Martha A Hargraves
Biographic Data
| ID | 6766831 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martha A Hargraves |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martha A |
| FAMILY NAME | Hargraves |
| SIGNATURE | HARGRAVES M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Shaking and Rattling: Developing a Child Obesity Prevention Program Using a Faith-Based Community Approach
This article describes the creation of a faith-based, community action research intervention aimed at reducing childhood obesity among a vulnerable population. Of particular concern to the community was the prevalence of obesity among its minority children. Engaging parents in a childhood obesity initiative through faith-based organizations (churches, community organizations with a common religious focus) was a method to provide a research interv…
Walk Together Children With No Wasted Steps: Community-Academic Partnering for Equal Power in NIH Proposal Development
Background: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches equitably involve community members and researchers throughout the research process. A developing literature examines problems in CBPR partnerships, but less is written about community groups using CBPR to access university resources to address community-prioritized health concerns
Eliminating Health Disparities Among Minority Women: A Report on Conference Workshop Process and Outcomes
A national conference convened in May 2001 explored health disparities among minority women. It included 5 one-hour workshops that randomly assigned each participant to 1 of 4 groups. Groups generated recommendations on conference topics and from these identified priority recommendations. Trained facilitators guided groups through brainstorming and weighted voting processes; individual recommendations were submitted in writing. Participants gener…
Class, race, and infant mortality in the United States
As a result of Sweden's efforts to eliminate poverty and to provide comprehensive health care, there are only small social class differences in infant mortality. The wider social differences in US infant mortality are a consequence of less consistent and thorough attempts at social equity and universal health care. US Black infant mortality continues to be twice that of Whites, and the excess may partially result from racism. Public health resear…
Class, race, and infant mortality in the United States
As a result of Sweden's efforts to eliminate poverty and to provide comprehensive health care, there are only small social class differences in infant mortality. The wider social differences in US infant mortality are a consequence of less consistent and thorough attempts at social equity and universal health care. US Black infant mortality continues to be twice that of Whites, and the excess may partially result from racism. Public health resear…
Class, race, and infant mortality in the United States
As a result of Sweden's efforts to eliminate poverty and to provide comprehensive health care, there are only small social class differences in infant mortality. The wider social differences in US infant mortality are a consequence of less consistent and thorough attempts at social equity and universal health care. US Black infant mortality continues to be twice that of Whites, and the excess may partially result from racism. Public health resear…
Eliminating Health Disparities Among Minority Women: A Report on Conference Workshop Process and Outcomes
A national conference convened in May 2001 explored health disparities among minority women. It included 5 one-hour workshops that randomly assigned each participant to 1 of 4 groups. Groups generated recommendations on conference topics and from these identified priority recommendations. Trained facilitators guided groups through brainstorming and weighted voting processes; individual recommendations were submitted in writing. Participants gener…
Shaking and Rattling: Developing a Child Obesity Prevention Program Using a Faith-Based Community Approach
This article describes the creation of a faith-based, community action research intervention aimed at reducing childhood obesity among a vulnerable population. Of particular concern to the community was the prevalence of obesity among its minority children. Engaging parents in a childhood obesity initiative through faith-based organizations (churches, community organizations with a common religious focus) was a method to provide a research interv…
Walk Together Children With No Wasted Steps: Community-Academic Partnering for Equal Power in NIH Proposal Development
Background: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches equitably involve community members and researchers throughout the research process. A developing literature examines problems in CBPR partnerships, but less is written about community groups using CBPR to access university resources to address community-prioritized health concerns
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Health equity (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Citizen journalism (2 works) · Community-based participatory research (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works)