Center for Public Partnerships & Research Scholarly WorksThis collection contains publications by researchers and faculty affiliated with the Center for Public Partnerships & Research.https://hdl.handle.net/1808/135302024-03-29T12:51:58Z2024-03-29T12:51:58ZAdolescents’ interpretations of e-cigarette advertising and their engagement with e-cigarette information: results from five focus groupsChen, YvonnesTilden, ChrisVernberg, Dee Katherinehttps://hdl.handle.net/1808/348352023-11-07T07:07:47Z2019-08-16T00:00:00ZAdolescents’ interpretations of e-cigarette advertising and their engagement with e-cigarette information: results from five focus groups
Chen, Yvonnes; Tilden, Chris; Vernberg, Dee Katherine
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to explore adolescent non-e-cigarette users’ interpretations of e-cigarette advertising and their engagement with e-cigarette information. Given adolescents’ lack of persuasion knowledge and the association between advertising and behaviour, insights from non-users who are heavily targeted by the industry add evidence to a field that mainly focuses on risk perceptions and reasons for experimentation.
DESIGN: Five focus groups were conducted with 39 adolescents (mean = 14.21 years, age range = 12–17, 80% female). Data were analysed using the thematic approach. Results: Three themes were emerged: (1) advertising motivates nonsmokers to use e-cigarettes, (2) there is fascination with the technical and emotional appeals featured in commercials and (3) searching for information about e-cigarettes involves little validation. Adolescents also recalled health and social appeals that are consistent with content analysis of e-cigarette advertising. Further, adolescents used digital platforms and interpersonal sources for information on e-juice ingredients, health effects, accessibility, and price to satisfy their curiosity and justify their use. Very few, however, questioned the trustworthiness of the information.
CONCLUSION: Findings provide support for the implementation of strategies, such as media literacy in public health and media campaigns, and the development of regulations vis-à-vis advertising and access to e-cigarette products to reduce future uptake.
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Psychology & Health on 16 Aug 2019, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2019.1652752
2019-08-16T00:00:00ZKansas Early Childhood Transition Task Force Tour: Preliminary Results from Community Engagement TourHamilton, Stephen N.von Esenwein, Silke A.Counts, Jacqueline Mariehttps://hdl.handle.net/1808/347942023-09-29T06:05:38Z2023-08-01T00:00:00ZKansas Early Childhood Transition Task Force Tour: Preliminary Results from Community Engagement Tour
Hamilton, Stephen N.; von Esenwein, Silke A.; Counts, Jacqueline Marie
Kansas Executive Order 23-01 established the Early Childhood Transition Task Force (ECTTF) and tasked the group with holding a series of meetings across the state to generate public feedback and responses to Kansas’ current early childhood system. To better understand the current situation of early childhood efforts in the State of Kansas, the Kansas ECTTF conducted a statewide tour with virtual and in-person opportunities for participants to reflect on Kansas’ early childhood system.
The participants’ responses were prompted by questions in three different categories: Needs and Barriers, Bright Spots, and State’s Efficiency in Early Child Care and Education. Participants were also asked to rate how hopeful they are that Kansas is going in the right direction in early childhood. The average hope score was high, which conveys trust and confidence from those in attendance.
Based on these findings, the Task Force developed recommendations to improve Kansas’ current early childhood system and the state’s role in it.
2023-08-01T00:00:00ZLinking Community Resilience to Health and WellnessVaziri, NatalieBonnett, MichaelaKennedy, MeaghanGarstka, Terihttps://hdl.handle.net/1808/346912023-08-09T06:05:50Z2023-06-01T00:00:00ZLinking Community Resilience to Health and Wellness
Vaziri, Natalie; Bonnett, Michaela; Kennedy, Meaghan; Garstka, Teri
Community Resilience (CR) is a topic on many people’s minds these days, and
represents a community’s and an individual’s ability to weather adversity, as well as to
adapt and recover. It also represents a community’s strength and readiness to respond
to changes and capitalize on opportunities. Adaptation and recovery are intrinsically
linked to the health and wellness of a community or individual, and measuring the
link between CR and a community’s health is a point of key importance. Community
resilience is complex, so scholars and stakeholders have developed a variety of models
and metrics to measure and identify it. Many of these are linked to health and wellness
outcomes within the community, providing a foundation for the link between the
resilience of a community and the health of the people. Further research is required
as the nature of CR is better defined, but current results provide support for using the
measurement of CR to identify key points of intervention to improve the health and
wellbeing of communities.
2023-06-01T00:00:00ZUsing Social Network Analysis to Link Community Health and Network StrengthBonnett, MichaelaEzeigwe, ChimdiKennedy, MeaghanGarstka, Terihttps://hdl.handle.net/1808/346902023-08-09T06:05:41Z2023-06-01T00:00:00ZUsing Social Network Analysis to Link Community Health and Network Strength
Bonnett, Michaela; Ezeigwe, Chimdi; Kennedy, Meaghan; Garstka, Teri
Social network analysis (SNA) is a technique used to analyze social networks, whether it be composed of people, organizations, physical locations, or objects. It is being increasingly applied across a variety of sectors to gain insight into patterns of behavior and connectivity, the flow of information and behaviors, and to track and predict the effectiveness of interventions or programs. A key area associated with network strength using SNA is the health and wellness of individuals and communities. Both network strength and health and wellness are measured in many ways, which can obfuscate the association, so more consistency and further research is required. Despite this, the existing research using SNA to link characteristics of social networks to health and wellness find that stronger, more connected networks tend to be associated with better health outcomes. These results also present opportunities and insights for effective program implementation in response to disasters, to increase resilience, and to improve outcomes for individuals and communities.
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