Working with an environmental justice community: Nurse observation, assessment, and intervention

Amiri, Azita; Shuang, Zhao

doi:10.1111/nuf.12327

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“…EJ is defined as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies” (EPA, ). Nurses have played an important role in developing EJ body of knowledge and linking it to health disparities (Adams et al, ; Amiri & Zhao, , ; Flaskerud et al, ; Lee et al, ). EJ research aims to identify the relationship between the disproportionate burden of environmental risks associated with those underrepresented in decision‐making, racially diverse, marginalized, and disadvantaged populations.…”

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Advancing the symptom science model with environmental health

Castner¹,

Amiri

Rodriguez

et al. 2019

Public Health Nursing

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Objective: Globally, indoor and outdoor pollutants are leading risk factors for death and reduced quality of life. Few theories explicitly address environmental health within the nursing discipline with a focus on harmful environmental exposures. The objective here is to expand the National Institutes of Health Symptom Science Model to include the environmental health concepts of environmental endotype (causative pathway) and environmental exposure. Design: Meleis' research to theory strategy for theory refinement was used. Research workshop proceedings, environmental health nursing research expert consensus, panelist research trajectories, and review of the literature were utilized as data sources. Results: Ongoing emphasis on the physical environment as a key determinant of health and theoretical perspectives for including environmental exposures and endotypes in symptom science are presented. Definitions of these concepts, further developed, are provided. Recommendations to strengthen environmental health nursing research and practice through capacity building/infrastructure, methods/outcomes, translational/clinical research, and basic/mechanistic research are included. Conclusion: The revised model deepens theoretical support for clinical actions that include environmental modification, environmental health education, and exposure reduction. This modification will enable a middle-range theory and shared mental model to inspire the prioritization of environmental health in nursing leadership, research, practice, and education. K E Y W O R D S endotype, Environmental Health Science, environmental justice, exposure, nursing theory, Symptom Science Model | 717 CASTNER ET Al.

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Advancing the symptom science model with environmental health

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Rodriguez

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“…found that community members were effectively engaged in project designs and data collection (Amiri & Zhao, 2019a;Brickle & Evans-Agnew, 2017;Evans-Agnew, 2016;Postma et al, 2014). Researchers who used participatory methods highlighted the importance of a deep appreciation for the culture and environmental concerns of participants, and recommended these types of research strategies for future EJ research (Amiri & Zhao, 2019a;Butterfield et al, 2009;Coppens et al, 2000;Postma, 2008;Postma et al, 2014;Rothman et al, 1999;Severtson et al, 2002). When evaluating their PAR method, researchers learned that engaging in conversation with a few key people of an Indigenous population would have offered a better way to assess environmental and health concerns than a mailed survey (Severtson et al, 2002).…”

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“…Three articles studied effective advocacy strategies (Amiri & Zhao, 2019a;Perry, 2005;Postma, 2008). In Postma (2008), the researcher evaluated how farmworkers negotiated 'empowerment'…”

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Nursing strategies for environmental justice: A scoping review

LeClair

Watts

Zahner

2020

Public Health Nursing

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Objective: To describe types of strategic actions nurses take to promote environmental justice (EJ) through research, education, advocacy, and practice (REAP) reported in peer-reviewed literature. Design and Sample:A scoping review of literature was conducted that described EJ nursing strategies and included nurses listed as authors, subjects, partners, or organizational members. The sample consisted of 35 articles, representing 24 primary research studies and 11 nonresearch articles. Data were separately analyzed by research and nonresearch articles for a clearer understanding of evidence-based strategies within domains of REAP. Results: Articles in the sample highlighted the importance of authentic community partnership and represented diversity of nursing strategies that addressed a range of environmental exposures and subsequent health and racial inequities. Climate justice, a concept that emerged from the EJ movement and intersects with planetary health, is a recent focus in professional nursing. Conclusions: This scoping review establishes an understanding of the extent of nursing knowledge and research in EJ and lays the groundwork for further research on effective EJ nursing strategies. Community-Based Participatory Research/ Participatory Action Research methods are fundamental for EJ research, and further theoretical development is needed to guide evaluation of EJ nursing strategies for education, advocacy, and practice.

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“…CBPR engages nontraditional partners and honors their unique contributions at all phases of the research process from prioritizing the research needs to disseminating the findings (Cornwall & Gaventa, 2001;Gaventa & Cornwall, 2006;Israel, Schulz, Parker, & Becker, 1998;Mendenhall et al, 2010;Minkler, Blackwell, Thompson, & Tamir, 2003;Minkler & Wallerstein, 2008;O'Toole, Aaron, Chin, Horowitz, & Tyson, 2003;Viswanathan et al, 2004). Nurse educators and nurse researchers have a long and successful history of implementing CBPR in a manner that allows community knowledge to be integrated into interventions and the research process so that it is more culturally acceptable (Amiri & Zhao, 2019;Arlotti, Cottrell, Lee, & Curtin, 1998;Mahrer-Imhof, Hediger, Naef, & Bruylands, 2014;Prieto, Zuleta, & Rodrı´guez, 2017;Rossman, Greene, & Meier, 2015).…”

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Development and Evaluation of a Blood Glucose Monitoring YouTube Video for Marshallese Patients Using a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach

McElfish

Rowland

Riklon

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Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

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The purpose of this study was to (a) describe the development of a culturally appropriate glucose monitoring video using a community-based participatory research approach and (b) assess the cultural appropriateness and effectiveness of the video. The topic of the video—using a glucometer and the importance of performing blood glucose checks—was chosen by Marshallese community stakeholders. The video was produced in Marshallese with English subtitles and disseminated through YouTube. Participants were recruited from August 16, 2016 to September 12, 2016 in a diabetes clinic that serves Marshallese patients in northwest Arkansas. Fifty participants completed a survey at pre- and postintervention, with questions capturing demographic information and questions on glucose monitoring self-efficacy using an adapted version of the Stanford Patient Education Research Center's Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale. Twenty of those participants who completed the survey also completed semistructured interviews that assessed cultural appropriateness and effectiveness of the video. Participants reported significant increases in self-efficacy related to glucometer use and the importance of performing blood glucose checks ( p < .001) and a 1.45% reduction in A1C between preintervention and 12 weeks postintervention ( p = .006). Qualitative results indicated the video was both culturally appropriate and effective. The findings of this study were consistent with evidence in the literature, which shows health education videos can be effective at improving health behaviors. Using a community-based participatory research approach to prioritize video topics, and including members of the community in the creation and dissemination of the videos, could aid in ensuring the videos are effective and culturally appropriate.

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Working with an environmental justice community: Nurse observation, assessment, and intervention

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Advancing the symptom science model with environmental health

Advancing the symptom science model with environmental health

Nursing strategies for environmental justice: A scoping review

Development and Evaluation of a Blood Glucose Monitoring YouTube Video for Marshallese Patients Using a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach

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