Browsing by Author "Gil, Cindy"

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    Analyzing Perceptions of Community-Engaged Health Research Partnerships Comprising Hispanic Groups and Academic Allies in Indiana
    (Indiana University, 2022-11-29) Gil, Cindy; Armenta, Karla; Espada, Camila; Ontiveros-Salinas, Leonel; Maupome, Gerardo
    Objectives: To analyze perceptions about multiple community-engaged oral health research partnerships with various local Hispanic-serving institutions and community-based organizations occurring in Indiana from 2010 through 2020, via interviews with actors involved in those partnerships. Methods: We designed key informant interview questions based on a literature review to inform the approach at synthesizing perspectives from community partners and academic allies. Statements were categorized using thematic analysis and grounded theory. Lessons Learned: Forty percent of respondents stated that community-engaged research projects connect communities with educational information about dental care and low-cost resources. In terms of capacity building, about half of respondents felt these projects had a positive impact. Conclusions: Community partners defined positive impact as increasing access to dental care educational resources, helping to enhance communication networks through social media with community partners, and contributing to local Hispanic health education through TV, internet, and radio partnerships. The partnerships uniting Hispanic groups and academic allies appear to have helped set a foundation of trust to support current and future efforts in Indiana.
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    Analyzing Perceptions of Community-Engaged Health Research Partnerships Comprising Hispanic Groups and Academic Allies in Indiana
    (IUI Office of Community Engagement, 2022) Gil, Cindy; Armenta, Karla; Espada, Camila; Ontiveros-Salinas, Leonel; Maupome, Gerardo; Epidemiology, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
    Objectives: To analyze perceptions about multiple community-engaged oral health research partnerships with various local Hispanic-serving institutions and community-based organizations occurring in Indiana from 2010 through 2020, via interviews with actors involved in those partnerships. Methods: We designed key informant interview questions based on a literature review to inform the approach at synthesizing perspectives from community partners and academic allies. Statements were categorized using thematic analysis and grounded theory. Lessons Learned: Forty percent of respondents stated that community-engaged research projects connect communities with educational information about dental care and low-cost resources. In terms of capacity building, about half of respondents felt these projects had a positive impact. Conclusions: Community partners defined positive impact as increasing access to dental care educational resources, helping to enhance communication networks through social media with community partners, and contributing to local Hispanic health education through TV, internet, and radio partnerships. The partnerships uniting Hispanic groups and academic allies appear to have helped set a foundation of trust to support current and future efforts in Indiana.
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    Co-creating culturally responsive resources with communities. The challenges of online research
    (2022-04) Garcia, Silvia; Colgan, Susana; Gil, Cindy
    The presentation is about the experience of a team of IUPUI and community researchers doing online research with the participation of a group of parents in the IPS Newcomer program. The research was aimed at producing culturally relevant college and career resources for parents of Newcomer Latino students. The presentation summarizes the challenges of online community-engaged research.
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    Cocreating Culturally Responsive Resources With Communities Using Design-Based Implementation Research: The Challenges of Online Research
    (SAGE Research Methods, 2022-03) Garcia, Silvia; Wolfe, Devin; Fox, Sarah; Gil, Cindy; King, Gloria; Colgan, Susana
    This case study highlights the methodological and practical implications of modifying an investigation with community partners to fit an online format. Research interactions took place between November 2020 and June 2021, under the social distancing restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve Latinx parents/caregivers participated in co-designing culturally relevant college and career readiness resources for Latinx families. A research partnership of two school faculty and a community partner collaborating with university faculty, staff, and students led the study using design-based implementation research (DBIR) as the primary methodological approach. The means of communication and resource sharing with parents were Zoom videoconferencing, WhatsApp text messaging, social media, and phone calls. Parents also received printed materials sent through students attending school under a hybrid modality (face-to-face and online classes). The use of online environments posed challenges in getting participants fully engaged in the co-design process. Some parents lacked technological skills or access to adequate technology, leading to communication barriers in some cases. The implementation phase, a significant component of DBIR, could not be achieved online. This case is about the strategies put forward by the research team to overcome the restrictive research conditions, the adaptations made throughout the process to facilitate community engagement, and lessons learned. It is an invitation to think about the implications of the decisions made by the research team and reflect on creative solutions to address the challenges faced.
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    Como hacer frente al cancer? How to cope with cancer?
    (2021-05) Maupome, Gerardo; Gil, Cindy; Osio, Tere
    The initiative Datos Hispanos produced this flyer with talking points for Latinx communities about how to cope with breast cancer. The flyer in English and Spanish, covers cancer-related topics since cancer is the second leading cause of death among Latinos in Indiana.
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    Guia para el cuidado de los dientes y boca para personas de Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras
    (2019-06) Maupome, Gerardo; Gil, Cindy; Briceno, Firany; Aguilar, Rafael; Armenta, Karla
    This is a dental health navigation manual for the Hispanic population. This group is disproportionately affected by dental health problems, perhaps the worst situation for people from Central America. An advisory group was organized, composed of people from three Central American countries: El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Along with community input, the team developed the “Guia para el cuidado de los dientes y boca” navigation manual.
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    Guia para Padres: Opciones al finalizar la escuela secundaria
    (2021-07) Garcia, Silvia; Colgan, Susana; Fox, Sarah; Gil, Cindy; King, Gloria; Wolf, Devin; Ness, Morgan
    This Parent’s Guide was produced in collaboration with a group of mothers and fathers of the Newcomer Program of the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) who participated in online meetings and activities between September 2020 and June 2021. During the meetings, the parents shared their hopes and dreams about their children's future and their questions and concerns about how to find resources and information to achieve those dreams. The guide was co-developed in response to the information needs raised by parents during the meetings.
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    Que es el Cancer de Seno? What is Breast Cancer?
    (2021-10) Maupome, Gerardo; Gil, Cindy; Osio, Tere
    The initiative Datos Hispanos produced this flyer with talking points for Latinx communities. The flyer covered cancer-related topics since this is the second leading cause of death among Latinos in Indiana.
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    Transition to College and Career among Indiana Latinx Youth
    (IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, 2020-11-15) Garcia, Silvia; Gil, Cindy; King, Gloria
    In Indianapolis, Latinos are the second-largest minority population in public schools after African American students. The Indiana Department of Education reports 134,319 Latino students enrolled in Indiana schools in 2020. The proportion of Latinx students grew from 6.6% in 2008 to 12.8% in 2020 (Indiana Department of Education [IDOE], 2020). Despite this growth, in 2018, the college-going trend within one year of high school graduation among Latinos was 51 percent, the lowest of all ethnic/racial groups (Indiana Commission for Higher Education [ICHE], 2020). In 2018, the average freshman GPA among Latinos (2.5) was lower than the GPA among White (2.7) and Asian (3.0) students (ICHE, 2020). However, there is a significant gap in the literature about Latinx students’ struggles to access post-secondary options. This exploratory research intends to address this gap. The study uses students, parents, and high school teachers' voices to identify barriers, challenges, and opportunities that Latinx high school students in Indianapolis Public Schools find in their transition to meaningful post-secondary options.
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    The VidaSana Study: Recruitment Strategies for Longitudinal Assessment of Egocentric Hispanic Immigrant Networks
    (MDPI, 2018-12-15) Lopez-Owens, Mariana; Starkey, Kristen; Gil, Cindy; Armenta, Karla; Maupomé, Gerardo; Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health
    We disseminate the recruitment strategies used in the five-year VidaSana study (started in 2017) in the Midwest region of the United States, targeting recently arrived Hispanic immigrants. VidaSana aims to follow immigrants within six months of arrival for 24 months to (1) characterize features of networks (personal and community) that improve or undermine dental health; and (2) further refine methods to quantify the evolution of egocentric networks, using social network methodology. We implemented several strategies to promote and recruit potential participants into the study. We collaborate with agents serving Indiana's Hispanic communities using three levels of visibility. The broad level includes radio advertisements, TV interviews, newspaper advertisements, and targeted Facebook advertisements. Intermediate level visibility includes posting flyers in schools, employment agencies, immigrant welcome centers, and Hispanic businesses; making announcements at church/temple and school events; tabling at community, church and school events; and a pervasive adaptation of our strategies to the requirements of our partners. Lastly, the individualized level includes direct referrals by partners through word of mouth. From the initial 13 months of recruitment (494 screened contacts and 202 recruited participants), the most successful recruitment strategies appear to be a combination of intermediate- and individual-level strategies; specifically, face-to-face recruitment at school events, direct referrals from our community partners, and tabling at community/school/church events. The current interim findings and future final findings will help guide recruitment and retention strategies for studies focused on immigrants in the current climate of heightened immigration regulations and enforcement.