Yvonnes Chen
Biographic Data
| ID | 6073925 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yvonnes Chen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yvonnes |
| FAMILY NAME | Chen |
| SIGNATURE | CHEN Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kansas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2569-7719 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pregnancy as a journey of care and connection
Introduction: Pregnancy and childbirth are opportunities for Indigenous communities to welcome new life, integrate meaningful cultural practices, and tangibly strengthen communal wellbeing. Simultaneously, pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women must navigate complex healthcare systems while experiencing structural inequities that contribute to elevated risks of complications and poor birth outcomes. This study explored the pregna…
Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
This study investigates the effectiveness of a digital resource website designed to support first-generation college students (FGCS) in advertising education. Using a 4 (modality: text, image, video, audio) × 2 (mindfulness: present vs. absent) between-subjects design, it examines how modality and mindfulness influence FGCS satisfaction, attitudes, and re-visit intentions. Findings show that video is the most effective format, while institutional…
Communities organizing to promote equity
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted rural and under-resourced urban communities in Kansas. The state's response to COVID-19 has relied on a highly decentralized and underfunded public health system, with 100 local health departments in the state, few of which had prior experience engaging local community coalitions in a coordinated response to a public health crisis. Methods: To improve the capacity for local communi…
What Influences Audience Susceptibility to Fake Health News
This experimental study investigates the effects of several heuristic cues and systematic factors on users' misinformation susceptibility in the context of health news. Specifically, it examines whether author credentials, writing style, and verification check flagging influence participants' intent to follow article behavioral recommendations provided by the article, perceived article credibility, and sharing intent. Findings suggest that users …
Local Health Equity Action Teams (LHEATS) as a Novel and Emerging Practice of the Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (Cope) Project in Kansas
The Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) Project was implemented in 20 counties across Kansas to build capacity to address health equity by forming local health equity action teams (LHEATS), hiring and training community health workers, facilitating state-wide learning collaboratives, and tailoring communication strategies. We conducted interviews and focus groups with project stakeholders who identified pragmatic recommendations relat…
Community Organizations, Local Health Equity Action Teams, and a Learning Collaborative to Address Covid-19 Disparities in Urban and Rural Communities
Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics–Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Kansas worked with 10 Kansas counties from November 2020 through June 2022 to form local health equity action teams (LHEATs), develop COVID-19 testing strategies, foster communication about COVID-19, and share best practices through a learning collaborative. Participating counties documented 693 distinct COVID-19 testing and 178 communication activities. Although the intervention…
Lessons Learned From Community Workers Beat the Virus, a Multimedia Campaign Cocreated With Trusted Community Leaders
Lessons Learned From Community Workers Beat the Virus, a Multimedia Campaign Cocreated With Trusted Community Leaders
Communities organizing to promote equity
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted rural and under-resourced urban communities in Kansas. The state's response to COVID-19 has relied on a highly decentralized and underfunded public health system, with 100 local health departments in the state, few of which had prior experience engaging local community coalitions in a coordinated response to a public health crisis. Methods: To improve the capacity for local communi…
What Influences Audience Susceptibility to Fake Health News
This experimental study investigates the effects of several heuristic cues and systematic factors on users' misinformation susceptibility in the context of health news. Specifically, it examines whether author credentials, writing style, and verification check flagging influence participants' intent to follow article behavioral recommendations provided by the article, perceived article credibility, and sharing intent. Findings suggest that users …
Local Health Equity Action Teams (LHEATS) as a Novel and Emerging Practice of the Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (Cope) Project in Kansas
The Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) Project was implemented in 20 counties across Kansas to build capacity to address health equity by forming local health equity action teams (LHEATS), hiring and training community health workers, facilitating state-wide learning collaboratives, and tailoring communication strategies. We conducted interviews and focus groups with project stakeholders who identified pragmatic recommendations relat…
Community Organizations, Local Health Equity Action Teams, and a Learning Collaborative to Address Covid-19 Disparities in Urban and Rural Communities
Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics–Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Kansas worked with 10 Kansas counties from November 2020 through June 2022 to form local health equity action teams (LHEATs), develop COVID-19 testing strategies, foster communication about COVID-19, and share best practices through a learning collaborative. Participating counties documented 693 distinct COVID-19 testing and 178 communication activities. Although the intervention…
Pregnancy as a journey of care and connection
Introduction: Pregnancy and childbirth are opportunities for Indigenous communities to welcome new life, integrate meaningful cultural practices, and tangibly strengthen communal wellbeing. Simultaneously, pregnant American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women must navigate complex healthcare systems while experiencing structural inequities that contribute to elevated risks of complications and poor birth outcomes. This study explored the pregna…
Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
This study investigates the effectiveness of a digital resource website designed to support first-generation college students (FGCS) in advertising education. Using a 4 (modality: text, image, video, audio) × 2 (mindfulness: present vs. absent) between-subjects design, it examines how modality and mindfulness influence FGCS satisfaction, attitudes, and re-visit intentions. Findings show that video is the most effective format, while institutional…
Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Health equity (3 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Public Health Policies and Education (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Community organizing (2 works)