A Community-Led Partnership to Develop a Mental Health Promotion Curriculum with Minority Health Agencies.
Journal
Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action
ISSN: 1557-055X
Titre abrégé: Prog Community Health Partnersh
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101273946
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
entrez:
29
3
2021
pubmed:
30
3
2021
medline:
29
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Community-based mental health promotion programs for healthy people of color, without a diagnosed mental health condition are rare in public health literature. A statewide minority health agency led a 4-year partnership in Indiana with researchers, community-based minority health affiliates, and people of color to design, pilot, and evaluate a mental health promotion program. A participatory process was utilized to develop and test a group health promotion program designed with and for communities of color to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors for handling life stresses in a healthy way. Activities included capacity building, two implementation cycles, and mixed-methods evaluation. The partnership revealed challenges and lessons learned such as recruiting skilled facilitators, effective communication about goals for cultural and linguistic appropriateness, maintaining fidelity, and realigning funding approaches for affiliates. Next steps include revisions based on lessons learned, additional cultural and linguistic tailoring of the program, and offering statewide access.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Community-based mental health promotion programs for healthy people of color, without a diagnosed mental health condition are rare in public health literature.
OBJECTIVES
A statewide minority health agency led a 4-year partnership in Indiana with researchers, community-based minority health affiliates, and people of color to design, pilot, and evaluate a mental health promotion program.
METHODS
A participatory process was utilized to develop and test a group health promotion program designed with and for communities of color to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors for handling life stresses in a healthy way. Activities included capacity building, two implementation cycles, and mixed-methods evaluation.
RESULTS
The partnership revealed challenges and lessons learned such as recruiting skilled facilitators, effective communication about goals for cultural and linguistic appropriateness, maintaining fidelity, and realigning funding approaches for affiliates.
CONCLUSIONS
Next steps include revisions based on lessons learned, additional cultural and linguistic tailoring of the program, and offering statewide access.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33775964
pii: S1557055X21100087
doi: 10.1353/cpr.2021.0008
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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