Jennifer A Weis

Biographic Data

ID6080246
NAMEJennifer A Weis
GIVEN NAMESJennifer A
FAMILY NAMEWeis
SIGNATUREWEIS J A
AFFILIATIONSMayo Clinic
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS8
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Community-based participatory design of a decade

    Open AccessLaprincess C Brewer, Mathias Lalika et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    The FAITH! (Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health) Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Program is more than a decade-long community-based participatory research initiative aimed at addressing cardiovascular health disparities among African-Americans in Minnesota. Founded in 2013, the program employs a culturally tailored, community-driven approach by partnering with African-American faith communities to promote cardiovascular heal…

  • Rochester Healthy Community Partnership

    Open AccessMark L Wieland, Maizam Alias et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Community-engaged research partnerships promote health equity through incorporation of regional contexts to inform partnership dynamics that shape research and interventions that reflect community voice and priorities. Long-term partnerships build trusted relationships and promote capacity building among community and academic partners, but there are many structural barriers to sustaining long-term partnerships. Here we describe lessons learned f…

  • Outcomes of a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership Self-Evaluation

    Marcelo M Hanza, Abigail L Reese et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2021

    Although engaging in a comprehensive self-evaluation requires substantial investment from stakeholders, such assessments have significant value because they enable partners to reflect on the mission and values of the partnership, explore the history and context for its existence, identify factors that have contributed to outcomes, and plan strategically for the future

  • Outcomes of a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership Self-Evaluation

    Marcelo M Hanza, Abigail L Reese et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2021Cited by: 2

    Background: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) can effectively address health disparities among groups that are historically difficult to reach, disadvantaged, of a minority status, or are otherwise underrepresented in research. Recent research has focused on the science of CBPR partnership constructs and on developing and testing tools for self-evaluation. Because CBPR requires substantial investment in human and material resources, s…

  • Establishing a Sars-CoV-2 (Covid-19) Drive-Through Collection Site

    Laprincess C Brewer, Cynthia Woods et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2021Cited by: 2References: 5

    The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected underserved and minority populations in the United States. This is partially attributable to limited access to diagnostic testing from deeply rooted structural inequities precipitating higher infection and mortality rates. We describe the process of establishing a drive-through collection site by leveraging an academic–community partnership between a medical institution and a federally qualifi…

  • Healthy eating in a Boys & Girls Club afterschool programme

    Open AccessTabetha A Brockman, Leslie Sim et al.ARTICLEHealth Education Journal2020

    Objective: To determine intervention needs and to gather stakeholder input regarding healthy eating promotion for youth members served at a Boys & Girls Club in Rochester, Minnesota. Design: Mixed-methods design informed by community-based participatory research principles. Setting and Method: Young people completed a dietary habits questionnaire and height and weight measure-ments. Focus groups gathered stakeholder – Boys & Girls Club members, s…

  • Club Fit

    Open AccessMark L Wieland, Bridget K Biggs et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Primary Prevention2020

  • Relationship Between Negative Mood and Health Behaviors in an Immigrant and Refugee Population

    Open AccessEleshia J P Morrison, Matthew M Clark et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2016

  • Lessons Learned from Community-Led Recruitment of Immigrants and Refugee Participants for a Randomized, Community-Based Participatory Research Study

    Open AccessMarcelo M Hanza, Miriam Goodson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2016

  • Diabetes Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Among Somali and Latino Immigrants

    Open AccessJane W Njeru, Christine M Formea et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2015

  • Stories for change

    Open AccessJane W Njeru, Christi A Patten et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    This report is on a systematic, participatory process for the successful development of a diabetes storytelling intervention for Somali and Latino adults. Processes and products from this work may inform the work of other CBPR partnerships

  • Perceived Impact of Human Subjects Protection Training on Community Partners in Community-Based Participatory Research

    Nancy C Hawley, Mark L Wieland et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014Cited by: 1References: 6

    HSPT is feasible among community members of a CBPR partnership, and may improve perceptions of research while strengthening capacity of partnerships to impact community health

  • Lessons Learned

    Christine M Formea, Ahmed A Mohamed et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014Cited by: 3References: 1

    Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action - Volume 8, Issue 3, Fall 2014

  • Perspectives on Physical Activity Among Immigrants and Refugees to a Small Urban Community in Minnesota

    Open AccessMark L Wieland, Kristina Tiedje et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2013

  • Physical Activity and Nutrition among Immigrant and Refugee Women

    Open AccessMark L Wieland, Jennifer A Weis et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2011

  • Screening for Tuberculosis at an Adult Education Center

    Mark L Wieland, Jennifer A Weis et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2011References: 19

    Objectives. We used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to plan and implement free TB skin testing at an adult education center to determine the efficacy of CBPR with voluntary tuberculosis (TB) screening and the prevalence of TB infection among immigrant and refugee populations. Methods. We formed a CBPR partnership to address TB screening at an adult education center that serves a large immigrant and refugee population in R…

  • Perceptions of Tuberculosis Among Immigrants and Refugees at an Adult Education Center

    Open AccessMark L Wieland, Jennifer A Weis et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2010