Melanie Rocco
Biographic Data
| ID | 6062307 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie Rocco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Rocco |
| SIGNATURE | ROCCO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linda S. Sprague Martinez and Melanie Rocco are with the Health Disparities Institute, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, UConn Health, Hartford, CT. Judith C. Scott is with the Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, MA. Masill Miranda is with AIDS United in Washington, DC. Cynthia Tucker is with the AIDS Foundation Chicago in Chicago, IL. Angela Wangari Walter is with the Department of Public Health, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Lowell. |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-4787-731X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Use of Community Engagement in Implementation
INTRODUCTION: Black women are disproportionately impacted by HIV in the United States, yet Black women are rarely called upon to engage in intervention development, implementation and evaluation. As a result, interventions continuously fail to reflect their priorities and needs. Incorporating the meaningful involvement of Black women with HIV and community organisations that serve them into implementation processes is necessary if interventions a…
Beyond Survival
Objectives. To evaluate the sustainability of bundled interventions aimed at expanding the delivery and utilization of HIV care and treatment services, tackling socio cultural health determinants, and improving health outcomes for Black women with HIV. Methods. We used quantitative data from the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) to examine sustainability capacity across sites in the United States. Qualitative data from monthly call fo…
Critical Reflections From the Black Women First Initiative
In 2020, the Health Resources and Services Administration launched the first initiative focused on Black women in nearly 40 years of the HIV epidemic: the Black Women First initiative. A critical step toward advancing racial equity, the initiative addressed the health and social needs of diverse Black women in HIV care and treatment. In this essay, we posit that the disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS experienced by Black women is rooted in racis…
Intersectional HIV Stigma Among Black Women
Objectives. To explore intersectional stigma and sociodemographic characteristics, with consideration of US regional differences, among Black women with HIV enrolled in the Black Women First (BWF) initiative. Methods. In this prospective, nonrandomized study, participants’ stigma scale responses and sociodemographic data were collected between May 2021 and August 2023. Participants participated in bundled interventions tailored to Black women’s n…
How Is Covid-19 Impacting You? A Community-Based Photovoice Workshop
How Is Covid-19 Impacting You? A Community-Based Photovoice Workshop
The Use of Community Engagement in Implementation
INTRODUCTION: Black women are disproportionately impacted by HIV in the United States, yet Black women are rarely called upon to engage in intervention development, implementation and evaluation. As a result, interventions continuously fail to reflect their priorities and needs. Incorporating the meaningful involvement of Black women with HIV and community organisations that serve them into implementation processes is necessary if interventions a…
Beyond Survival
Objectives. To evaluate the sustainability of bundled interventions aimed at expanding the delivery and utilization of HIV care and treatment services, tackling socio cultural health determinants, and improving health outcomes for Black women with HIV. Methods. We used quantitative data from the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) to examine sustainability capacity across sites in the United States. Qualitative data from monthly call fo…
Critical Reflections From the Black Women First Initiative
In 2020, the Health Resources and Services Administration launched the first initiative focused on Black women in nearly 40 years of the HIV epidemic: the Black Women First initiative. A critical step toward advancing racial equity, the initiative addressed the health and social needs of diverse Black women in HIV care and treatment. In this essay, we posit that the disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS experienced by Black women is rooted in racis…
Intersectional HIV Stigma Among Black Women
Objectives. To explore intersectional stigma and sociodemographic characteristics, with consideration of US regional differences, among Black women with HIV enrolled in the Black Women First (BWF) initiative. Methods. In this prospective, nonrandomized study, participants’ stigma scale responses and sociodemographic data were collected between May 2021 and August 2023. Participants participated in bundled interventions tailored to Black women’s n…
Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works)