Community-Based Participatory Research and its Potential Role in Supporting Diversity in Genomic Science.

Objectives: This paper seeks to understand why targeted efforts to recruit subjects from underrepresented communities have failed to meaningfully increase diversity of genomic reference data.

Approach: We review a variety of mechanisms that have attempted to establish trust with communities underrepresented in genomic research, including sophisticated informed consent, broad consent, community consultation, and initiatives designed to diversify the scientific workforce. We also analyze the ability of deep community engagement of the type advanced by community-based participatory research (CBPR) to address deficiencies in previous strategies to build trust.

More than gangsters and girl scouts: Environmental health perspectives of urban youth.

The purpose of this study was to explore environmental health perspectives among urban youth. A total of 12 focus groups with 64 youth were conducted. Youth defined environmental health in a multidimensional manner which integrated aspects of the physical, social, and built environment and concentrated on the neighborhood context.

Urban Youth Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Lead Poisoning.

Environmental health literacy (EHL) is a promising and evolving field of research that could benefit from youth engagement. Yet studies focused on youths' environmental health awareness and concerns are limited. For example, although lead exposure remains a threat to youth development in urban environments, no published studies have measured urban youth's knowledge of lead poisoning.

Raising rural women's voices: From self-silencing to self-expression.

Within the context of a community-academic partnership, we undertook a mixed-methods study to identify and explore health status, priorities, and management strategies among aging Wisconsin rural women. A questionnaire measuring diverse wellness needs was administered to women participating in personal development programming offered by a rural nonprofit organization. A subgroup participated in qualitative interviews to deepen the understanding of identified health priorities and methods of coping and healing.

Green Space, Violence, and Crime: A Systematic Review.

Purpose: To determine the state of evidence on relationships among urban green space, violence, and crime in the United States.

Methods And Results: Major bibliographic databases were searched for studies meeting inclusion criteria. Additional studies were culled from study references and authors' personal collections.

Exposure to neighborhood green space and mental health: evidence from the survey of the health of Wisconsin.

Green space is now widely viewed as a health-promoting characteristic of residential environments, and has been linked to mental health benefits such as recovery from mental fatigue and reduced stress, particularly through experimental work in environmental psychology. Few population level studies have examined the relationships between green space and mental health. Further, few studies have considered the role of green space in non-urban settings.