Sarah F Griffin
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 5422045 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sarah F Griffin |
| PRENOMES | Sarah F |
| SOBRENOME | Griffin |
| ASSINATURA | GRIFFIN S F |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Clemson University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4820-3985 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Spiritual Care at the Intersection of Mental Health
Chaplains play a vital role within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by providing spiritual care and supporting veterans’ mental health needs. The present study explored 11 VA chaplains’ lived experiences regarding their support of veterans’ mental health. Using a phenomenological qualitative approach, it explored their motivations, perceptions of mental health patterns, collaborative practices, and assessments of training adequacy. Semi-st…
Examining Primary Care Utilization and Distance Traveled for Care Among Medicaid-Insured Children in South Carolina
To identify demographic and primary care utilization factors associated with distance traveled for healthcare among Medicaid-insured children in South Carolina (SC). Medicaid claims data was analyzed among patients with a weight-related diagnostic code who received primary care services in SC from 2018 to 2022 ( N = 1,055,613). Multinomial regression analyses were used to examine associations between demographic and primary care utilization facto…
Supporting the Advancement of a National Agenda for Pediatric Healthcare Reform
These results may inform LEND objectives to enhance the statewide network and to advance a national framework for prioritizing family well-being and quality of life and access to services
Patient Characteristics Associated With Group Prenatal Care Attendance in a Randomized Controlled Trial
INTRODUCTION: Group prenatal care (GPNC) represents a promising alternative to individual prenatal care (IPNC) for better perinatal outcomes. Some studies suggest better perinatal outcomes with more GPNC sessions attended. The present study sought to examine patient characteristics associated with higher or lower GPNC session attendance. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected in a single-site randomized controlled trial comp…
Contextualizing Rural/Non-Rural Differences in Pediatric Primary Care Patterns in South Carolina
Findings may inform tailored public health efforts to optimize child and family health across rural SC
Examining Patient- and Community-Level Factors Associated with Pediatric Mental Healthcare Access Within a Patient Navigation Program
In 2021, national leaders in the United States declared a "national youth mental health crisis." Still, only 1-in-4 children receive adequate mental healthcare access. Patient Navigator Programs (PNPs) can improve children's referral-to-connection to mental health services. We examined patient- and community-level factors associated with pediatric mental healthcare access. Pediatric Support Services (PSS) is a PNP that triages mental and behavior…
Identifying Risk Factors Associated with Repeated Referrals Within a Pediatric Navigation Program
Food Insecurity and Stress Among Rural Residents in South Carolina
School‐Based Mental Health Service Utilization Through the Covid‐19 Pandemic and Beyond
BACKGROUND: We examined trends in mental health service utilization before, during, and in the immediate return to in-person learning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Retrospective chart review was assessed for changes in odds of any visit being a mental health encounter from five school-based health centers from the 2018-2019 to the 2021-2022 school years. Data are limited to the in-person school year from mid-August to early June. RES…
I Don’t Want to Go to Work”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCW) were categorized as "essential" and "non-essential", creating a division where some were "locked-in" a system with little ability to prepare for or control the oncoming crisis. Others were "locked-out" regardless of whether their skills might be useful. The purpose of this study was to systematically gather data over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic from HCW through an interprofessional le…
Food Insecurity, the Food Environment, and Covid-19 in Rural South Carolina
In this study, we explored the relationship between the food environment and food security among rural adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers, with assistance from community partners, conducted a cross-sectional survey assessing the impact of COVID-19 on food access, food security, and physical activity in 9 rural South Carolina (SC) counties. This survey was administered to a purposive sample (N = 587) from August 2020 to March 2021. T…
Group Prenatal Care Attendance and Women’s Characteristics Associated with Low Attendance
Contested Spaces
The 606, a greenway in Chicago, has been lauded as a transformative revitalization project that provides diverse benefits and connects communities. However, the greenway has become a source of conflict among Latinx residents who question the trail's value and influence on their communities. Using observations and interviews with users and residents, this study examined potential consequences of The 606, including intimate segregation, which occur…
Faithful Families Cooking and Eating Smart and Moving for Health
Background : There is an increasing need to adapt and use community interventions to address modifiable behaviors that lead to poor health outcomes, like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Poor health outcomes can be tied to community-level factors, such as food deserts and individual behaviors, like sedentary lifestyles, consuming large portion sizes, and eating high-calorie fast food and processed foods. Methods : Through a social ecological…
Does Awareness of the Affordable Care Act Reduce Adverse Selection? A Study of the Long-term Uninsured in South Carolina
Adverse selection predicts that individuals with lower health status would be more likely to sign up for health insurance. This hypothesis was tested among the long-term uninsured population in South Carolina (SC). This study used data from an in-person survey conducted from May 2014 to January 2015. Interviews were held with the long-term uninsured individuals at multiple sites throughout the state, using a multistage sampling method. SC residen…
Formative Process Evaluation for Implementing a Social Marketing Intervention to Increase Walking Among African Americans in the Positive Action for Today’s Health Trial
Objectives. Evaluating programs targeting physical activity may help to reduce disparate rates of obesity among African Americans. We report formative process evaluation methods and implementation dose, fidelity, and reach in the Positive Action for Today’s Health trial. Methods: We applied evaluation methods based on an ecological framework in 2 community-based police-patrolled walking programs targeting access and safety in underserved African …
Changing the Home Nutrition Environment
The specific aim for this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition and media literacy intervention targeting elementary students and their parents. The purpose of the intervention was to increase child fruit and vegetables (FV) consumption and change the home nutrition environment (measured with FV availability and accessibility and parental social support). During the intervention, students learned about nutrition, the role m…
Results of the First Year of Active for Life
Objectives. Translating efficacious interventions into practice within community settings is a major public health challenge. We evaluated the effects of 2 evidence-based physical activity interventions on self-reported physical activity and related outcomes in midlife and older adults. Methods. Four community-based organizations implemented Active Choices, a 6-month, telephone-based program, and 5 implemented Active Living Every Day, a 20-week, …
Predicting Adolescent Risk Behaviors Based on an Ecological Framework and Assets
Taking an ecological approach to the measurement of adolescent health behaviors contributes to our understanding of these risk behaviors
Development of Multidimensional Scales to Measure Key Leadersʼ Perceptions of Community Capacity and Organizational Capacity for Teen Pregnancy Prevention
This study discusses the development of scales to measure key leaders' self-reported involvement in community capacity building, perceptions of organizational capacity for teen pregnancy prevention, and the relationship between capacity and teen pregnancy rates. Data were collected from 1,516 key leaders across a rural southern state. Findings indicate that key leaders' perceptions of organizational capacity are related to their involvement in co…
Contested Spaces
The 606, a greenway in Chicago, has been lauded as a transformative revitalization project that provides diverse benefits and connects communities. However, the greenway has become a source of conflict among Latinx residents who question the trail's value and influence on their communities. Using observations and interviews with users and residents, this study examined potential consequences of The 606, including intimate segregation, which occur…
Results of the First Year of Active for Life
Objectives. Translating efficacious interventions into practice within community settings is a major public health challenge. We evaluated the effects of 2 evidence-based physical activity interventions on self-reported physical activity and related outcomes in midlife and older adults. Methods. Four community-based organizations implemented Active Choices, a 6-month, telephone-based program, and 5 implemented Active Living Every Day, a 20-week, …
Formative Process Evaluation for Implementing a Social Marketing Intervention to Increase Walking Among African Americans in the Positive Action for Today’s Health Trial
Objectives. Evaluating programs targeting physical activity may help to reduce disparate rates of obesity among African Americans. We report formative process evaluation methods and implementation dose, fidelity, and reach in the Positive Action for Today’s Health trial. Methods: We applied evaluation methods based on an ecological framework in 2 community-based police-patrolled walking programs targeting access and safety in underserved African …
Predicting Adolescent Risk Behaviors Based on an Ecological Framework and Assets
Taking an ecological approach to the measurement of adolescent health behaviors contributes to our understanding of these risk behaviors
Development of Multidimensional Scales to Measure Key Leadersʼ Perceptions of Community Capacity and Organizational Capacity for Teen Pregnancy Prevention
This study discusses the development of scales to measure key leaders' self-reported involvement in community capacity building, perceptions of organizational capacity for teen pregnancy prevention, and the relationship between capacity and teen pregnancy rates. Data were collected from 1,516 key leaders across a rural southern state. Findings indicate that key leaders' perceptions of organizational capacity are related to their involvement in co…
Changing the Home Nutrition Environment
The specific aim for this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a nutrition and media literacy intervention targeting elementary students and their parents. The purpose of the intervention was to increase child fruit and vegetables (FV) consumption and change the home nutrition environment (measured with FV availability and accessibility and parental social support). During the intervention, students learned about nutrition, the role m…
Results of the First Year of Active for Life
Objectives. Translating efficacious interventions into practice within community settings is a major public health challenge. We evaluated the effects of 2 evidence-based physical activity interventions on self-reported physical activity and related outcomes in midlife and older adults. Methods. Four community-based organizations implemented Active Choices, a 6-month, telephone-based program, and 5 implemented Active Living Every Day, a 20-week, …
Formative Process Evaluation for Implementing a Social Marketing Intervention to Increase Walking Among African Americans in the Positive Action for Today’s Health Trial
Objectives. Evaluating programs targeting physical activity may help to reduce disparate rates of obesity among African Americans. We report formative process evaluation methods and implementation dose, fidelity, and reach in the Positive Action for Today’s Health trial. Methods: We applied evaluation methods based on an ecological framework in 2 community-based police-patrolled walking programs targeting access and safety in underserved African …
Does Awareness of the Affordable Care Act Reduce Adverse Selection? A Study of the Long-term Uninsured in South Carolina
Adverse selection predicts that individuals with lower health status would be more likely to sign up for health insurance. This hypothesis was tested among the long-term uninsured population in South Carolina (SC). This study used data from an in-person survey conducted from May 2014 to January 2015. Interviews were held with the long-term uninsured individuals at multiple sites throughout the state, using a multistage sampling method. SC residen…
Faithful Families Cooking and Eating Smart and Moving for Health
Background : There is an increasing need to adapt and use community interventions to address modifiable behaviors that lead to poor health outcomes, like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Poor health outcomes can be tied to community-level factors, such as food deserts and individual behaviors, like sedentary lifestyles, consuming large portion sizes, and eating high-calorie fast food and processed foods. Methods : Through a social ecological…
Group Prenatal Care Attendance and Women’s Characteristics Associated with Low Attendance
Contested Spaces
The 606, a greenway in Chicago, has been lauded as a transformative revitalization project that provides diverse benefits and connects communities. However, the greenway has become a source of conflict among Latinx residents who question the trail's value and influence on their communities. Using observations and interviews with users and residents, this study examined potential consequences of The 606, including intimate segregation, which occur…
Identifying Risk Factors Associated with Repeated Referrals Within a Pediatric Navigation Program
Food Insecurity and Stress Among Rural Residents in South Carolina
School‐Based Mental Health Service Utilization Through the Covid‐19 Pandemic and Beyond
BACKGROUND: We examined trends in mental health service utilization before, during, and in the immediate return to in-person learning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Retrospective chart review was assessed for changes in odds of any visit being a mental health encounter from five school-based health centers from the 2018-2019 to the 2021-2022 school years. Data are limited to the in-person school year from mid-August to early June. RES…
I Don’t Want to Go to Work”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCW) were categorized as "essential" and "non-essential", creating a division where some were "locked-in" a system with little ability to prepare for or control the oncoming crisis. Others were "locked-out" regardless of whether their skills might be useful. The purpose of this study was to systematically gather data over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic from HCW through an interprofessional le…
Food Insecurity, the Food Environment, and Covid-19 in Rural South Carolina
In this study, we explored the relationship between the food environment and food security among rural adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers, with assistance from community partners, conducted a cross-sectional survey assessing the impact of COVID-19 on food access, food security, and physical activity in 9 rural South Carolina (SC) counties. This survey was administered to a purposive sample (N = 587) from August 2020 to March 2021. T…
Examining Patient- and Community-Level Factors Associated with Pediatric Mental Healthcare Access Within a Patient Navigation Program
In 2021, national leaders in the United States declared a "national youth mental health crisis." Still, only 1-in-4 children receive adequate mental healthcare access. Patient Navigator Programs (PNPs) can improve children's referral-to-connection to mental health services. We examined patient- and community-level factors associated with pediatric mental healthcare access. Pediatric Support Services (PSS) is a PNP that triages mental and behavior…
Examining Primary Care Utilization and Distance Traveled for Care Among Medicaid-Insured Children in South Carolina
To identify demographic and primary care utilization factors associated with distance traveled for healthcare among Medicaid-insured children in South Carolina (SC). Medicaid claims data was analyzed among patients with a weight-related diagnostic code who received primary care services in SC from 2018 to 2022 ( N = 1,055,613). Multinomial regression analyses were used to examine associations between demographic and primary care utilization facto…
Supporting the Advancement of a National Agenda for Pediatric Healthcare Reform
These results may inform LEND objectives to enhance the statewide network and to advance a national framework for prioritizing family well-being and quality of life and access to services
Patient Characteristics Associated With Group Prenatal Care Attendance in a Randomized Controlled Trial
INTRODUCTION: Group prenatal care (GPNC) represents a promising alternative to individual prenatal care (IPNC) for better perinatal outcomes. Some studies suggest better perinatal outcomes with more GPNC sessions attended. The present study sought to examine patient characteristics associated with higher or lower GPNC session attendance. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected in a single-site randomized controlled trial comp…
Contextualizing Rural/Non-Rural Differences in Pediatric Primary Care Patterns in South Carolina
Findings may inform tailored public health efforts to optimize child and family health across rural SC
Spiritual Care at the Intersection of Mental Health
Chaplains play a vital role within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by providing spiritual care and supporting veterans’ mental health needs. The present study explored 11 VA chaplains’ lived experiences regarding their support of veterans’ mental health. Using a phenomenological qualitative approach, it explored their motivations, perceptions of mental health patterns, collaborative practices, and assessments of training adequacy. Semi-st…
Medicine (16 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Environmental health (9 obras) · Gerontology (9 obras) · Nursing (8 obras) · Family medicine (7 obras) · Health care (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Child and Adolescent Health (5 obras) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 obras)