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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Community Forums as Amplifiers of Communities' Voices: Isolated Communities in Puerto Rico.

Yashira M Sánchez Colón, Edna Acosta Pérez, Mayra L Roubert Rivera, Marizaida Sánchez Cesáreo, Christine Miranda Diaz, Glenda L Ortiz, Jean C Meléndez González, Valeria M Schleier Albino, Laura Mora Lemus

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Current State of Home Health Care in Puerto Rico.Puerto Rico health sciences journal · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yashira M Sánchez ColónPublic Health Program, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce Research Institute-Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc., Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, Ponce 00716, Puerto Rico.
Edna Acosta PérezCenter for Sociomedical Research and Evaluation, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico.
Mayra L Roubert RiveraPublic Health Program, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce Research Institute-Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc., Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, Ponce 00716, Puerto Rico.
Marizaida Sánchez CesáreoCenter for Sociomedical Research and Evaluation, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico.
Christine Miranda DiazInstitute of Research, Education, and Services in Addiction (IRESA), Internal Medicine Department, Universidad Central del Caribe, Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, Bayamón 00956, Puerto Rico.
Glenda L OrtizClinical Research Center, Universidad Central del Caribe, Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, Bayamón 00956, Puerto Rico.
Jean C Meléndez GonzálezGrupo Nexos, Inc., San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico.
Valeria M Schleier AlbinoEnvironmental Health Department, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico.
Laura Mora LemusCommunity Health and Research Council for the Hispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research, San Juan 00936, Puerto Rico.

Funding

Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM133807 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI BONILLA-FELIX, MELVIN · 2020 to 2024
$17.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM133807
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social determinants of health contribute to health disparities and inequities. We conducted a community forum on the topic of isolation with the objectives of (1) identifying and prioritizing key health-related issues needing attention in isolated communities in Puerto Rico; (2) developing strategies in terms of Policies, Programs, and Practices to address the community priorities we identified. We used the triangulation method for qualitative data, integrating the Colorado State University's Tri-ethnic Center Model and the Delphi Technique for a better understanding of community health needs and priorities. The five community health-related priorities identified in the community forum were: (1) access to health services (physical and mental); (2) older adults; (3) access to basic services; (4) preparedness for future disasters/emergencies; and (5) COVID-19 and access to vaccination. The Alliance Leaders and Advisory Boards understand that we will work with the priorities of preparedness for future natural disasters/emergencies and COVID-19 and access to vaccination. Fifteen strategies were developed for these priorities and were grouped into five areas that require more attention in order to reduce health disparities. Isolated communities in Puerto Rico present an intersectionality of factors that affect a wide range of health-related risks and outcomes.

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COVID-19DisastersAgedEmergenciesHumansPublic HealthPuerto Ricocommunity forumhealth prioritiesHispanic Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research (Alliance)isolationPuerto Ricosocial determinants of health

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