Yelba Castellon‐Lopez

Dados Biográficos

ID7709327
NOMEYelba Castellon‐Lopez
PRENOMESYelba
SOBRENOMECastellon‐Lopez
ASSINATURALÓPEZ Y C
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ORCID0000-0002-4886-7792
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2021
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Enhancing Participation in Alzheimer’s Research

    Open AccessYelba Castellon-Lopez, Yelba Castellon‐Lopez et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2026

    Digital recruitment can expand geographical reach and reduce recruitment timelines. Community health worker (CHW)-led recruitment has shown to build trust, increase knowledge, and link patients to healthcare services and research participation. However, few studies quantify how recruitment strategies relate to research outcomes. To explore associations between recruitment strategies and participant demographics and memory disorder knowledge using…

  • Enhancing Equity in Access and Quality of Youth Out-of-School-Time Recreational Activities

    Open AccessJaime La Charite, Mercedes Santoro et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2025

    Organizations offering youth out-of-school-time activities should consider caregiver practical suggestions to potentially improve the uptake and equity of these programs, with the ultimate goal of supporting the well-being and healthy development of all children

  • Developing Strategic and Collaborative Community–Academic Partnerships to Improve Community Health, From Moving Upstream to Getting at the Root

    Yvonne C Anderson, Yvonne Anderson et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2025Referências: 17

    Community partners have experienced inequity and lack of transparency in funding practices. Funding for community partners is a critical component of community-engaged research, as it influences community trust and opportunities. We compared contextual and site-specific factors at 2 centers (in New York City; Los Angeles and Orange Counties, CA) with different community-funding approaches, which influence institutional capacity to partner with an…

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Outcomes

    Open AccessYelba Castellon‐Lopez, O Kenrik Duru et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2024

    Background: To achieve health equity, interventions should yield similar effectiveness across all patient subgroups. However, the adoption of diabetes prevention strategies and successful weight loss in "real-world" Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) translational studies have varied by race and ethnicity. We examined racial and ethnic differences in diabetes prevention outcomes among study participants from the Prediabetes Informed Decisions and …

  • Racial (In)Equity in South Los Angeles—Community Centered Experiences with Covid-19 Syndemics

    Open AccessDilara K Üsküp, Yelba Castellon‐Lopez et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2024

    Objectives: To analyze community experiences involving COVID-19 vaccination access and equity in Black and Latina/o/x communities within South Los Angeles, using a socioecological framework. Methods: = 33 total participants) in 2021, with Black and Latina/o/x community members, community leaders, and community-based providers in South Los Angeles, a region highly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We used a grounded theory approach to guide the a…

  • The System Doesn’t Let Us in”—A Call for Inclusive Covid-19 Vaccine Outreach Rooted in Los Angeles Latinos’ Experience of Pandemic Hardships and Inequities

    Open AccessYelba Castellon‐Lopez, Savanna L Carson et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Our study on early Latino adult reactions to vaccine roll-out suggests the need for outreach strategies centering on validating community hardships, combating dis-/misinformation through trusted sources, and addressing socio-economic needs impacted by the pandemic

  • Exploring Perspectives on Establishing Covid-19 Vaccine Confidence in Black Communities

    Lisa N Mansfield, Savanna L Carson et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2022

    Vaccination campaigns should improve understanding of underlying vaccination concerns to improve vaccine outreach effectiveness and should partner with, provide resources to, and invest in local, trusted Black community entities to improve COVID-19 vaccination disparities

  • Covid-19 Vaccine Decision-making Factors in Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities in Los Angeles, California

    Open AccessSavanna L Carson, Alejandra Casillas et al.ARTICLEJAMA Network Open2021

    Importance The COVID-19 pandemic has had disproportionate effects on racial and ethnic minority communities, where preexisting clinical and social conditions amplify health and social disparities. Many of these communities report lower vaccine confidence and lower receipt of the COVID-19 vaccine. Understanding factors that influence the multifaceted decision-making process for vaccine uptake is critical for narrowing COVID-19–related disparities.…