mixed Methods Analysis of Risk and Support Factors for Prenatal Alcohol and Substance Use Among American Indian/Alaska Native Birthing People
The ‘Health-2-Go’ programme’s impact on all-cause mortality and clinic utilisation for children 5 and under
Introduction The ‘Health-2-Go’ programme, which incorporates the integrated community case management strategy, aims to enhance healthcare access in rural Ghana by deploying trained and equipped community-based agents to manage the diagnosis and treatment of basic illness for children aged 5 and under. This study evaluates the intervention’s impact on all-cause mortality and clinical healthcare utilisation among children 5 and under in the Bareke…
The influence of acculturation and stress on obesity in US latino dyads using systems science
Immigration and acculturation status impede pediatric weight management and increase stress in US Latino caregiver-child dyads. Future studies should consider immigration and acculturation status in caregivers and children as a mediator of treatment outcomes
If you're in a community together, then you're basically a family”
Geographic racism gives rise to health inequities that impact communities in detrimental ways. Southern ethnic minority groups, particularly African American/Black semi‐rural communities, are subject to especially unjust outcomes in health, education, and wealth. Asset‐based community development (ABCD) is a way of engaging with communities in participatory and positive ways that center community voices as expert. Youth can participate in ABCD, a…
A descriptive pilot study of structural and functional social network ties among women in the women’s health initiative (WHI) study
Few studies examine the network structure and function of older women's health discussion networks. We sought to assess the feasibility and acceptability of collecting social network data via telephone from 72 women from the Women's Health Initiative study and to describe structural and functional characteristics. Women were socially connected and had dense networks. Women were emotionally close to network members, but their networks were not use…
Racial Residential Segregation and Race Differences in Ideal Cardiovascular Health among Young Men
Among young Black and White men, RRS is an important factor to consider when seeking to understand CVH and reduce future cardiovascular risk
The significant places of African American adults and their perceived influence on cardiovascular disease risk behaviors
As we seek to improve cardiovascular interventions for rural AA in the American South, it will be important to further assess the effect of significant places beyond place of residence. Strategies which leverage or modify behavioral influences within person-defined significant places may improve the reach and effectiveness of behavioral lifestyle interventions
"Depicting "the system
Testing a Culturally Adapted Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid Among American Indians
Purpose: American Indian adults have not experienced decreases in colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality observed in other races or ethnic groups and their screening rates are low. Decision aids that explain available CRC screening options are one potential strategy to promote screening. The goal of this study was to test the effect of a culturally adapted decision aid on CRC-related outcomes among American Indian adults, including scree…
A scoping review of simulation modeling in built environment and physical activity research
Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Health Intervention for Rural African Americans in the Southeast
Intervention mapping integrated with principles of CBPR is an efficient and flexible process for adapting a comprehensive and culturally appropriate lifestyle EBI for a rural AA community context
Health insurance coverage among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the context of the Affordable Care Act
Objectives: American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have a unique healthcare system uniquely interwoven with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The aim of this study is to document changes in health insurance among AI/AN adults before and after implementation of the ACA. Design: We used data from the American Community Survey from 2008 to 2016 to examine trends in health insurance. We compared to Non-Hispanic Whites and stratified AI/AN adults wi…
Applying Critical Race Theory to Group Model Building Methods to Address Community Violence
Participants found these methods useful for advancing difficult discussion. The resulting diagrams can be tested and expanded in future research, and will form the foundation for collaborative identification of solutions to build community resilience. GMB is a promising strategy that community partnerships should consider when addressing complex health issues; our experience adapting methods based on CRT is promising in its acceptability and earl…
Integrating Systems Science and Community-Based Participatory Research to Achieve Health Equity
Unanswered questions about racial and socioeconomic health disparities may be addressed using community-based participatory research and systems science. Community-based participatory research is an orientation to research that prioritizes developing capacity, improving trust, and translating knowledge to action. Systems science provides research methods to study dynamic and interrelated forces that shape health disparities. Community-based parti…
Influence of School Architecture and Design on Healthy Eating
We examined evidence regarding the influence of school physical environment on healthy-eating outcomes. We applied a systems perspective to examine multiple disciplines’ theoretical frameworks and used a mixed-methods systematic narrative review method, considering both qualitative and quantitative sources (published through March 2014) for inclusion. We developed a causal loop diagram from 102 sources identified. We found evidence of the influen…
Process and Outcomes From a Youth-Led Campaign to Address Healthy Eating in an Urban High School
Integrating Systems Science and Community-Based Participatory Research to Achieve Health Equity
Unanswered questions about racial and socioeconomic health disparities may be addressed using community-based participatory research and systems science. Community-based participatory research is an orientation to research that prioritizes developing capacity, improving trust, and translating knowledge to action. Systems science provides research methods to study dynamic and interrelated forces that shape health disparities. Community-based parti…
"Depicting "the system
Health insurance coverage among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the context of the Affordable Care Act
Objectives: American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have a unique healthcare system uniquely interwoven with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The aim of this study is to document changes in health insurance among AI/AN adults before and after implementation of the ACA. Design: We used data from the American Community Survey from 2008 to 2016 to examine trends in health insurance. We compared to Non-Hispanic Whites and stratified AI/AN adults wi…
Applying Critical Race Theory to Group Model Building Methods to Address Community Violence
Participants found these methods useful for advancing difficult discussion. The resulting diagrams can be tested and expanded in future research, and will form the foundation for collaborative identification of solutions to build community resilience. GMB is a promising strategy that community partnerships should consider when addressing complex health issues; our experience adapting methods based on CRT is promising in its acceptability and earl…
Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Health Intervention for Rural African Americans in the Southeast
Intervention mapping integrated with principles of CBPR is an efficient and flexible process for adapting a comprehensive and culturally appropriate lifestyle EBI for a rural AA community context
Influence of School Architecture and Design on Healthy Eating
We examined evidence regarding the influence of school physical environment on healthy-eating outcomes. We applied a systems perspective to examine multiple disciplines’ theoretical frameworks and used a mixed-methods systematic narrative review method, considering both qualitative and quantitative sources (published through March 2014) for inclusion. We developed a causal loop diagram from 102 sources identified. We found evidence of the influen…
Process and Outcomes From a Youth-Led Campaign to Address Healthy Eating in an Urban High School
Applying Critical Race Theory to Group Model Building Methods to Address Community Violence
Participants found these methods useful for advancing difficult discussion. The resulting diagrams can be tested and expanded in future research, and will form the foundation for collaborative identification of solutions to build community resilience. GMB is a promising strategy that community partnerships should consider when addressing complex health issues; our experience adapting methods based on CRT is promising in its acceptability and earl…
Integrating Systems Science and Community-Based Participatory Research to Achieve Health Equity
Unanswered questions about racial and socioeconomic health disparities may be addressed using community-based participatory research and systems science. Community-based participatory research is an orientation to research that prioritizes developing capacity, improving trust, and translating knowledge to action. Systems science provides research methods to study dynamic and interrelated forces that shape health disparities. Community-based parti…
A scoping review of simulation modeling in built environment and physical activity research
Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Health Intervention for Rural African Americans in the Southeast
Intervention mapping integrated with principles of CBPR is an efficient and flexible process for adapting a comprehensive and culturally appropriate lifestyle EBI for a rural AA community context
Health insurance coverage among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the context of the Affordable Care Act
Objectives: American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have a unique healthcare system uniquely interwoven with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The aim of this study is to document changes in health insurance among AI/AN adults before and after implementation of the ACA. Design: We used data from the American Community Survey from 2008 to 2016 to examine trends in health insurance. We compared to Non-Hispanic Whites and stratified AI/AN adults wi…
Testing a Culturally Adapted Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid Among American Indians
Purpose: American Indian adults have not experienced decreases in colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality observed in other races or ethnic groups and their screening rates are low. Decision aids that explain available CRC screening options are one potential strategy to promote screening. The goal of this study was to test the effect of a culturally adapted decision aid on CRC-related outcomes among American Indian adults, including scree…
A descriptive pilot study of structural and functional social network ties among women in the women’s health initiative (WHI) study
Few studies examine the network structure and function of older women's health discussion networks. We sought to assess the feasibility and acceptability of collecting social network data via telephone from 72 women from the Women's Health Initiative study and to describe structural and functional characteristics. Women were socially connected and had dense networks. Women were emotionally close to network members, but their networks were not use…
Racial Residential Segregation and Race Differences in Ideal Cardiovascular Health among Young Men
Among young Black and White men, RRS is an important factor to consider when seeking to understand CVH and reduce future cardiovascular risk
The significant places of African American adults and their perceived influence on cardiovascular disease risk behaviors
As we seek to improve cardiovascular interventions for rural AA in the American South, it will be important to further assess the effect of significant places beyond place of residence. Strategies which leverage or modify behavioral influences within person-defined significant places may improve the reach and effectiveness of behavioral lifestyle interventions
"Depicting "the system
If you're in a community together, then you're basically a family”
Geographic racism gives rise to health inequities that impact communities in detrimental ways. Southern ethnic minority groups, particularly African American/Black semi‐rural communities, are subject to especially unjust outcomes in health, education, and wealth. Asset‐based community development (ABCD) is a way of engaging with communities in participatory and positive ways that center community voices as expert. Youth can participate in ABCD, a…
The ‘Health-2-Go’ programme’s impact on all-cause mortality and clinic utilisation for children 5 and under
Introduction The ‘Health-2-Go’ programme, which incorporates the integrated community case management strategy, aims to enhance healthcare access in rural Ghana by deploying trained and equipped community-based agents to manage the diagnosis and treatment of basic illness for children aged 5 and under. This study evaluates the intervention’s impact on all-cause mortality and clinical healthcare utilisation among children 5 and under in the Bareke…
The influence of acculturation and stress on obesity in US latino dyads using systems science
Immigration and acculturation status impede pediatric weight management and increase stress in US Latino caregiver-child dyads. Future studies should consider immigration and acculturation status in caregivers and children as a mediator of treatment outcomes
Neighborhood Influences on Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular health (CVH) is both a concept and a measure that refers to health behaviors and clinical factors that help prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD). The neighborhood environment is increasingly recognized as a crucial social determinant of CVH, especially for Black populations. The purpose of this participatory concept mapping (CM) study was to (1) understand perspectives on neighborhood features that influence health and (2) identify…
The integration of communicable and non-communicable disease (CD-NCD) health services in Africa
Amid growing challenges in sustaining health programs in low-and-middle-income countries, and the growing burden of multimorbidity, there have been proposals to consolidate services for communicable and non-communicable diseases through integrated care models. However, there is still limited evidence on the intervention components, barriers, and facilitators of integrated care. This study aimed to review the literature on integrated care models i…
A Mixed Methods Analysis of Risk and Support Factors for Prenatal Alcohol and Substance Use Among American Indian/Alaska Native Birthing People
Medicine (12 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Public health (6 works) · Community Health and Development (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Health care (5 works)