Christina Reaves

Biographic Data

ID5122602
NAMEChristina Reaves
GIVEN NAMESChristina
FAMILY NAMEReaves
SIGNATUREREAVES C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1

  • Ancestral recipes”

    Open AccessA M Cheney, William J Mccarthy et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    This study brought together patients and key stakeholders committed to addressing the social determinants of health and it mobilized the community to develop culturally vetted health education materials. The findings indicate the need for increased access to evidence-based nutrition education and to culturally appropriate food products that can be easily incorporated into daily food preparation

  • The Sociocultural Factors Underlying Latina Mothers’ Infant Feeding Practices

    Open AccessA M Cheney, T Nieri et al.ARTICLEGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research2019

    In this study, we examined the sociocultural factors underlying infant feeding practices. We conducted four focus groups with 19 Latina mothers of children 0 to 2 years of age enrolled in Early Head Start programs in the United States over a 1-year period. We found these mothers considered both science- and family-based feeding recommendations. However, advice from family was often inconsistent with science- and nutrition-based recommended feedin…

  • Rural African Americans’ Perspectives on Mental Health

    Greer Sullivan, A M Cheney et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Care for the…2017Cited by: 1References: 5

    A number of approaches have been used to obtain community members' health perspectives. Health services researchers often conduct focus groups while political scientists and community groups may hold forums. To compare and contrast these two approaches, we conducted six focus groups (n = 50) and seven deliberative democracy forums (n = 233) to obtain the perspectives of rural African Americans on mental health problems in their community. Inducti…

  • Building Partnerships With Rural Arkansas Faith Communities to Promote Veterans’ Mental Health

    Greer Sullivan, Justin Hunt et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014

    Building Partnerships With Rural Arkansas Faith Communities to Promote Veterans’ Mental Health:Lessons Learned Greer Sullivan, MD, MSPH, Justin Hunt, MD, Tiffany F. Haynes, PhD, Keneshia Bryant, RN, PhD, Ann M. Cheney, PhD, Jeffrey M. Pyne, MD, Christina Reaves, MPH, Steve Sullivan, MDiv, ThM, Caleb Lewis, MDiv, Bonita Barnes, MDiv, Michael Barnes, MDiv, Cliff Hudson, Susan Jegley, MSW, Bridgette Larkin, Shane Russell, Penny White, LaNissa Gilmor…

  • Building Partnerships With Rural Arkansas Faith Communities to Promote Veterans’ Mental Health

    Greer Sullivan, Justin Hunt et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014Cited by: 2References: 1

    Academics can partner with local faith communities to create unique programs that benefit the mental health of returning veterans. Research is needed to determine the effectiveness of community based programs, especially relative to typical "top-down" outreach approaches

  • Beliefs About Depression and Depression Treatment Among Depressed Veterans

    Mark J Edlund, John C Fortney et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2008References: 27

    INTRODUCTION: Because of the misunderstanding and stigmatization of mental health disorders and treatment, health beliefs may be important in treatment seeking for depression. It is important to understand patients' beliefs about mental health disorders and mental health treatment to improve systems of care. METHODS: We studied beliefs about depression and depression treatment among patients in a randomized trial of a chronic care intervention to…