How Latine youth's positive development unfold through farmwork in rural migrant farmworker families in the U.S. Midwest.

Some Latine youth from rural migrant farmworker communities engage in farmwork to help support themselves and their families. Although research has documented their motives for working and some characteristics of their employment, knowledge about how these youth construct their work in the fields and how such experiences relate to their positive development is needed to depict their holistic experiences. Using mixed methods, we explored youth's farmwork experiences and examined how these experiences relate to youth's prosocial behaviors, civic responsibility, and ego-resiliency.

A qualitative content analysis of cannabis-related discussions on Reddit during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social media has become an increasingly important way to seek and share experiences, support, knowledge, and advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reddit, a pseudonymous social media platform, was one way that young people interacted during the pandemic. Our study goals were two-fold: (1) to categorize information sought and provided by users of r/saplings, a subreddit devoted to cannabis use and is often used by young people, and (2) to examine if conversations changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Structural risks and family adjustment in midwestern Latine immigrant families: Extending the family stress model.

Objectives: We tested an extended family stress model of economic hardship (FSM; Conger et al., 2010) incorporating structural risks (discrimination, immigration, and COVID-19 experiences) and qualitative data, to better understand the impact of culturally relevant experiences on family stress processes in rural, immigrant Latine families in the U.S.

Menstruating while homeless: navigating access to products, spaces, and services.

Background: People experiencing homelessness (PEH) in the United States face substantial challenges related to menstruation, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited access to period products, heightened stigma, and gynecological challenges contribute to increased hardships for PEH, highlighting the need for improved services and policies to address period equity and overall well-being for this vulnerable population.

Methods: We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with PEH (n = 12) and community healthcare and social service providers (e.

"COVID knocked me straight into the dirt": perspectives from people experiencing homelessness on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: People experiencing homelessness are uniquely susceptible and disproportionately affected by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding context-specific challenges, responses, and perspectives of people experiencing homelessness is essential to improving pandemic response and mitigating the long-term consequences of the pandemic on this vulnerable population.

Methods: As part of an ongoing community-based participatory research study in partnership with a homeless service organization in Indiana, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of 34 individuals experiencing homelessness between January and July 2021.

Cross-border reproductive healthcare attitudes and behaviours among women living in Florence, Italy.

Background: The number of women living in Italy and seeking cross-border reproductive care (CBRC), especially for medically assisted reproduction (MAR), has increased. The purpose of this study was to explore CBRC attitudes and behaviours among a cohort of reproductive-aged women who have never engaged in CBRC to gauge social and cultural perceptions and gain a deeper understanding of family planning discourse.

Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted during May - June 2018 with 30 women aged 18-50 living in or around Florence, Italy and enrolled in the Italian healthcare system.

Indiana community health workers: challenges and opportunities for workforce development.

Background: An interest in, and the need for, Community Health Workers (CHWs) in the United States is growing exponentially. CHWs possess a unique ability to relate to and build trust with communities in order to improve clinical outcomes, while building individual and community capacity. Given their critical role in addressing social determinants of health, expanding the CHW workforce is crucial.

Homelessness during COVID-19: challenges, responses, and lessons learned from homeless service providers in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare some of the United States' most devastating health and social inequities faced by people experiencing homelessness. Homeless populations experience disproportionate rates of underlying health conditions, stigma and marginalization that often disenfranchise them from health and social services, and living conditions that potentiate the risk of COVID-19 transmission and adverse outcomes.

Methods: Guided by the socio-ecological model, this community-based participatory research study examined the impacts of the COVID-19 public health crisis on people experiencing homelessness in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and the ways in which homeless service providers prepared for, experienced, and responded to the pandemic.

Examining dual method contraceptive use among midwestern parenting Latinx teens: Perspectives from adolescent parents, caretakers, and nurses.

Background: Despite dual method (DM) contraception being effective in reducing repeat-births and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Latinx adolescent parents who live in non-traditional migration areas remain vulnerable for both outcomes.

Objective: This study applied the Unified Theory of Behavior (UTB) and drew upon Bronfenbrenner's social ecological model to explore multiple stakeholders' (adolescent parents, caregivers, and nurses) perceptions of factors that influence DM intentions and use among Latinx adolescent parents.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews with Latinx adolescent parent-caregiver dyads and nurses were analyzed using thematic analysis.

A Triadic Intervention for Adolescent Sexual Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objectives: In this study, we evaluate the efficacy of Families Talking Together (FTT), a triadic intervention to reduce adolescent sexual risk behavior.

Methods: Adolescents aged 11 to 14 and their female caregivers were recruited from a pediatric clinic; 900 families were enrolled; 84 declined. Families were randomly assigned to FTT or 1 of 2 control conditions.

Associations between participation in a Physical Activity-Based Positive Youth Development Program and Academic Outcomes.

Introduction: Physical activity-based positive youth development (PYD) programs offer asset building experiences to foster the overall well-being of youth. These programs have the potential to enhance success in other important contexts for children, such as school. However, rigorous examination of this potential impact is needed.

Misalignment of sexual and reproductive health priorities among older Latino adolescents and their mothers.

Objective: The study describes maternal and adolescent perspectives on sexual decision making and the role of mothers in shaping use of contraception for the prevention of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among older Latino adolescents.

Study Design: Researchers used a semistructured interview guide to conduct focus group discussions with 21 mother-adolescent Latino dyads (n=42). Latino adolescents ages 17-19 were eligible for the study.

Illicit drug use and HIV risk in the Dominican Republic: tourism areas create drug use opportunities.

While the Caribbean has the second highest global human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, insufficient attention has been paid to contributing factors of the region's elevated risk. Largely neglected is the potential role of drugs in shaping the Caribbean HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome epidemic. Caribbean studies have almost exclusively focused on drug transportation and seldom acknowledged local user economies and drug-related health and social welfare consequences.

Exploring migratory dynamics on HIV transmission: the case of Mexicans in New York City and Puebla, Mexico.

Migration and population movement are increasingly viewed as important factors associated with HIV transmission risk. With growing awareness of the potential impact of migration on HIV transmission, several perspectives have emerged that posit differing dynamics of risk. We considered available data on the role of migration on HIV transmission among Mexican migrants in New York City and Puebla, Mexico.

Lessons learned from a community-academic initiative: the development of a core competency-based training for community-academic initiative community health workers.

Objectives: Despite the importance of community health workers (CHWs) in strategies to reduce health disparities and the call to enhance their roles in research, little information exists on how to prepare CHWs involved in community-academic initiatives (CAIs). Therefore, the New York University Prevention Research Center piloted a CAI-CHW training program.

Methods: We applied a core competency framework to an existing CHW curriculum and bolstered the curriculum to include research-specific sessions.

"We are all public health": September 11 and its aftermath through the eyes of public health educators at Ground Zero.

No one could have predicted the events of September 11. The days following this tragic event put public health educators' skills to the test as they transferred theory to practice to assist rescue workers, victims, and community residents to cope and rebuild their lives. As health educators working in New York City at that time, the authors were quickly thrust into experiences, roles, and responsibilities for which they thought they had little preparation.