Team of Caring Educators Delivering a Specialized Math Curriculum for Racialized Youth during COVID-19

This study examined the efficacy of an afternoon and weekend academic program called the "Community School Initiative" (CSI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. CSI was offered to racialized students and families from the Jane and Finch community in Toronto which is one of the most under-resourced neighbourhoods in Canada. It involved a partnership between private social enterprise "Spirit of Math" and non-profit organization "Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education" (YAAACE). Seven teachers participated in a focus group and 33 students and parents completed a survey to express their experiences attending the CSI. Findings were identified using thematic analysis from a Critical Race Theory paradigm. Key characteristics of effective structural community-programming were identified. The results highlight the importance of access to opportunities in a culturally reflective manner to ensure student success through continuity of care particularly on evenings and weekends involving a team of caring educators.

Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2023

The annual ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal® worldwide survey to determine industry trends by health and fitness professionals is now in its 17th consecutive year. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly made an impact on the 2021 survey and continued for 2022, but for 2023, some current trends are emerging whereas others are weakening because of the world's recovery from the isolation caused by COVID-19. The #1 trend for 2023, as it was for 2022, is wearable technology. Home exercise gyms was #2 for 2022 but has dropped to #13 for 2023. Fitness programs for older adults will make a comeback in 2023, breaking the top 10 at #4. Functional fitness training, a popular form of exercise for the older adult, is the #5 trend for 2023. Apply It!: From this article, the reader should understand the following concepts: • Explain the differences between a fitness fad and a fitness trend • Use the worldwide fitness trends in the commercial, corporate, clinical (including medical fitness), and community health and fitness industry to further promote physical activity • Study expert opinions about identified fitness trends for 2023

A Community Outreach Chemistry Lab Success in a Pandemic

This project report highlights a simple yet effective outreach lab benefiting the community partner, specifically the Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) youth program and Saint Mary's College students in a general science course. Building on a partnership focused on reciprocity, a portable lab experiment (Mattson Microscale Gas Chemistry lab) was proposed. Given the pandemic, the major challenge was working through how to incorporate the community engagement without being physically present at APC. To address this, the Saint Mary's students created an instructional video to be viewed in advance of the activity as a replacement for the formal lab handout, which allowed us to participate without being onsite. With the lab chemicals and materials delivered in advance, APC staff did a pilot run to facilitate a more successful joint lab. When both populations (APC youth and SMC students) met through a Zoom meeting, the lab resulted in a successful experiment and a shared learning experience. This lab experience raised everyone's spirits even during the pandemic. In this report, the two authors provide reflections on the student gains and wish to emphasize that civic learning can still occur even in a pandemic.

University-Assisted Community Schools as Partners in Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts

Urban policymakers, city officials, and community residents utilize neighborhood revitalization initiatives to establish safe and empowered neighborhoods. In 2016, leaders in Columbus, Ohio, launched a neighborhood revitalization effort designed to improve safety, access to opportunities, and economic development in the historically underserved Linden neighborhood. A priority focus involved strengthening Linden schools through the development of two university-assisted community schools (UACS). Using the community collaboration model as a guide, leaders from the schools, university, nonprofit, and local government sectors partnered to support school improvement processes in two Linden K–6 elementary schools. Annual stakeholder surveys have demonstrated marked improvements in perceptions of neighborhood safety, school climate, and the overall learning support system. The prevalence of behavioral incidences among students has decreased. Further, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UACS model helped sustain student engagement and virtual learning and keep families connected to the schools. This article describes implementation outputs and evaluation outcomes associated with adopting the UACS model in these two Linden elementary schools. Findings contribute to a greater understanding of how UACS can serve as partners in neighborhood revitalization efforts.

P109 Factors Associated with Perceived Feasibility of Offering an Online Nutrition Education Program for Low-Income Adults

Research examining the implementation of online nutrition education programs for low-income populations is lacking. Understanding perceived feasibility and related contextual factors from the perspective of program facilitators is needed to determine best implementation practices. To understand the perspectives of Cooperative Extension Services (CES) employees regarding perceived feasibility of implementing the University of Georgia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (UGA SNAP-Ed) online nutrition education program, Food eTalk, in their professional settings to the communities they serve. In-depth, individual interviews were conducted with 15 UGA CES employees (100% female, 13.3% African American, 53.3% from urban counties) interested in offering Food eTalk to their low-income clientele. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), an implementation science meta-theory for evaluating interventions, informed the development of semi-structured interview guides. Topics included nutrition education, community collaboration, and the feasibility of implementing Food eTalk through UGA CES. Multi-coder data analysis included deductive coding of predefined CFIR constructs and the use of inductive methods to capture emerging themes. At the time of the interviews, most participants were offering online nutrition education programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contextual factors such as organizational structure and culture, and the types of nutrition education programs UGA CES personnel currently offered to their clients played a role in perceptions of program feasibility. Adequate personnel and time to offer Food eTalk influenced perceptions of program feasibility, as well. Challenges associated with offering Food eTalk included skepticism about the effectiveness of online programs, managing multiple job responsibilities, client SNAP-Ed eligibility for Food eTalk, and concerns about client internet access. While most UGA CES employees found implementing an online nutrition education program to be a feasible programming opportunity, organizational culture, structure, and target audience influenced educator perceptions of feasibility. The findings from this study will inform and guide statewide Food eTalk implementation efforts in UGA CES. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education

O01 Optimizing a Theoretical Framework for Virtual Nutrition Education Programs for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) demonstrate more problematic eating behaviors and unhealthy dietary patterns than their neurotypical peers. As the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a continued need for virtual interventions, a tailored framework to guide virtual nutrition education programs for this population is warranted. To optimize a theoretical framework based on empirical data from a virtual nutrition education intervention study for adolescents with ASD. This is a secondary analysis of qualitative data collected from a pre-post intervention study with 27 adolescents with ASD aged 12-21 years. Six adolescent focus groups (n = 12) and 21 parent interviews were conducted after the intervention. The initial framework based on social cognitive theory (SCT) was applied to a virtual nutrition education intervention, BALANCE (Bringing Adolescent Learners Nutrition and Culinary Education), that consisted of eight weekly sessions. The framework had 6 domains (ASD-related Barriers, SCT Constructs, Environmental Context, Eating Habits, Other Lifestyle Behaviors, and Health Outcomes) and 21 constructs. Focus group and interview data were analyzed for emergent themes, and the framework was refined based on key findings. Emergent themes that were overlooked in the initial framework development included that adolescents improved 'Self-regulation';parents particularly liked that children's 'Autonomy and independence' were encouraged;and 'Family support' for healthy eating increased, e.g., parents teaching their children how to prepare food themselves, after participating in BALANCE. The optimized framework included 3 new constructs based on these results: Self-regulation, Autonomy, and Supportive Social Environment, which can be well-explained with self-determination theory (SDT). The findings suggest that future versions of the BALANCE intervention should incorporate SDT constructs to improve adolescents' intrinsic motivation to make healthy food choices. The optimized framework can be used to inform future virtual nutrition education programs for this population. University of South Florida College of Public Health.

What are communities of practice?: How nurses can develop their professional identity and learn diverse practices

Communities of practice existed long before they were named as such in the literature (Smith et al 2017). A community of practice is 'a group of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise by interacting on an ongoing basis' (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021). Practitioners are able to develop by bringing together and exploring their collective wisdom (Pyrko et al 2016).

Commentary: Getting kids what they need, where they are, when they need it: home-based services in a continuum of care - a commentary on Boege et al. (2021).

In this edition of CAMH, Boege and colleague's 4-year follow-up study supports intensive home-based treatment as a viable alternative to inpatient hospitalization. Youth receiving home-based multimodal treatment fared just as well as those who remained hospitalized longer, with higher parental satisfaction. This study contributes to a sparse evidence base regarding longitudinal outcomes of psychiatric inpatient and intensive outpatient treatments for children and adolescents. Although mental illness is prevalent and increasing among youth, existing systems of care are often inadequate to provide flexible, effective, interdisciplinary team-based treatments, and supports for children and their families. Innovative approaches to providing evidence-based care and tracking outcomes are needed to strengthen the continuum of care.