Name
PS1 - Reducing Racism-Related Health Disparities: “With An Ear for the Beats of Different and Wounded Hearts”
Description

This session will include research evidence of racism in the occurrence of health disparities that plague many communities of color, particularly those in low-income areas. Additionally, in this session a community-based research and intervention approach to reduce racism-related and other health disparities will be set forth and described. Finally, examples of how this approach has been effectively used in low-income Black communities to reduce a health disparity disease and/or increase health promoting behaviors will be presented.

Date & Time
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speakers
Carolyn Tucker, Research Professor in the Department of Psychology; and Licensed Clinical Psychologist, University of Florida
Carolyn Tucker
Content Level
All Audience
Session Type
Plenary
Location Name
Lone Star ABC & Corr.
Objective 1
List at least 3 published findings evidencing racism-related health outcomes.
Objective 2
List at least 3 actions that the community-based participatory research model requires of researchers
Objective 3
List the defining characteristics of patient-centered culturally sensitive health care
Content Reference 1

Roncoroni, J. & Tucker, C. M. Radical Healing Community-Based Participatory Research to Eliminate Health Disparities. The Counseling Psychologist. 2024, Vol.52(4) 551-580. DOI: 10.1177/00110000241234311

Content Reference 2

Wippold, Tucker, C. M. Tucker, Farishta, A. Kim, E. Hill, R. Burwell, A. Sapia, P. An in-person and technology-implemented holistic health promotion program for older Black adults in low-income communities, Journal of the National Medical Association, Volume 116, Issue 1, 2024, 83-92, ISSN 0027-9684, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2023.12.008.

Content Reference 3

Tucker, C. M., Wippold, G. M., Roncoroni, J., Henry, M. A., Klein, K. G., Garrepy, M., Ateyah, W., Burwell, A., Walker, H., Clements, L.M. Kelly Pryor, & Fullwood, D. Impact of the Health-Smart Holistic Program: A CBPR Approach to Improve Health and Prevent Adverse Outcomes for Black Older Adults. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion. 2022, Vol. 0(0) 1-19. DOI:10.1177/2632077022/099586

Content Reference 4

Tucker, C. M., Anton, S.D., Wippold, G. M., Marsiske, M., Bilello, L. A., Henry, M. A., Shah, N. R., Gautam, S. P., Klein, K. G., Matthews, A., Webb, F., & Desmond, F. Promoting weight-loss maintenance among Black women primary care patients: A Cluster RCT of A Culturally Sensitive versus Standard Behavioral Approach. Clinical Obesity. 2022; e12553. https://doi.org/10.111/cob.12553

Content Reference 5

Tucker, C.M., Wippold, G.M., Roncoroni, J., Henry, M.A., Klein, M.A., Garrepy, M., Ateyah, W., Burwell, A., Walker, H., Clements, L.M., Kelly Pryor, B.N., & Fullwood, D. (2022). Impact of a Health-Smart Holistic Health Program for Seniors on Their Mental Health and Health Outcomes. Prevention and Health Promotion. doi: 10.1177/26320770221099586 Tucker, C. M., Roncoroni, J., Klein, K. G., Derias, T. O., Ateyah, W., Williams, J., Nmezi, N. A., Shah, N. R., Bilello, L. A., & Anton, S. (2021). Views of Black women patients with obesity on desired and undesired weight-focused clinical encounters. Clinical obesity, e12468.