Cecilia S Obeng
Biographic Data
| ID | 909279 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cecilia S Obeng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cecilia S |
| FAMILY NAME | Obeng |
| SIGNATURE | OBENG C S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University Bloomington |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0315-3160 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Black/African American Women's Woes
Untold Narratives
Activities that early care educators are implementing in their childcare environments during the Covid-19 era
Background Teaching children about healthy lifestyles in early care settings can contribute to children’s optimal health during the COVID-19 era; this is because children are vulnerable to communicable diseases in such settings. This study aimed to discover the activities that early care educators are implementing in their childcare settings to assist children become healthy in the COVID- 19 era. Methods An open-ended survey was sent to early car…
Women's perspectives on human milk banking in Ghana
Background Although political and academic interest exists in Ghana to include human milk banks (HMB) into current maternal and child health programs, efforts to establish a HMB have not yet been subjected to any real empirical inspection with the view toward implementation. Furthermore, views toward the establishment of a HMB in Ghana have not been assessed among Ghanaian women. The aims of the current study were to examine Ghanaian women's view…
Human Milk for Vulnerable Infants
Human milk has the best impact on childhood survival. In Ghana, it is estimated that 43% of women exclusively breastfeed for 0-5 months and only 42% of breastfeeding mothers continue through 20-23 months. Although the Ghanaian government has implemented policies to facilitate exclusive breastfeeding, substantial gaps to achieve optimal newborn health and wellbeing remain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate breastfeeding prevalence and huma…
Preschool Environment
Participants' beliefs about the virus being lethal led to mask wearing and the practice of hygienic behavior. Thus, although the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the emotional and financial status of the studied participants, a positive outcome was the participants' awareness of the need to practice positive health behavior, which will contribute to the overall health and safety of everyone in the preschool environment
The Critical Value of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) to Graduate Training in Public Health
This new framework aims to enhance training for the next generation of public health leaders. It is intended to guide new, emerging, and expanding SPPH that may currently offer little or no MCH content. The framework invites further iteration, adaptation and customization to the range of diverse and emerging public health programs across the nation
Childcare Issues and the Pandemic
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted everyday life. Not only has it assailed the world’s populations with millions of deaths and cases, but COVID-19 has also ravaged global economies and affected the lives of women and their children. The purpose of this study was to detail women’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and the solutions they came up with to deal with the problems they encountered. Method: Data collection occ…
African Young Women and Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Training Public Health Professionals to Tackle Women, Children, and Families Health Issues
Purpose: There are several teaching and learning approaches but finding the one that is appropriate for a particular field or training program is an arduous task. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the “ Skill Based Qualitative Learning Approach ” (SBQLA) in training health professionals. Description: The SBQLA is a pedagogical approach via which learners are trained in developing qualitative questionnaires and interview skills to learn fr…
Women’s Perceptions about Breastfeeding
Women have favorable views about breastfeeding and prefer being in charge about decisions to breastfeed
African Young Women and Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Food is Environmentally and Culturally Specific!”
Children spend most of their day hours in school, so the dietary choices they make during school days are important for their childhood development and later life. This research examined food choices among immigrant families with school-age children in Indiana, USA. Open-ended questions were answered by 52 immigrant parents in 2017. Parents who answered the questions had children in classes ranging from kindergarten to grade 12. NVivo 11 was used…
Teachers’ Strategies in Combating Diseases in Preschools’ Environments
Scholarship on child health indicates that the early years of life are vital for all aspects of health and development. In particular, a solid health foundation predicts good life outcomes; therefore, systematic strategies for combating diseases are needed to ensure optimal health of young children in early care environments. This study examined strategies used by 48 preschool teachers from 10 pre-schools in the US Midwest in order to combat dise…
An untold story
Black/African American Women's Woes
Childcare Issues and the Pandemic
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted everyday life. Not only has it assailed the world’s populations with millions of deaths and cases, but COVID-19 has also ravaged global economies and affected the lives of women and their children. The purpose of this study was to detail women’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and the solutions they came up with to deal with the problems they encountered. Method: Data collection occ…
An untold story
Teachers’ Strategies in Combating Diseases in Preschools’ Environments
Scholarship on child health indicates that the early years of life are vital for all aspects of health and development. In particular, a solid health foundation predicts good life outcomes; therefore, systematic strategies for combating diseases are needed to ensure optimal health of young children in early care environments. This study examined strategies used by 48 preschool teachers from 10 pre-schools in the US Midwest in order to combat dise…
African Young Women and Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Food is Environmentally and Culturally Specific!”
Children spend most of their day hours in school, so the dietary choices they make during school days are important for their childhood development and later life. This research examined food choices among immigrant families with school-age children in Indiana, USA. Open-ended questions were answered by 52 immigrant parents in 2017. Parents who answered the questions had children in classes ranging from kindergarten to grade 12. NVivo 11 was used…
Women’s Perceptions about Breastfeeding
Women have favorable views about breastfeeding and prefer being in charge about decisions to breastfeed
African Young Women and Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Training Public Health Professionals to Tackle Women, Children, and Families Health Issues
Purpose: There are several teaching and learning approaches but finding the one that is appropriate for a particular field or training program is an arduous task. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the “ Skill Based Qualitative Learning Approach ” (SBQLA) in training health professionals. Description: The SBQLA is a pedagogical approach via which learners are trained in developing qualitative questionnaires and interview skills to learn fr…
Human Milk for Vulnerable Infants
Human milk has the best impact on childhood survival. In Ghana, it is estimated that 43% of women exclusively breastfeed for 0-5 months and only 42% of breastfeeding mothers continue through 20-23 months. Although the Ghanaian government has implemented policies to facilitate exclusive breastfeeding, substantial gaps to achieve optimal newborn health and wellbeing remain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate breastfeeding prevalence and huma…
Preschool Environment
Participants' beliefs about the virus being lethal led to mask wearing and the practice of hygienic behavior. Thus, although the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the emotional and financial status of the studied participants, a positive outcome was the participants' awareness of the need to practice positive health behavior, which will contribute to the overall health and safety of everyone in the preschool environment
The Critical Value of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) to Graduate Training in Public Health
This new framework aims to enhance training for the next generation of public health leaders. It is intended to guide new, emerging, and expanding SPPH that may currently offer little or no MCH content. The framework invites further iteration, adaptation and customization to the range of diverse and emerging public health programs across the nation
Childcare Issues and the Pandemic
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted everyday life. Not only has it assailed the world’s populations with millions of deaths and cases, but COVID-19 has also ravaged global economies and affected the lives of women and their children. The purpose of this study was to detail women’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and the solutions they came up with to deal with the problems they encountered. Method: Data collection occ…
Activities that early care educators are implementing in their childcare environments during the Covid-19 era
Background Teaching children about healthy lifestyles in early care settings can contribute to children’s optimal health during the COVID-19 era; this is because children are vulnerable to communicable diseases in such settings. This study aimed to discover the activities that early care educators are implementing in their childcare settings to assist children become healthy in the COVID- 19 era. Methods An open-ended survey was sent to early car…
Women's perspectives on human milk banking in Ghana
Background Although political and academic interest exists in Ghana to include human milk banks (HMB) into current maternal and child health programs, efforts to establish a HMB have not yet been subjected to any real empirical inspection with the view toward implementation. Furthermore, views toward the establishment of a HMB in Ghana have not been assessed among Ghanaian women. The aims of the current study were to examine Ghanaian women's view…
Black/African American Women's Woes
Untold Narratives
Medicine (13 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Pediatrics (4 works)