Susan Gertz
Biographic Data
| ID | 7901847 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Gertz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Gertz |
| SIGNATURE | GERTZ S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Miami University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0750-1268 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Graphic-style stories to engage limited resource communities and promote health
Introduction: People with lower health literacy and those living in limited-resource communities often experience poorer health outcomes. Leveraging stories for health promotion can be particularly beneficial as stories are more engaging and memorable than other outreach materials. Co-designing health-promotion stories with representatives from target communities ensures their cultural relevance. Methods: We Engage 4 Health (WE4H), a 20 + member …
Cultural Insiders and Graphic Stories to Promote Research Readiness Among the South Asian Community
South Asians living in the United States are frequently underrepresented in health research. Their lack of participation limits the generalizability of research to them and keeps them from receiving the high-quality care and innovation that some studies may offer. "Research Ready" is a five-panel, community co-created graphic-style story that encourages discussion around the purpose of research, safety/protection while participating, and why dive…
Promoting Community Health and Understanding of Science Topics by Reading Graphic-Style Stories Aloud Together
Limited health literacy and access to engaging, relevant, understandable health promotion and disease prevention materials are barriers to achieving and maintaining health. The We-Engage-4-Health program co-created the graphic-style story “Foamy Soap Fun” with community members to reinforce the importance of the primary preventive strategy—handwashing—in limiting spread of COVID-19. Pre/postsurveys were administered, and a modified focus group wa…
The Eyewitness Community Survey
Many youths and young adults have variable environmental health knowledge, limited understanding of their local environment's impact on their health, and poor environmentally friendly behaviors. We sought to develop and test a tool to reliably capture data, increase environmental health knowledge, and engage youths as citizen scientists to examine and take action on their community's challenges. The Eyewitness Community Survey (ECS) was developed…
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Promoting Community Health and Understanding of Science Topics by Reading Graphic-Style Stories Aloud Together
Limited health literacy and access to engaging, relevant, understandable health promotion and disease prevention materials are barriers to achieving and maintaining health. The We-Engage-4-Health program co-created the graphic-style story “Foamy Soap Fun” with community members to reinforce the importance of the primary preventive strategy—handwashing—in limiting spread of COVID-19. Pre/postsurveys were administered, and a modified focus group wa…
The Eyewitness Community Survey
Many youths and young adults have variable environmental health knowledge, limited understanding of their local environment's impact on their health, and poor environmentally friendly behaviors. We sought to develop and test a tool to reliably capture data, increase environmental health knowledge, and engage youths as citizen scientists to examine and take action on their community's challenges. The Eyewitness Community Survey (ECS) was developed…
Cultural Insiders and Graphic Stories to Promote Research Readiness Among the South Asian Community
South Asians living in the United States are frequently underrepresented in health research. Their lack of participation limits the generalizability of research to them and keeps them from receiving the high-quality care and innovation that some studies may offer. "Research Ready" is a five-panel, community co-created graphic-style story that encourages discussion around the purpose of research, safety/protection while participating, and why dive…
Graphic-style stories to engage limited resource communities and promote health
Introduction: People with lower health literacy and those living in limited-resource communities often experience poorer health outcomes. Leveraging stories for health promotion can be particularly beneficial as stories are more engaging and memorable than other outreach materials. Co-designing health-promotion stories with representatives from target communities ensures their cultural relevance. Methods: We Engage 4 Health (WE4H), a 20 + member …
Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Best practice (1 work) · Biomedical and Engineering Education (1 work) · Business (1 work)