REACH Publications by Racial/Ethnic Group
African American / Black
Fouad MN, Nagy MC, Johnson RE, Wynn TA, Partridge EE, Dignan M. The development of a community action plan to reduce breast and cervical cancer disparities between African–American and White womeExternaln. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S53–60.
Fouad MN, Partridge E, Dignan M, et al. A community-driven action plan to eliminate breast and cervical cancer disparity: successes and limitationsExternal. J Cancer Educ 2006;21(1 Suppl):S91–100.
Fouad MN, Partridge E, Dignan M, et al. Targeted intervention strategies to increase and maintain mammography utilization among African American womenExternal. 2010;100(12):2526–31.
Hinton A, Downey J, Lisovicz N, Mayfield–Johnson S, White–Johnson F. The community health advisor program and the deep South network for cancer control: health promotion programs for volunteer community health advisorsExternal. Fam Community Health 2005;28(1):20–7.
Lisovicz N, Wynn T, Fouad M, Partridge EE. Cancer health disparities: what we have doneExternal. Am J Med Sci 2008;335(4):254–9.
Martin MY. Community health advisors effectively promote cancer screeningExternal. Ethn Dis 2005;15(2 Suppl 2):S14–6.
Nagy C, Johnson RE, Vanderpool RC, et al. Process Evaluation in Action: Lessons Learned from Alabama REACH 2010External. J Health Dispar Res Pract 2007;2(1):15.
Wynn T, Taylor–Jones M, Johnson R, Bostick P, Fouad M. Using community-based participatory approaches to mobilize communities for policy changeExternal. Fam Community Health 2011;34(S1):S102–S114.
Wynn TA, Johnson RE, Fouad M, et al. Addressing disparities through coalition building: Alabama REACH 2010 lessons learnedExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):55–77.
Lewis LB, Galloway–Gilliam L, Flynn G, Nomachi J, Keener LC, Sloane DC. Transforming the urban food desert from the grassroots up: a model for community changeExternal. Fam Community Health 2011;34(Suppl 1):S92–S101.
Lewis LB, Sloane DC, Nascimento LM, et al. African Americans’ access to healthy food options in South Los Angeles restaurantsExternal. Am J Public Health 2005;95(4):668–73.
Sloane D, Nascimento L, Flynn G, et al. Assessing resource environments to target prevention interventions in community chronic disease controlExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):146–58.
Sloane DC, Diamant AL, Lewis LB, et al. Improving the nutritional resource environment for healthy living through community–based participatory researchExternal. J Gen Intern Med 2003;18(7):568–75.
Yancey AK, Lewis LB, Guinyard JJ, et al. Putting promotion into practice: the African Americans building a legacy of health organizational wellness programExternal. Health Promot Prac 2006;7(3 Suppl):233S–46S.
Yancey AK, Lewis LB, Sloane DC, et al. Leading by example: a local health department–community collaboration to incorporate physical activity into organizational practiceExternal. J Public Health Manag Pract 2004;10(2):116–23.
Lamb A, Ervice J, Lorenzen K, Prentice B, White S. Reducing asthma disparities by addressing environmental inequities: a case study of regional asthma management and prevention’s advocacy effortsExternal. Fam Community Health 2011;34(S1):S54–S62.
Darrow WW, Montanea JE, Fernandez PB, Zucker UF, Stephens DP, Gladwin H. Eliminating disparities in HIV disease: Community mobilization to prevent HIV transmission among black and Hispanic young adults in Broward County, FloridaExternal. Ethnic Dis 2004;14(3):108–116.
Darrow WW, Montanea JE, Sanchez–Brana E. Coalition contract management as a systems change strategy for HIV preventionExternal. Health Promot Pract 2010;11(6):867–75.
Hlaing WM, Darrow WW. HIV risk reduction among young minority adults in Broward CountyExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2):159–173.
Darnell JS, Chang CH, Calhoun EA. Knowledge about breast cancer and participation in a faith–based breast cancer program and other predictors of mammography screening among African American women and LatinasExternal. Health Promot Pract 2006;7(3 Suppl):201S–12S.
Matthews AK, Berrios N, Darnell JS, Calhoun E. A qualitative evaluation of a faith–based breast and cervical cancer screening intervention for African American womenExternal. Health Educ Behav 2006;33(5):643–63.
Shapiro LD, Thompson D, Calhoun E. Sustaining a safety net breast and cervical cancer detection programExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):20–30.
Levy SR, Anderson EE, Issel LM, et al. Using multilevel, multisource needs assessment data for planning community interventionsExternal. Health Promot Pract 2004;5(1):59–68.
Giachello AL, Arrom JO, Davis M, et al. Reducing diabetes health disparities through community–based participatory action research: The Chicago Southeast Diabetes Community Action CoalitionExternal. Public Health Rep 2003;118(4):309–323.
Collie–Akers V, Schultz JA, Carson V, Fawcett SB, Ronan M. Evaluating mobilization strategies with neighborhood and faith organizations to reduce risk for health disparitiesExternal. Health Promot Pract 2009;10(2 Suppl):118S–127S.
Collie–Akers VL, Fawcett SB, Schultz JA, Carson V, Cyprus J, Pierle JE. Analyzing a community–based coalition’s efforts to reduce health disparities and the risk for chronic disease in Kansas City, MissouriExternal. Prev Chronic Dis 2007;4(3):A66.
Clark CR, Baril N, Kunicki M, et al. Addressing social determinants of health to improve access to early breast cancer detection: results of the Boston REACH 2010 Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition Women’s Health Demonstration ProjectExternal. J Womens Health 2009;18(5):677–90.
Clark CR, Baril N, Kunicki M, et al. Mammography use among Black women: the role of electronic medical recordsExternal. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2009;18(8):1153–62.
Sommer S, Shurtleff J, Kelly P. Chapter 10: Asthma in adults and children. In: Lowenstein AJ, Foord–May L, Romano J, eds. Teaching strategies for health education and health promotion : working with patients, families, and communitiesExternal. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2009.
Woods E, Bhaumik U, Nethersole S, et al. Quality Improvement Evaluation of Community Asthma Initiative: One Year Follow–Up, Adolescent Findings and Two Year Cost Analysis. J Adolesc Health 2010;46(2, Supplement 1):S9–S9.
Madison A, Hung R, Jean–Louis E. The Boston Haitian HIV Prevention Coalition formative evaluation: a participatory approach to community self–assessmentExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S20–6.
Metayer N, Jean–Louis E, Madison A. Overcoming historical and institutional distrust: key elements in developing and sustaining the community mobilization against HIV in the Boston Haitian communityExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S46–52.
Feathers JT, Kieffer EC, Palmisano G, et al. The development, implementation, and process evaluation of the REACH Detroit Partnership’s Diabetes Lifestyle InterventionExternal. Diabet Educ 2007;33(3):509–20.
Heisler M, Piette JD, Spencer M, Kieffer E, Vijan S. The relationship between knowledge of recent HbA1c values and diabetes care understanding and self–managementExternal. Diabetes Care 2005;28(4):816–22.
Kieffer EC, Sinco BR, Rafferty A, et al. Chronic disease – related behaviors and health among African Americans and Hispanics in the REACH Detroit 2010 communities, Michigan, and the United StatesExternal. Health Promot Pract 2006;7(3 Suppl):256S–64S.
Kieffer EC, Willis SK, Odoms–Young AM, et al. Reducing disparities in diabetes among African–American and Latino residents of Detroit: the essential role of community planning focus groupsExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S27–37.
Spencer MS, Kieffer EC, Sinco BR, et al. Diabetes–specific emotional distress among African Americans and Hispanics with type 2 diabetesExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2):88–105.
Two Feathers J, Kieffer EC, Palmisano G, et al. Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Detroit partnership: improving diabetes–related outcomes among African American and Latino adultsExternal. Am J Public Health 2005;95(9):1552–60.
Hunte HE, Turner TM, Pollack HA, Lewis EY. A birth records analysis of the Maternal Infant Health Advocate Service program: a paraprofessional intervention aimed at addressing infant mortality in African AmericansExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S102–7.
Selig S, Tropiano E, Greene–Moton E. Teaching cultural competence to reduce health disparitiesExternal. Health Promot Pract 2006;7(3 Suppl):247S–55S.
DeBate R, Plescia M, Joyner D, Spann L. A qualitative assessment of Charlotte REACH: an ecological perspective for decreasing CVD and diabetes among African AmericansExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S77–82.
Plescia M, Groblewski M. A community–oriented primary care demonstration project: refining interventions for cardiovascular disease and diabetesExternal. Ann Fam Med 2004;2(2):103–9.
Plescia M, Groblewski M, Chavis L. A lay health advisor program to promote community capacity and change among change agentsExternal. Health Promot Pract 2008;9(4):434–9.
Plescia M, Herrick H, Chavis L. Improving health behaviors in an African American community: the Charlotte Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health projectExternal. Am J Public Health 2008;98(9):1678–84.
Gee GC, Ryan A, Laflamme DJ, Holt J. Self–reported discrimination and mental health status among African descendants, Mexican Americans, and other Latinos in the New Hampshire REACH 2010 Initiative: the added dimension of immigrationExternal. Am J Public Health 2006;96(10):1821–8.
Ryan AM, Gee GC, Laflamme DF. The association between self–reported discrimination, physical health and blood pressure: findings from African Americans, Black immigrants, and Latino immigrants in New HampshireExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):116–32.
Smith C, Ryan A. Change for Life/Cambia tu vida: A health promotion program based on the stages of change model for African descendent and Latino adults in New HampshireExternal. Prev Chronic Dis 2006;3(3):A105.
Woodson JM, Braxton–Calhou M. Techniques for Establishing Educational Programs Through the African American Faith CommunityExternal. J Extension 2006;44(1).
Woodson JM, Braxton–Calhoun M, Benedict J. Food for health and soul: a curriculum designed to facilitate healthful recipe modifications to family favoritesExternal. J Nutr Educ Behav 2005;37(6):323–4.
Woodson JM, Braxton–Calhoun M, Black J, Marinelli R, O’Hair A, Constantino NL. Challenges of collaboration to address health disparities in the rapidly growing community of Las Vegas, NevadaExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2009;20(3):824–30.
Calman N. Making health equality a reality: the Bronx takes actionExternal. Health Aff 2005;24(2):491–8.
Calman NS, Golub M, Ruddock C, Le L, Hauser D. Separate and unequal care in New York CityExternal. J Health Care Law Policy 2006;9(1):105–20.
Golub M, Charlop M, Groisman–Perelstein A, Ruddock C, Calman N. Got low-fat milk? How a community-based coalition changed school milk policy in New York CityExternal. Fam Community Health 2011;34(S1):S44–S53.
Kaplan S, Dillman K, Calman N, Billings J. Opening doors and building capacity: employing a community–based approach to surveyingExternal. 2004;81(2):291–300.
Kaplan SA, Calman NS, Golub M, Davis JH, Ruddock C, Billings J. Racial and ethnic disparities in health: a view from the South BronxExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(1):116–27.
Kaplan SA, Calman NS, Golub M, Ruddock C, Billings J. Fostering organizational change through a community–based initiativeExternal. Health Promot Pract 2006;7(3 Suppl):181S–90S.
Kaplan SA, Calman NS, Golub M, Ruddock C, Billings J. The role of faith–based institutions in addressing health disparities: a case study of an initiative in the southwest BronxExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):9–19.
Kaplan SA, Ruddock C, Golub M, et al. Stirring up the mud: using a community–based participatory approach to address health disparities through a faith–based initiativeExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2009;20(4):1111–23.
Navarro AM. A multilevel intervention approach for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes: the Bronx Health REACH nutrition evaluation project. In: Liburd LC, ed. Diabetes and health disparities : community–based approaches for racial and ethnic populationsExternal. New York: Springer Publishing Company; 2010:345–374.
Lancaster K, Walker W, Vance T, Kaskel P, Arniella G, Horowitz C. Food for Life / Comida para la Vida: creating a food festival to raise diabetes awarenessExternal. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2009;3(4):359–63.
West B, Parikh P, Arniella G, Horowitz CR. Observations and recommendations for community–based diabetes screeningsExternal. Diabetes Educ 2010;36(6):887–93.
Findley S, Irigoyen M, Sanchez M, et al. Community empowerment to reduce childhood immunization disparities in New York CityExternal. In: Ethnicity & Disease. 2005/02/03 ed; 2004:S134–41.
Findley SE, Irigoyen M, Sanchez M, et al. Community–based strategies to reduce childhood immunization disparitiesExternal. Health Promot Pract 2006;7(3 Suppl):191S–200S.
Findley SE, Irigoyen M, See D, et al. Community–provider partnerships to reduce immunization disparities: field report from northern ManhattanExternal. Am J Public Health 2003;93(7):1041–4.
Findley SE, Sanchez M, Mejia M, et al. Effective strategies for integrating immunization promotion into community programsExternal. Health Promot Pract 2009;10(2 Suppl):128S–137S.
Perez M, Findley SE, Mejia M, Martinez J. The impact of community health worker training and programs in NYCExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(1 Suppl):26–43.
McKeever C, Faddis C, Koroloff N, Henn J. Wellness Within REACH: mind, body, and soul: a no–cost physical activity program for African Americans in Portland, Oregon, to combat cardiovascular diseaseExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S93–101.
McKeever C, Koroloff N, Faddis C. The African American Wellness Village in Portland, OreExternal. Prev Chronic Dis 2006;3(3):A104.
Carlson BA, Neal D, Magwood G, Jenkins C, King MG, Hossler CL. A community–based participatory health information needs assessment to help eliminate diabetes information disparitiesExternal. Health Promot Pract 2006;7(3 Suppl):213S–22S.
Jenkins C. REACH 2010: Charleston and Georgetown Diabetes Coalition approaches to reducing disparities for African Americans with diabetesExternal. S C Nurse 2003;10(1):16–9.
Jenkins C, Magwood G, Carlson B, Thomas V, Linnen F. REACH Charleston and Georgetown Diabetes Coalition: Improving outcomes for African Americans with diabetesExternal. In: Liburd LC, ed. Diabetes and health disparities : community–based approaches for racial and ethnic populations. New York: Springer Publishing Company; 2010:237–255.
Jenkins C, McNary S, Carlson BA, et al. Reducing disparities for African Americans with diabetes: progress made by the REACH 2010 Charleston and Georgetown Diabetes CoalitionExternal. Public Health Rep 2004;119(3):322–30.
Jenkins C, Myers P, Heidari K, Kelechi T, Buckner–Brown J. Efforts to decrease diabetes–related amputations in African Americans by the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Charleston and Georgetown Diabetes CoalitionExternal. Fam Community Health 2011;34(S1):S63–S78.
Jenkins C, Pope C, Magwood G, et al. Expanding the chronic care framework to improve diabetes management: the REACH case studyExternal. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2010;4(1):65–79.
King MG, Jenkins C, Hossler C, Carlson B, Magwood G, Hendrix K. People with diabetes: knowledge, perceptions, and applications of recommendations for diabetes managementExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S128–33.
Neal D, Carlson B, Jenkins C, Magwood G. Equal care, unequal outcomes: experiences of a REACH 2010 communityExternal. J Health Dispar Res Pract 2006;1(1):15.
Neal D, Magwood G, Jenkins C, Hossler CL. Racial disparity in the diagnosis of obesity among people with diabetesExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):106–15.
Belue R, Taylor–Richardson KD, Lin JM, McClellan L, Hargreaves MK. Racial disparities in sense of community and health status: implications in community–based participatory interventions targeting chronic disease in African AmericansExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2006;29(2):112–24.
Fort JG, McClellan L. REACH–Meharry community–campus partnership: developing culturally competent health care providersExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):78–87.
Franklin MD, Schlundt DG, McClellan LH, et al. Religious fatalism and its association with health behaviors and outcomesExternal. 2007;31(6):563–72.
Greene C, McClellan L, Gardner T, Larson CO. Diabetes management among low–income African Americans: a description of a pilot strategy for empowermentExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2006;29(2):162–6.
Larson C, Belue R, Schlundt DG, McClellan L. Relationship between symptoms of depression, functional health status, and chronic disease among a residential sample of African AmericansExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2006;29(2):133–40.
Larson C, Schlundt D, Patel K, Goldzweig I, Hargreaves M. Community participation in health initiatives for marginalized populationsExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2009;32(4):264–70.
Larson CO, Schlundt D, Patel K, Beard K, Hargreaves M. Validity of the SF–12 for use in a low–income African American community–based research initiative (REACH 2010)External. Prev Chronic Dis 2008;5(2):A44.
Larson CO, Schlundt DG, Patel K, Wang H, Beard K, Hargreaves MK. Trends in smoking among African–Americans: a description of Nashville’s REACH 2010 initiativeExternal. J Community Health 2009;34(4):311–20.
McClellan L, Schlundt D. Overview of Nashville REACH 2010’s approach to eliminating disparities in diabetes and cardiovascular diseaseExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2006;29(2):106–11.
Miller ST, Mushi C, Ahmed NU, Larson C, McClellan L, Marrs M. Using focus groups to understand health–related practices and perceptions of African Americans: Nashville REACH 2010 preliminary findingsExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S70–6.
Miller ST, Schlundt DG, Larson C, et al. Exploring ethnic disparities in diabetes, diabetes care, and lifestyle behaviors: the Nashville REACH 2010 community baseline surveyExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S38–45.
Patel K, Larson C, Hargreaves M, et al. Community screening outcomes for diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol: Nashville REACH 2010 projectExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2010;33(2):155–62.
Pichert JW, McClellan LH, Larson C, et al. Development and evaluation of a bible college–based course on faith and healthExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2006;29(2):141–50.
Schlundt DG, Franklin MD, Patel K, et al. Religious affiliation, health behaviors and outcomes: Nashville REACH 2010External. Am J Health Behav 2008;32(6):714–24.
Schlundt DG, Greene C, Reid R, et al. An evaluation of the Nashville REACH 2010 community health screening strategyExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2006;29(2):151–61.
Schlundt DG, Hargreaves MK, McClellan L. Geographic clustering of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in Nashville, TennesseeExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2006;29(2):125–32.
Schlundt DG, Mushi C, Larson CO, Marrs M. Use of innovative technologies in the evaluation of Nashville’s REACH 2010 community action plan: reducing disparities in cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the African American communityExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2001;24(3):51–60.
Schlundt DG, Niebler S, Brown A, et al. Disparities in smoking: data from the Nashville REACH 2010 projectExternal. J Ambul Care Manage 2007;30(2):150–8.
Garvin CC, Cheadle A, Chrisman N, Chen R, Brunson E. A community–based approach to diabetes control in multiple cultural groupsExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S83–92.
American Indian / Alaskan Native
Bachar J. Cherokee Choices diabetes prevention program: the Eastern Band of Cherokee IndiansExternal. In: Liburd LC, ed. Diabetes and health disparities : community–based approaches for racial and ethnic populations. New York: Springer Publishing Company; 2010:275–293.
Bachar JJ, Lefler LJ, Reed L, McCoy T, Bailey R, Bell R. Cherokee Choices: a diabetes prevention program for American IndiansExternal. Prev Chronic Dis 2006;3(3):A103.
Healthy Navajo women: Walk in BeautyExternal. Prev Chronic Dis 2006;3(3):A106.
English KC, Fairbanks J, Finster CE, Rafelito A, Luna J, Kennedy M. A socioecological approach to improving mammography rates in a tribal communityExternal. Health Educ Behav 2008;35(3):396–409.
Bursac Z, Campbell JE. Prevalence of current cigarette smoking among American Indians in Oklahoma: a comparisonExternal. J Okla State Med Assoc 2002;95(3):155–8.
Bursac Z, Campbell JE. From risky behaviors to chronic outcomes: current status and Healthy People 2010 goals for American Indians in OklahomaExternal. J Okla State Med Assoc 2003;96(12):569–73.
Asian
Kagawa–Singer M, Park Tanjasiri S, Lee SW, et al. Breast and cervical cancer control among Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian Women: participatory action research strategies for baseline data collection in CaliforniaExternal. 2006;21(1, suppl):S53–S60.
Nguyen TU, Kagawa–Singer M. Overcoming barriers to cancer care through health navigation programsExternal. Semin Oncol Nurs 2008;24(4):270–278.
Tanjasiri SP, Tran JH, Kagawa–Singer M, et al. Exploring access to cancer control services for Asian–American and Pacific Islander communities in Southern CaliforniaExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S14–9.
Tran JH. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding breast and cervical cancer screening among Cambodian, Laotian, Thai, and Tongan womenExternal. J Cancer Educ 2010;25(4):595–601.
Garvin CC, Cheadle A, Chrisman N, Chen R, Brunson E. A community–based approach to diabetes control in multiple cultural groupsExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S83–92.
Hispanic / Latino
Hill A, De Zapien JG, Staten LK, et al. From program to policy: expanding the role of community coalitionsExternal. Prev Chronic Dis 2007;4(4):A103.
Schachter KA, Cohen SJ. From research to practice: challenges to implementing national diabetes guidelines with five community health centers on the U.S.–Mexico borderExternal. Prev Chronic Dis 2005;2(1):A17.
Yancey AK, Lewis LB, Sloane DC, et al. Leading by example: a local health department–community collaboration to incorporate physical activity into organizational practiceExternal. J Public Health Manag Pract 2004;10(2):116–23.
Lamb A, Ervice J, Lorenzen K, Prentice B, White S. Reducing Asthma Disparities by Addressing Environmental Inequities: A Case Study of Regional Asthma Management and Prevention’s Advocacy EffortsExternal. Fam Community Health 2011;34(S1):S54–S62.
Darrow WW, Montanea JE, Fernandez PB, Zucker UF, Stephens DP, Gladwin H. Eliminating disparities in HIV disease: Community mobilization to prevent HIV transmission among black and Hispanic young adults in Broward County, FloridaExternal. Ethnic Dis 2004;14(3):108–116.
Darrow WW, Montanea JE, Sanchez–Brana E. Coalition contract management as a systems change strategy for HIV preventionExternal. Health Promot Pract 2010;11(6):867–75.
Hlaing WM, Darrow WW. HIV risk reduction among young minority adults in Broward CountyExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2):159–173.
Darnell JS, Chang CH, Calhoun EA. Knowledge about breast cancer and participation in a faith–based breast cancer program and other predictors of mammography screening among African American women and LatinasExternal. Health Promot Pract 2006;7(3 Suppl):201S–12S.
Shapiro LD, Thompson D, Calhoun E. Sustaining a safety net breast and cervical cancer detection programExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):20–30.
Levy SR, Anderson EE, Issel LM, et al. Using multilevel, multisource needs assessment data for planning community interventionsExternal. Health Promot Pract 2004;5(1):59–68.
Giachello AL, Arrom JO, Davis M, et al. Reducing diabetes health disparities through community–based participatory action research: The Chicago Southeast Diabetes Community Action CoalitionExternal. Public Health Rep 2003;118(4):309–323.
Collie–Akers V, Schultz JA, Carson V, Fawcett SB, Ronan M. Evaluating mobilization strategies with neighborhood and faith organizations to reduce risk for health disparitiesExternal. Health Promot Pract 2009;10(2 Suppl):118S–127S.
Collie–Akers VL, Fawcett SB, Schultz JA, Carson V, Cyprus J, Pierle JE. Analyzing a community–based coalition’s efforts to reduce health disparities and the risk for chronic disease in Kansas City, MissouriExternal. Prev Chronic Dis 2007;4(3):A66.
Sommer S, Shurtleff J, Kelly P. Chapter 10: Asthma in adults and childrenExternal. In: Lowenstein AJ, Foord–May L, Romano J, eds. Teaching strategies for health education and health promotion : working with patients, families, and communities. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2009.
Woods E, Bhaumik U, Nethersole S, et al. Quality Improvement Evaluation of Community Asthma Initiative: One Year Follow–Up, Adolescent Findings and Two Year Cost Analysis. J Adolesc Health 2010;46(2, Supplement 1):S9–S9.
Geller JS, Orkaby A, Cleghorn GD. Impact of a group medical visit program on latino health–related quality of lifeExternal. Explore 2011;7(2):94–9.
Cleghorn G, Lussier, J, Velez, M., Canovitch, M, Licciardello, M, Stanlick, S. Educating and Empowering Elders: The Impact of Community Collaboration on Health Outcomes for Senior Latino Diabetics. 2008;2(2):1–16.
Cleghorn GD, Nguyen M, Roberts B, Duran G, Tellez T, Alecon M. Practice-based interventions to improve health care for Latinos with diabetesExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S117–21.
Silka L, Cleghorn GD, Grullon M, Tellez T. Creating community-based participatory research in a diverse community: a case studyExternal. 2008;3(2):5–16.
Feathers JT, Kieffer EC, Palmisano G, et al. The development, implementation, and process evaluation of the REACH Detroit Partnership’s Diabetes Lifestyle InterventionExternal. Diabet Educ 2007;33(3):509–20.
Heisler M, Piette JD, Spencer M, Kieffer E, Vijan S. The relationship between knowledge of recent HbA1c values and diabetes care understanding and self–managementExternal. Diabetes Care 2005;28(4):816–22.
Kieffer EC, Willis SK, Odoms–Young AM, et al. Reducing disparities in diabetes among African–American and Latino residents of Detroit: the essential role of community planning focus groupsExternal. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3 Suppl 1):S27–37.
Spencer MS, Kieffer EC, Sinco BR, et al. Diabetes–specific emotional distress among African Americans and Hispanics with type 2 diabetesExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2):88–105.
Two Feathers J, Kieffer EC, Palmisano G, et al. Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Detroit partnership: improving diabetes–related outcomes among African American and Latino adultsExternal. Am J Public Health 2005;95(9):1552–60.
Gee GC, Ryan A, Laflamme DJ, Holt J. Self–reported discrimination and mental health status among African descendants, Mexican Americans, and other Latinos in the New Hampshire REACH 2010 Initiative: the added dimension of immigrationExternal. Am J Public Health 2006;96(10):1821–8.
Ryan AM, Gee GC, Laflamme DF. The association between self–reported discrimination, physical health and blood pressure: findings from African Americans, Black immigrants, and Latino immigrants in New HampshireExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):116–32.
Smith C, Ryan A. Change for Life/Cambia tu vida: A health promotion program based on the stages of change model for African descendent and Latino adults in New HampshireExternal. Prev Chronic Dis 2006;3(3):A105.
McCloskey J. Promotores as partners in a community-based diabetes intervention program targeting HispanicsExternal. Fam Community Health 2009;32(1):48–57.
McCloskey J, Flenniken D. Overcoming cultural barriers to diabetes control: a qualitative study of southwestern New Mexico HispanicsExternal. J Cult Divers 2010;17(3):110–5.
McCloskey J, Tollestrup K, Sanders M. A community integration approach to social determinants of health in New MexicoExternal. Fam Community Health 2011;34 Suppl 1:S79–91.
Calman N. Making health equality a reality: the Bronx takes actionExternal. Health Aff 2005;24(2):491–8.
Calman NS, Golub M, Ruddock C, Le L, Hauser D. Separate and unequal care in New York CityExternal. J Health Care Law Policy 2006;9(1):105–20.
Golub M, Charlop M, Groisman–Perelstein A, Ruddock C, Calman N. Got Low–Fat Milk? How a Community–Based Coalition Changed School Milk Policy in New York CityExternal. Fam Community Health 2011;34(S1):S44–S53.
Kaplan S, Dillman K, Calman N, Billings J. Opening doors and building capacity: employing a community–based approach to surveyingExternal. 2004;81(2):291–300.
Kaplan SA, Calman NS, Golub M, Davis JH, Ruddock C, Billings J. Racial and ethnic disparities in health: a view from the South BronxExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(1):116–27.
Kaplan SA, Calman NS, Golub M, Ruddock C, Billings J. Fostering organizational change through a community–based initiativeExternal. Health Promot Pract 2006;7(3 Suppl):181S–90S.
Kaplan SA, Calman NS, Golub M, Ruddock C, Billings J. The role of faith–based institutions in addressing health disparities: a case study of an initiative in the southwest BronxExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2006;17(2 Suppl):9–19.
Kaplan SA, Ruddock C, Golub M, et al. Stirring up the mud: using a community–based participatory approach to address health disparities through a faith–based initiativeExternal. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2009;20(4):1111–23.
Navarro AM. A multilevel intervention approach for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes: the Bronx Health REACH nutrition evaluation projectExternal. In: Liburd LC, ed. Diabetes and health disparities : community–based approaches for racial and ethnic populations. New York: Springer Publishing Company; 2010:345–374.
Lancaster K, Walker W, Vance T, Kaskel P, Arniella G, Horowitz C. Food for Life / Comida para la Vida: creating a food festival to raise diabetes awarenessExternal. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2009;3(4):359–63.
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