scholarly journals Sharing Lessons Learned from Beta-Testing the CAN Quit Facebook Group Prototype to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization among Alaska Native People (Preprint)

10.2196/28704 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S Sinicrope ◽  
Colleen Young ◽  
Ken Resnicow ◽  
Zoe T Merritt ◽  
Clara R McConnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alaska Native ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Native People ◽  
Treatment Utilization ◽  
Beta Testing

scholarly journals Sharing Lessons Learned from Beta-Testing the CAN Quit Facebook Group Prototype to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization among Alaska Native People (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S Sinicrope ◽  
Colleen Young ◽  
Ken Resnicow ◽  
Zoe T Merritt ◽  
Clara R McConnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Native American ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Native People ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
American Indian People ◽  
Beta Testing ◽  
Group Engagement

UNSTRUCTURED Social media presents an effective tool to reach, engage, and connect smokers in cessation efforts. Our team developed the Facebook group, CAN Quit (Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit smoking), to promote utilization of evidence-based smoking cessation resources for Alaska Native (AN) people living in Alaska, which are underutilized despite their effectiveness. Often separated by geography and climate, AN people prefer group-based approaches for tobacco cessation that support their culture and values. Such preferences make AN people candidates for social-media-based interventions which promote connection. This Viewpoint discusses the steps involved and lessons learned in building and beta-testing our Facebook (FB) group prototype. We describe the process of training moderators to facilitate group engagement and foster community and we describe how we developed and beta tested our intervention prototype and FB group. All parts of the prototype are designed to facilitate utilization of evidence-based cessation treatments. We include recommendations for best practices with the hope that lessons learned from the CAN Quit prototype could provide a model for others to create similar platforms that benefit Alaska Native / American Indian people in the context of smoking cessation.

scholarly journals Social Media Intervention to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization and Cessation Among Alaska Native People Who Smoke: Protocol for the Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking (CAN Quit) Pilot Study

10.2196/15155 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e15155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S Sinicrope ◽  
Kathryn R Koller ◽  
Judith J Prochaska ◽  
Christine A Hughes ◽  
Martha J Bock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Native People ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Treatment Utilization ◽  
Intervention Content ◽  
Beta Testing

Background Despite the high prevalence of tobacco use among Alaska Native (AN) people, tobacco cessation interventions developed specifically for this group are lacking. Social media hold promise as a scalable intervention strategy to promote smoking treatment utilization and cessation, given the barriers to treatment delivery (ie, geographic remoteness, limited funding, climate, and travel costs) in the state of Alaska (AK). Building on a longstanding tobacco control research partnership with the AK Tribal Health System, in this study, we are developing and pilot-testing a culturally relevant, Facebook (FB)-delivered intervention that incorporates a digital storytelling approach adapted from the effective Centers for Disease Control Tips from Former Smokers campaign. Objective This study aims to promote evidence-based smoking treatment (eg, state quitline and Tribal cessation programs) uptake and cessation among AN people. Methods This study fulfills the objectives for stage 1 of the National Institute on Drug Abuse behavioral integrative treatment development program. In stage 1a, we will use a mixed method approach to develop the FB intervention. Cultural variance and surface/deep structure frameworks will address the influence of culture in designing health messages. These developmental activities will include qualitative and quantitative assessments, followed by beta testing of proposed intervention content. In stage 1b, we will conduct a randomized pilot trial enrolling 60 AN adults who smoke. We will evaluate the feasibility, uptake, consumer response, and potential efficacy of the FB intervention compared with a control condition (quitline/treatment referral only). Primary outcome measures include feasibility and biochemically verified smoking abstinence at 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-ups. Secondary outcomes will include self-reported smoking cessation treatment utilization and abstinence from tobacco/nicotine products. We will also explore interdependence (relationship orientation and collaborative efforts in lifestyle change) as a culturally relevant mediator of intervention efficacy. Results The study enrolled 40 participants for phase 1, with data saturation being achieved at 30 AN people who smoke and 10 stakeholders. For phase 2, we enrolled 40 participants. Qualitative assessment of proposed intervention content was completed with 30 AN smokers and 10 stakeholders. We are currently analyzing data from the quantitative assessment with 40 participants in preparation for the beta testing, followed by the randomized pilot trial. Conclusions The project is innovative for its use of social media communication tools that are culturally relevant in a behavioral intervention designed to reach AN people statewide to promote smoking treatment utilization and cessation. The study will further advance tobacco cessation research in an underserved disparity group. If the pilot intervention is successful, we will have a blueprint to conduct a large randomized controlled efficacy trial. Our approach could be considered for other remote AN communities to enhance the reach of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/15155

scholarly journals Social Media Intervention to Promote Smoking Treatment Utilization and Cessation Among Alaska Native People Who Smoke: Protocol for the Connecting Alaska Native People to Quit Smoking (CAN Quit) Pilot Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S Sinicrope ◽  
Kathryn R Koller ◽  
Judith J Prochaska ◽  
Christine A Hughes ◽  
Martha J Bock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Native People ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Treatment Utilization ◽  
Intervention Content ◽  
Beta Testing

BACKGROUND Despite the high prevalence of tobacco use among Alaska Native (AN) people, tobacco cessation interventions developed specifically for this group are lacking. Social media hold promise as a scalable intervention strategy to promote smoking treatment utilization and cessation, given the barriers to treatment delivery (ie, geographic remoteness, limited funding, climate, and travel costs) in the state of Alaska (AK). Building on a longstanding tobacco control research partnership with the AK Tribal Health System, in this study, we are developing and pilot-testing a culturally relevant, Facebook (FB)-delivered intervention that incorporates a digital storytelling approach adapted from the effective Centers for Disease Control Tips from Former Smokers campaign. OBJECTIVE This study aims to promote evidence-based smoking treatment (eg, state quitline and Tribal cessation programs) uptake and cessation among AN people. METHODS This study fulfills the objectives for stage 1 of the National Institute on Drug Abuse behavioral integrative treatment development program. In stage 1a, we will use a mixed method approach to develop the FB intervention. Cultural variance and surface/deep structure frameworks will address the influence of culture in designing health messages. These developmental activities will include qualitative and quantitative assessments, followed by beta testing of proposed intervention content. In stage 1b, we will conduct a randomized pilot trial enrolling 60 AN adults who smoke. We will evaluate the feasibility, uptake, consumer response, and potential efficacy of the FB intervention compared with a control condition (quitline/treatment referral only). Primary outcome measures include feasibility and biochemically verified smoking abstinence at 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-ups. Secondary outcomes will include self-reported smoking cessation treatment utilization and abstinence from tobacco/nicotine products. We will also explore interdependence (relationship orientation and collaborative efforts in lifestyle change) as a culturally relevant mediator of intervention efficacy. RESULTS The study enrolled 40 participants for phase 1, with data saturation being achieved at 30 AN people who smoke and 10 stakeholders. For phase 2, we enrolled 40 participants. Qualitative assessment of proposed intervention content was completed with 30 AN smokers and 10 stakeholders. We are currently analyzing data from the quantitative assessment with 40 participants in preparation for the beta testing, followed by the randomized pilot trial. CONCLUSIONS The project is innovative for its use of social media communication tools that are culturally relevant in a behavioral intervention designed to reach AN people statewide to promote smoking treatment utilization and cessation. The study will further advance tobacco cessation research in an underserved disparity group. If the pilot intervention is successful, we will have a blueprint to conduct a large randomized controlled efficacy trial. Our approach could be considered for other remote AN communities to enhance the reach of evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT DERR1-10.2196/15155

scholarly journals Effect of special diabetes program for Indians funding on system changes in diabetes care and outcomes among American Indian/Alaska Native people 1994–2004

2008 ◽  
Vol 67 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meera Ramesh ◽  
Cynthia Schraer ◽  
Ann Marie Mayer ◽  
Elvin Asay ◽  
Kathryn Koller
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Diabetes Care ◽  
Native People ◽  
System Changes

An Innovative United States–Mexico Community Outreach Initiative for Hispanic and Latino People in the United States: A Collaborative Public Health Network

2021 ◽  
pp. 003335492097269
Author(s):  
Michael A. Flynn ◽  
Alfonso Rodriguez Lainz ◽  
Juanita Lara ◽  
Cecilia Rosales ◽  
Federico Feldstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Native People ◽  
Hispanic People ◽  
Mexican Government

Collaborative partnerships are a useful approach to improve health conditions of disadvantaged populations. The Ventanillas de Salud (VDS) (“Health Windows”) and Mobile Health Units (MHUs) are a collaborative initiative of the Mexican government and US public health organizations that use mechanisms such as health fairs and mobile clinics to provide health information, screenings, preventive measures (eg, vaccines), and health services to Mexican people, other Hispanic people, and underserved populations (eg, American Indian/Alaska Native people, geographically isolated people, uninsured people) across the United States. From 2013 through 2019, the VDS served 10.5 million people (an average of 1.5 million people per year) at Mexican consulates in the United States, and MHUs served 115 461 people from 2016 through 2019. We describe 3 community outreach projects and their impact on improving the health of Hispanic people in the United States. The first project is an ongoing collaboration between VDS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address occupational health inequities among Hispanic people. The second project was a collaboration between VDS and CDC to provide Hispanic people with information about Zika virus infection and health education. The third project is a collaboration between MHUs and the University of Arizona to provide basic health services to Hispanic communities in Pima and Maricopa counties, Arizona. The VDS/MHU model uses a collaborative approach that should be further assessed to better understand its impact on both the US-born and non–US-born Hispanic population and the public at large in locations where it is implemented.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Fracture and Osteoporosis Risk Factors in American Indian and Alaska Native People

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 1157-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Frech ◽  
Khe-ni Ma ◽  
Elizabeth D. Ferrucci ◽  
Anne P. Lanier ◽  
Molly McFadden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Native People ◽  
Osteoporosis Risk Factors ◽  
Osteoporosis Risk

scholarly journals Discovering unique tobacco use patterns among Alaska Native people

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 21208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia A. Dilley ◽  
Erin Peterson ◽  
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka ◽  
Kristen Rohde
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Native People ◽  
Use Patterns

scholarly journals Smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours among Alaska Native people: a population-based study

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 21141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Rohde ◽  
Myde Boles ◽  
Chris J Bushore ◽  
Barbara A Pizacani ◽  
Julie E Maher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alaska Native ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Native People ◽  
Population Based Study

scholarly journals American Indian and Alaska Native People: Social Vulnerability and COVID‐19

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 256-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth D. Hathaway
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Native People
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