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Am J Community Psychol ; 60(3-4): 336-345, 2017 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29105101

ABSTRACT

This article provides first-person accounts of ethical issues inherent in an evaluation of the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio (NAICCO) Circles of Care project. Circles of Care is a three-year, infrastructure development program funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) which is part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The grant program is for American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) tribes and urban Indian communities and includes a strong emphasis on community engagement and community ownership. The Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio received a Circles of Care grant in the fifth cohort of the program. The first author (Project Evaluator) presents views that typically represent a western approach to evaluation, while the second author (Project Director) presents a Native perspective. Ethical issues are defined as well as the authors' efforts to address these concerns.


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Indians, North American , Program Evaluation , Psychology/ethics , Delivery of Health Care , Financing, Organized , Humans , Mental Health Services , Ohio , United States , United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Health Promot Pract ; 16(1): 91-100, 2015 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24879446

ABSTRACT

African Americans account for 45% of new HIV infections in the United States. Little empirical research investigates African American community leaders' normative recommendations for addressing these disparities. Philadelphia's HIV infection rate is 5 times the national average, nearly 70% of new infections are among African Americans, and 2% of African Americans in Philadelphia are living with HIV/AIDS. Using a community-based participatory research approach, we convened focus groups among 52 African American community leaders from diverse backgrounds to solicit normative recommendations for reducing Philadelphia's racial disparities in HIV infection. Leaders recommended that (a) Philadelphia's city government should raise awareness about HIV/AIDS with media campaigns featuring local leaders, (b) local HIV-prevention interventions should address social and structural factors influencing HIV risks rather than focus exclusively on mode of HIV transmission, (c) resources should be distributed to the most heavily affected neighborhoods of Philadelphia, and (d) faith institutions should play a critical role in HIV testing, treatment, and prevention efforts. We developed a policy memo highlighting these normative recommendations for how to enhance local HIV prevention policy. This policy memo led to Philadelphia City Council hearings about HIV/AIDS in October 2010 and subsequently informed local HIV/AIDS prevention policy and development of local HIV prevention interventions. This community-based participatory research case study offers important lessons for effectively engaging community leaders in research to promote HIV/AIDS policy change.


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Black or African American , HIV Infections/ethnology , HIV Infections/therapy , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ethnology , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/therapy , Community-Based Participatory Research , Focus Groups , HIV Infections/prevention & control , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Status Disparities , Humans , Philadelphia , Religion , United States
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