Coordinación General de Comunicación y Agenda Digital del Gobierno del estado de Puebla

collaboration  with  local,  state,  national  or  international  health  agencies  and  community-­‐ based  organizations.    Formal  research  agreements  with  such  agencies  should  be  

identified.)    

BYU’s  public  health  program  community-­‐based  research  activities  focus  on  domestic  settings  but   also  include  work  in  developing  countries  and  in  more  industrialized  countries.  Current  

community-­‐based  research  activities  and  institutional  affiliations  appear  below  and  support  the   mission  statement.  

Table  3.1.b.    Community-­‐based  Research  Activities,  Institutional  Affiliations  &  Formal  Agreements  

Research  Activity   Objective(s)   Institutional  Partners   Formal  

Agreement   Academic  Health  

Department:  Family  and   Community  Health   Research  Institute  

Promote  health  outcomes  of  the   family  and  community  through   community-­‐based  partnerships   (see  Resource  File  1.4)  

Utah  County  Health  

Department   Yes  

Health  in  All  Iowa   Planning  Policies:   Creating  Communities   with  Healthier  Choices    

To  determine  the  perspectives,   awareness,  and  interest  of   development  planners,  policy   makers,  planning  commissioners,   planning  educators  and  students   regarding  Health  in  All  Policies,   health  impact  assessment,  and   health  lens  analysis.    

Iowa  Cancer  Consortium   and  Iowa  American   Planning  Association  

Health  in  All  Policies:   Speaking  the  Same   Language  of  Health   across  Sectors  

To  determine:  (1)  the  awareness  of   public  health  

professionals/practitioners  on  how   health  is  perceived,  defined,  and   valued  by  development  planners;   (2)  readiness  of  public  health   professionals/practitioners  to   “network,  coordinate,  cooperate”   with  development  planners  and   “build  upon  each  other’s”   knowledge  and  strengths  in  a   shared  interest  in  health  and   healthy  communities;  (3)  strategies   for  working  collaboratively  across   sectors  in  translating  Health  in  All   Policies  at  the  community  level.    

Iowa  Cancer  Consortium   and  Iowa  Public  Health   Association    

Yes  

Enhancing   Interdisciplinary   Communication:   Bridging  the  Gap   Between  Environmental   Health  and  Planning  in   Iowa    

To  determine  the  need  for  and   importance  of  educating  

environmental  health  professionals   on  development  planning  

processes  to  facilitate  collaboration   across  sectors  and  the  integration   of  development  planning  policies   and  plans  in  environmental  health-­‐ based  programs  and  measures.  

Iowa  Cancer  Consortium   and  Iowa  Environmental   Health  Association    

Yes  

Prevention  of   Adolescent  Risk  

Behaviors  in  Cusco,  Peru  

Prevent  teen  pregnancy  by   changing  attitudes,  beliefs,  self-­‐ efficacy  and  family  support.    

Universidad  San  Antonio   Abod  de  Cusco    

 In  progress   Reducing  Stunting  and  

Wasting  of  Young   Children  in  Select   Developing  Settings  

Develop  curriculum  

for  use  by  in-­‐field  coordinators  to   increase  knowledge,  attitudes  and   self-­‐efficacy  related  to  key  health   behaviors.    

Liahona  Children’s  

Foundation    In  progress  

Novel  Approaches   to  Achieve  Sustainable   Weight  Loss  

Identify  the  characteristics     of  an  effective  approach  to  bite   counting.    

SmartBites   Yes  

A  Computational  Health   Science  Assessment  of   Adolescent  Unwanted   Online  Experiences  

To  better  understand  the  degree  to   which  adolescents  are  exposed  to   and  impacted  by  unwanted  online   content.  

iKeepSafe  (non-­‐profit)   Yes  

Social  Cognitive  Factors   Associated  with  

Residential  Radon   Resting  in  Utah  County,   Utah  

Understand  factors  associated  with   Utah  County  resident’s  radon   testing  behaviors.      

Utah  County  Health  

Department   Yes  

Chemical  

Characterization  and   Assessment  of  Infants’   PM2.5  Exposures  Based   on  Time-­‐Activity   Patterns  Using  GPS-­‐ Enabled  Personal   Exposure  Monitors  

Identify  how  time-­‐activity  patterns   influence  infants’  exposures  to   PM2.5  and  chemical  constituents   found  in  air  pollution.    

RTI,  International,   Research  Triangle  Park,   North  Carolina  

Knowledge  of   Prescription  and   Alternative  Medications   During  Pregnancy   among  Hispanics  in  Utah   County,  Utah  

Understand  medication  use  and   misuse  during  pregnancy  within   this  demographic,  to  foster   improved  healthcare   communication  and  healthy   pregnancy.  

Mountainlands   Community  Health   Center,  Provo,  Utah  

Yes  

Educational  

Intervention  to  Improve   Knowledge  and  

Understanding  of  TB   Disease,  Testing,   Diagnosis,  Treatment,   And  Prevention  Among   Hispanics  in  Utah   County,  Utah  

Improve  knowledge  base  of  Utah   County  Hispanics  at  risk  for  TB.  

Utah  County  Health   Department,  TB   Program  

No  

Prenatal  Nutrition  in   Resettled  Bhutanese   Refugees  in  Utah  

Assess  nutrition  in  Bhutanese   refugees  in  Utah,  relative  to  making   nutrition  recommendations  to   ensure  healthy  pregnancy.  

Bhutanese  Community   in  Utah  (nonprofit)  

No  

Occupational  Health   Risks  in  Brick  Kilns  of   the  Kathmandu  Valley  

Determine  exposures  to  

occupational  health  hazards  among   brick-­‐kiln  workers.  

Workplace  Health   Without  Borders,   Kathmandu  University  

Yes   Injury  Prevention  at  

Commercial  Trampoline   Gyms  in  Utah  County,   Utah  

(1)  Derive  a  data-­‐set  of  basic   demographic  information  of   trampoline  traumatic  injury   patients  to  better  understand   which  populations  to  target  with   any  future  interventions.  (2)   Identify  the  injury  patterns  of   trampoline  gym  trauma  patients   including  prehospital/hospital  GCS,   ISS,  and  ICD-­‐9  codes.  (3)  Identify   which,  if  any,  protective  measures   are  being  utilized.  (4)  Identify  the   medical  impact  of  trampoline   injuries  including  ICU  LOS,  hospital   LOS,  interventions  implemented,   patient  outcome,  and  disposition   (d/c  to  home,  rehab  with  LOS,  etc).   (5)  Use  the  above  information  to   formulate  and  direct  a  countywide   public  health  intervention  in   conjunction  with  the  Utah  County   Health  Department  and  a  coalition   of  all  of  the  trampoline  gym   owners  to  mitigate  morbidity  and   mortality  from  trampoline  gym   injuries.    

Utah  Valley  Regional   Medical  Center    

Impact  Analysis  of   Various  Field  Programs  

Using  data  collected  by  

independent  research  groups  in   various  countries  where  Freedom   From  Hunger  (FFH)  works  with   country  partners,  evaluate  the   impact  of  various  FFH  programs   aimed  at  improving  the  health  and   financial  development  of  women   and  families  

Freedom  From  Hunger,   Various  country   partners  depending  on   particular  project  

No  

Service  Learning:  Using   Class-­‐Based  Projects  to   Do  Community  Research   for  Partnering  

Organizations  

Provide  data,  recommendations,   and  tools  for  public  health   advocacy;  experience  for  students   to  collect,  manage,  and  present   data,  and  use  for  public  health   advocacy  

American  Heart   Association  

Utah  Parent-­‐Teachers   Association.  

Utah  Department  of   Transportation  

No