Whitney R Garney
Biographic Data
| ID | 6059187 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Whitney R Garney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Whitney R |
| FAMILY NAME | Garney |
| SIGNATURE | GARNEY W R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas A&M University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8215-3032 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Preferences and Correlates of Electronic Substance Use Screening and Brief Intervention Features Among Rural Men Who Have Sex with Men
BACKGROUND: This study examined the endorsement of electronic screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) features among men who have sex with men (MSM) who use substances and live in rural Southern U.S. counties. Additionally, demographic, care access, and substance use correlates of endorsed features were assessed. METHODS: = 412) completed an online cross-sectional survey. Descriptive statistics and split logistic regression models were employed.…
Partnering With Youth to Enhance Healthcare Access and Experience
INTRODUCTION: Youth are experts of their experiences and well-positioned to be effective partners in innovation. A common method to engage youth in innovation is through an advisory board. This paper focuses on the development and implementation of a nation-wide teen advisory group (TAG) as part of the Comprehensive Healthcare for Adolescents Initiative (CHAI) Project at Texas A&M University. The CHAI project aimed to develop innovative programs …
An Innovative Youth‐Friendly Electronic Questionnaire to Identify Mental, Sexual and Reproductive Health Risks
BACKGROUND: The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend screenings during adolescents' annual preventive health appointments. However, the literature reports only 50% completion at their last appointment, with less than half of providers discussing recommended health topics. Barriers such as time constraints and discomfort contribute to low completion rates. The Total Teen (TT) Assessment is a novel approach …
Cultural Adaptation of the Mothers and Babies Online Course for Black Mothers with Preterm Infants
With persistent racial inequities, cultural adaptations of health programs can promote equitable maternal mental health. Despite the intersecting identities of Black mothers with preterm birth combined with racial discrimination, previous mental health programs in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are void of the sociocultural context that perpetuates racially motivated care. This study uses a two-round Delphi process to gather knowledge on…
Development of Youth‐Centered Health Messaging Posters for High School‐Based Health Clinics in Hawaii
BACKGROUND: Youth may be reluctant to seek health care from school health providers due to feeling embarrassed or stigmatized in the health office environment or worried about their confidentiality. The purpose of this project was to create a set of youth-centered health posters that promote youth engagement with nursing staff and to standardize health messaging across high schools in Hawaii school-based clinics. METHODS: Two community advisory b…
A Model for Interprofessional, Multisituational, High-Intensity Simulations of Obstetrical and Neonatal Emergencies Involving Residents and Nursing Students
A Model for Interprofessional, Multisituational, High-Intensity Simulations of Obstetrical and Neonatal Emergencies Involving Residents and Nursing Students, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 114 Issue S4
Understanding the Domains of Experiences of Black Mothers with Preterm Infants in the United States
Continuity of maternal and infant care through integrated health service delivery networks in Latin America
Latin America has experienced substantial development over the last three decades; however, development has been uneven with persistent inequalities, especially in the areas of maternal and child health. Since the early 1990s, most Latin American health-care systems have undergone a series of reforms to improve access to services, with the most recent being the implementation of integrated health service delivery networks (IHSDNs). This model pos…
Advancing the Systems Science Paradigm in Public Health Through Intervention and Evaluation
We change paradigms by building a model of the system, which takes us outside the system and forces us to see it whole. Donella Meadows, 2008, p. 164 SYSTEMS SCIENCE was identified as a novel approach in the field of public health 15+ years ago.1 Since then, it has slowly been accepted as an alternative scientific paradigm.2 This shift has occurred as researchers and practitioners started to focus on health outcomes as they emerge from the interc…
Systems-Level Evaluation of Safe Routes to School Policies in El Paso, Texas
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) policies are linked to physical health benefits for school-age children; however, few studies have assessed long-term impacts on cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study used systems science methods to predict long-term health and economic impact of SRTS among school-age children in El Paso County, Texas. We developed an agent-based model containing 2 modules: the pedestrian injury module and the CVD module. We simula…
The Development of a Systems-Level Approach to Address Adolescent Access to Health Care
Most evidence-based interventions in adolescent sexual and reproductive health and mental health remain largely aimed at individual-level outcomes and do not conceptualize adolescent health within a social-ecological model. Interventions to affect policy, systems, and environmental change offer potential for sustained population impact. The current initiative used an innovation framework to develop a novel systems-level approach to address adoles…
We are suffering. Nothing is changing.’ Black mother's experiences, communication, and support in the neonatal intensive care unit in the United States
The study adds to the growing literature championing Black maternal health equity and multilevel quality improvement strategies to foster equitable maternal health. Our study reinforces the need for racially congruent interventions and policy reformations to protect Black birthing people regardless of socioeconomic factors and social class using life course, holistic approaches, and intersectionality mindset. Importantly, using the BFT, this stud…
Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives
Collective impact (CI) is a structured approach that helps drive multi-sector collaborations to address social problems through systems changes. While the CI approach is gaining popularity, practitioners experience challenges in evaluating its implementation and intended outcomes. We conducted a systematic scoping review to understand evaluation methods specific to CI initiatives, identify challenges or limitations with these evaluations, and pro…
Supporting and Enabling the Process of Innovation in Public Health
This manuscript introduces a new framework for creating innovations in public health—the Framework for Public Health Innovation. The framework was developed through a longitudinal qualitative research study that investigated the process of creating innovative adolescent health programs. Interviews were conducted with a national sample of 26 organizations over two time points. Data collection focused on the process of innovative program developmen…
Implementation evaluation of a collective impact initiative to promote adolescent health in Oklahoma County, USA
Results from this implementation evaluation provide valuable insights into implementation fidelity, participant experience, and implementation reach of an innovative, systems-level program. Findings demonstrate the context and requirements needed to successfully implement this innovative program approach and CI overall. Additional core elements for CI are identified and contribute to the growing body of literature on successful CI initiatives
Interorganizational network findings from a nationwide cardiovascular disease prevention initiative
Delivering Tobacco Cessation Through Community Health Workers
Texas faces unique barriers in health status and risk behaviors such as smoking. To address tobacco use, community health workers (CHWs) are a resource for disseminating education among a population. To promote smoking cessation in Texas, there is a need for the development of a smoking cessation training program for CHWs. The National Community Health Worker Training Center used an approach with CHWs to develop a curriculum. From the curriculum …
Critical Reflexivity of Communities on Their Experience to Improve Population Health
Although community capacity has been prominent in the public health literature for nearly 20 years, the field has only operationalized a few dimensions. An intriguing dimension of capacity is a community’s ability to critically reflect. On the basis of previous research as well as theoretical and practical insights from management and organizational learning literature, we offer a process framework for critical reflexivity practice in community. …
Evaluation of Community-Based Policy, Systems, and Environment Interventions Targeting the Vending Machines
The American Heart Association conducted policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) focused interventions to increase healthy vending in 8 communities. PSE interventions were assessed using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey Vending Assessment to see changes in the food environment. Baseline and follow-up assessments were conducted with 3 settings and a total of 19 machines. PSE changes resulted in increased availability of healthy options a…
Using a Community Health Development Framework to Increase Community Capacity
The Physical Activity and Community Engagement Project utilized a comparative case study to understand how a theoretical framework called community health development (CHD) influences community capacity. Three rural communities (cases) developed interventions using a CHD framework. Researchers collected qualitative evidence measuring capacity and the CHD process for more than 3 years. Patterns identified seven capacity constructs relevant to CHD,…
Replication Typology and Guidelines for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives
An introduction is presented in which the authors discuss the supplemental issue of the journal which examines the replication typology and guidelines for adolescent pregnancy prevention programs in America, as well as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Adolescent Health
Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community–Academic Partnership
Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community–Academic Partnership Heather R. Clark, DrPH, Albert Ramirez, BA, Kelly N. Drake, MPH, Christopher E. Beaudoin, PhD, Whitney R. Garney, MPH, Monica L. Wendel, DrPH, MS, Corliss Outley, PhD, James N. Burdine, DrPH, and Harold D. Player, SMSgt USAF Retired What is the Purpose of this Study? • To use network analysis to evaluate …
Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community–Academic Partnership
This study provides evidence that the community capacity building efforts within these communities have contributed to beneficial changes in interorganizational relationships. Results from this analysis are useful for understanding how a community partnership's efforts to address access to care can strengthen a community's capacity for future action. Increased collaboration also leads to new assets, resources, and the transfer of knowledge and sk…
We are suffering. Nothing is changing.’ Black mother's experiences, communication, and support in the neonatal intensive care unit in the United States
The study adds to the growing literature championing Black maternal health equity and multilevel quality improvement strategies to foster equitable maternal health. Our study reinforces the need for racially congruent interventions and policy reformations to protect Black birthing people regardless of socioeconomic factors and social class using life course, holistic approaches, and intersectionality mindset. Importantly, using the BFT, this stud…
Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives
Collective impact (CI) is a structured approach that helps drive multi-sector collaborations to address social problems through systems changes. While the CI approach is gaining popularity, practitioners experience challenges in evaluating its implementation and intended outcomes. We conducted a systematic scoping review to understand evaluation methods specific to CI initiatives, identify challenges or limitations with these evaluations, and pro…
Critical Reflexivity of Communities on Their Experience to Improve Population Health
Although community capacity has been prominent in the public health literature for nearly 20 years, the field has only operationalized a few dimensions. An intriguing dimension of capacity is a community’s ability to critically reflect. On the basis of previous research as well as theoretical and practical insights from management and organizational learning literature, we offer a process framework for critical reflexivity practice in community. …
Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community–Academic Partnership
Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community–Academic Partnership Heather R. Clark, DrPH, Albert Ramirez, BA, Kelly N. Drake, MPH, Christopher E. Beaudoin, PhD, Whitney R. Garney, MPH, Monica L. Wendel, DrPH, MS, Corliss Outley, PhD, James N. Burdine, DrPH, and Harold D. Player, SMSgt USAF Retired What is the Purpose of this Study? • To use network analysis to evaluate …
Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community–Academic Partnership
This study provides evidence that the community capacity building efforts within these communities have contributed to beneficial changes in interorganizational relationships. Results from this analysis are useful for understanding how a community partnership's efforts to address access to care can strengthen a community's capacity for future action. Increased collaboration also leads to new assets, resources, and the transfer of knowledge and sk…
Using a Community Health Development Framework to Increase Community Capacity
The Physical Activity and Community Engagement Project utilized a comparative case study to understand how a theoretical framework called community health development (CHD) influences community capacity. Three rural communities (cases) developed interventions using a CHD framework. Researchers collected qualitative evidence measuring capacity and the CHD process for more than 3 years. Patterns identified seven capacity constructs relevant to CHD,…
Replication Typology and Guidelines for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives
An introduction is presented in which the authors discuss the supplemental issue of the journal which examines the replication typology and guidelines for adolescent pregnancy prevention programs in America, as well as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Adolescent Health
Evaluation of Community-Based Policy, Systems, and Environment Interventions Targeting the Vending Machines
The American Heart Association conducted policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) focused interventions to increase healthy vending in 8 communities. PSE interventions were assessed using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey Vending Assessment to see changes in the food environment. Baseline and follow-up assessments were conducted with 3 settings and a total of 19 machines. PSE changes resulted in increased availability of healthy options a…
Critical Reflexivity of Communities on Their Experience to Improve Population Health
Although community capacity has been prominent in the public health literature for nearly 20 years, the field has only operationalized a few dimensions. An intriguing dimension of capacity is a community’s ability to critically reflect. On the basis of previous research as well as theoretical and practical insights from management and organizational learning literature, we offer a process framework for critical reflexivity practice in community. …
Delivering Tobacco Cessation Through Community Health Workers
Texas faces unique barriers in health status and risk behaviors such as smoking. To address tobacco use, community health workers (CHWs) are a resource for disseminating education among a population. To promote smoking cessation in Texas, there is a need for the development of a smoking cessation training program for CHWs. The National Community Health Worker Training Center used an approach with CHWs to develop a curriculum. From the curriculum …
Interorganizational network findings from a nationwide cardiovascular disease prevention initiative
Supporting and Enabling the Process of Innovation in Public Health
This manuscript introduces a new framework for creating innovations in public health—the Framework for Public Health Innovation. The framework was developed through a longitudinal qualitative research study that investigated the process of creating innovative adolescent health programs. Interviews were conducted with a national sample of 26 organizations over two time points. Data collection focused on the process of innovative program developmen…
Implementation evaluation of a collective impact initiative to promote adolescent health in Oklahoma County, USA
Results from this implementation evaluation provide valuable insights into implementation fidelity, participant experience, and implementation reach of an innovative, systems-level program. Findings demonstrate the context and requirements needed to successfully implement this innovative program approach and CI overall. Additional core elements for CI are identified and contribute to the growing body of literature on successful CI initiatives
Understanding the Domains of Experiences of Black Mothers with Preterm Infants in the United States
Continuity of maternal and infant care through integrated health service delivery networks in Latin America
Latin America has experienced substantial development over the last three decades; however, development has been uneven with persistent inequalities, especially in the areas of maternal and child health. Since the early 1990s, most Latin American health-care systems have undergone a series of reforms to improve access to services, with the most recent being the implementation of integrated health service delivery networks (IHSDNs). This model pos…
Advancing the Systems Science Paradigm in Public Health Through Intervention and Evaluation
We change paradigms by building a model of the system, which takes us outside the system and forces us to see it whole. Donella Meadows, 2008, p. 164 SYSTEMS SCIENCE was identified as a novel approach in the field of public health 15+ years ago.1 Since then, it has slowly been accepted as an alternative scientific paradigm.2 This shift has occurred as researchers and practitioners started to focus on health outcomes as they emerge from the interc…
Systems-Level Evaluation of Safe Routes to School Policies in El Paso, Texas
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) policies are linked to physical health benefits for school-age children; however, few studies have assessed long-term impacts on cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study used systems science methods to predict long-term health and economic impact of SRTS among school-age children in El Paso County, Texas. We developed an agent-based model containing 2 modules: the pedestrian injury module and the CVD module. We simula…
The Development of a Systems-Level Approach to Address Adolescent Access to Health Care
Most evidence-based interventions in adolescent sexual and reproductive health and mental health remain largely aimed at individual-level outcomes and do not conceptualize adolescent health within a social-ecological model. Interventions to affect policy, systems, and environmental change offer potential for sustained population impact. The current initiative used an innovation framework to develop a novel systems-level approach to address adoles…
We are suffering. Nothing is changing.’ Black mother's experiences, communication, and support in the neonatal intensive care unit in the United States
The study adds to the growing literature championing Black maternal health equity and multilevel quality improvement strategies to foster equitable maternal health. Our study reinforces the need for racially congruent interventions and policy reformations to protect Black birthing people regardless of socioeconomic factors and social class using life course, holistic approaches, and intersectionality mindset. Importantly, using the BFT, this stud…
Evaluating Collective Impact Initiatives
Collective impact (CI) is a structured approach that helps drive multi-sector collaborations to address social problems through systems changes. While the CI approach is gaining popularity, practitioners experience challenges in evaluating its implementation and intended outcomes. We conducted a systematic scoping review to understand evaluation methods specific to CI initiatives, identify challenges or limitations with these evaluations, and pro…
Development of Youth‐Centered Health Messaging Posters for High School‐Based Health Clinics in Hawaii
BACKGROUND: Youth may be reluctant to seek health care from school health providers due to feeling embarrassed or stigmatized in the health office environment or worried about their confidentiality. The purpose of this project was to create a set of youth-centered health posters that promote youth engagement with nursing staff and to standardize health messaging across high schools in Hawaii school-based clinics. METHODS: Two community advisory b…
A Model for Interprofessional, Multisituational, High-Intensity Simulations of Obstetrical and Neonatal Emergencies Involving Residents and Nursing Students
A Model for Interprofessional, Multisituational, High-Intensity Simulations of Obstetrical and Neonatal Emergencies Involving Residents and Nursing Students, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 114 Issue S4
Partnering With Youth to Enhance Healthcare Access and Experience
INTRODUCTION: Youth are experts of their experiences and well-positioned to be effective partners in innovation. A common method to engage youth in innovation is through an advisory board. This paper focuses on the development and implementation of a nation-wide teen advisory group (TAG) as part of the Comprehensive Healthcare for Adolescents Initiative (CHAI) Project at Texas A&M University. The CHAI project aimed to develop innovative programs …
An Innovative Youth‐Friendly Electronic Questionnaire to Identify Mental, Sexual and Reproductive Health Risks
BACKGROUND: The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend screenings during adolescents' annual preventive health appointments. However, the literature reports only 50% completion at their last appointment, with less than half of providers discussing recommended health topics. Barriers such as time constraints and discomfort contribute to low completion rates. The Total Teen (TT) Assessment is a novel approach …
Cultural Adaptation of the Mothers and Babies Online Course for Black Mothers with Preterm Infants
With persistent racial inequities, cultural adaptations of health programs can promote equitable maternal mental health. Despite the intersecting identities of Black mothers with preterm birth combined with racial discrimination, previous mental health programs in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are void of the sociocultural context that perpetuates racially motivated care. This study uses a two-round Delphi process to gather knowledge on…
Preferences and Correlates of Electronic Substance Use Screening and Brief Intervention Features Among Rural Men Who Have Sex with Men
BACKGROUND: This study examined the endorsement of electronic screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) features among men who have sex with men (MSM) who use substances and live in rural Southern U.S. counties. Additionally, demographic, care access, and substance use correlates of endorsed features were assessed. METHODS: = 412) completed an online cross-sectional survey. Descriptive statistics and split logistic regression models were employed.…
Medicine (17 works) · Nursing (13 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Political science (12 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (10 works) · Community Health and Development (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Public health (8 works) · Population (7 works) · Sociology (7 works)