A Community-Led Partnership to Develop a Mental Health Promotion Curriculum with Minority Health Agencies.
Prog Community Health Partnersh
; 15(1): 85-93, 2021.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33775964
ABSTRACT
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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Minority Health
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Community-Based Participatory Research
Aspects:
Equity_inequality
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Prog Community Health Partnersh
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article