Publications by authors named "Lolita Moss"
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- A study looked at how broken-down properties and neighborhood conditions affect the health and happiness of people in New Orleans.
- Researchers held focus groups and interviews with 74 residents to gather their thoughts on their neighborhoods.
- The findings showed that neglected properties harm community safety and well-being, and people suggested ways to fix neighborhoods to make them better and safer for everyone.
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- The built environment of a neighborhood can affect youth's health behaviors, community interactions, and feelings of safety, but research into how they perceive these environments is limited.
- A study involving 51 young people in New Orleans identified four main themes: the distress caused by violence, a desire to enjoy their neighborhoods, the impact of systemic failures, and the role of community resources in fostering safety.
- Findings show that even in violent areas, youth wish to engage with their communities and recognize the importance of local parks and cooperative initiatives for enhancing safety and socialization.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) among Black adolescents is a critical public health issue, as they report higher levels of IPV perpetration and victimization than their counterparts from other racial groups. Although practitioners frequently implement educational programs to reduce and prevent adolescent relationship violence among adolescents, the extent to which these interventions have been culturally tailored to Black youth is unclear. The purpose of this scoping review is to investigate the nature and effects of cultural tailoring in IPV interventions delivered to Black adolescent populations as well as any critical media literacy (CML) content therein.
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