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    Research & Publications

    Here is a curated list of academic research and publications involving REACHUP’s programs and impact.

     

    1. Wilson, R. E., Obure, R., Salihu., H.M., Berry, E. L., Austin, D.A. (in press). Effectiveness of a 24/7 Dad ® curriculum in improving father involvement: Profiles of engagement. Int J MCH AIDS.
    2. Obure, R., Salihu, H. M., Aggarwal, A., Turner, A. E., Berry, E. L., Austin, D. A., Wudil, U. J., Aliyu, M.H., & Wilson, R.E. (in press). Evaluation of an evidence-based and community-responsive fatherhood training program: Providers’ perspective. Int J MCH AIDS.
    3. Salihu H.M., Wilson R.E., Berry E.L. (2018). The CI Index (CII): A new instrument to evaluate and foster collaborative partnership in public health. Int J MCH AIDS, 7(1):207-216. DOI: 10.21106/ijma.265 mchandaids.org
    4. Wilson R.E., Salihu H.M., Salemi J.L., Patel P., Daas R., Berry E. (2017). Effectiveness of a federal healthy start program in reducing infant mortality. J Health Dispar Res Pract, 10(3), 87-95. http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/
    5.  Abraham A. Salinas-Miranda, Lindsey M King, Hamisu M. Salihu, Estrellita Lo Berry, Deborah Austin, Susan Nash, Evangeline Best, Lillian Cox, Georgette King, Conchita Burpee, Julie Baldwin. (2017). Exploring the Life Course Perspective in Maternal and Child Health through Community-Based Participatory Focus Groups: Social Risks Assessment.  Journal of Health Disparities and Research and Practice, 10(1): 143-166. URL: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1497&context=jhdrp
    6. Salihu-H., Salinas-Miranda, A.A., Turner, D., King-Kennedy, L., Paothong, A., Austin, D., Berry, E.L. (2016). Usability of a low-cost Android-based data collection system for community-based participatory research in maternal and child health. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research Education and Action, 10(2): 265-273. Doi: 1353/cpr.2016.0026
    7. August E.M., Salihu H.M., de la Cruz C.Z., Mbah A.K., Alio A.P., Lo Berry E. (2015) A quasi-experimental design to assess the effectiveness of the federal healthy start in reducing preterm birth among obese mothers. J Prim Prev. 36(3):205-12. doi: 10.1007/s10935-015-0389-0
    8. Salihu, H.M., Salinas-Miranda, A.A., Wang, W., Turner, D., Berry, E.L., Zoorob, R. (2015). Community Priority Index: Utility, Applicability and Validation for Priority Setting in Community-Based Participatory Research. J Public Health Res, 4(443): 76-81. doi:  4081/jphr.2015.443.
    9. Salinas-Miranda, A.A., Salemi, J.L., King-Kennedy, L.M., Baldwin, J.A., Berry, E.L., Austin, D., Scarborough, K., Spooner, K.K.,  Zoorobi , R.J., & Salihu, H.M. (2015). Adverse childhood experiences and health-related quality of life in adulthood: revelations from a community needs assessment. Health Qual Life Outcomes,13(123): 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0323-4. URL: http://biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12955-015-0323-4
    10. Briscoe, R.V., Mowery, D., Berry, E. & Austin, D. (2014). Behavioral health outcomes: Strength-based Strategies with Black communities.  In T. P. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.), Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion, 2nd, Vol. 1, (pp. 461-479). New York: Springer. doi 10.1007/978-1-4614-5999-6
    11. Salihu, H.M., August, E.M., Mbah, A.K., Alio, A.P., Berry, E.L., and Aliyu, M.H. (2014). Impact of a federal healthy start program on feto-infant morbidity associated with absent fathers: A quasi-experimental study. Matern Child Health J, 18(9), 2054-60. DOI 10.1007/s10995-014-1451-x
    12. Alio, A. P., Lewis, A. C., Scarborough, K., Harris, K., & Fiscella, K. (2013). A community perspective on the role of fathers during pregnancy: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13(60). DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-60. URL: http://biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/13/60
    13. Salihu HM, August EM, Mbah AK, de Cuba RJ 2nd, Alio AP, Rowland-Mishkit V, Berry EL. (2012). The impact of birth spacing on subsequent feto-infant outcomes among community enrollees of a federal healthy start project. J Community Health. 37(1):137-142. DOI 10.1007/s10900-011-9427-x.  Epub 2011 Jun 9. PMID: 21656254
    14. Salihu, H .M., August, E. M., Mbah, A. K., Alio, A. P., de Cuba, R., 2nd, Jaward ,F. M., & Berry, E. L. (2011). Effectiveness of a federal healthy start program in reducing the impact of particulate air pollutants on feto-infant morbidity outcomes. Maternal and Child Health Journal. Advance online publication. doi 10.1007/s10995-011-0854-1
    15. Salihu, H. M., August, E. M., Alio, A. P., Jeffers, D., Austin, D., & Berry, E. (2011). Community-Academic partnerships to reduce black-white disparities in infant mortality in Florida. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, And Action, 5(1), 53-66. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2011.0009
    16. Salihu, H., August, E. M., Jeffers, D., Mbah, A. K., Alio, A. P., & Berry, E. L. (2011). Effectiveness of a Federal Healthy Start program in reducing primary and repeat teen pregnancies: Our experience over the decade.  Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 24 (3), 153-160. doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2011.01.001
    17. Salihu, H. M., Mbah, A. K., Jeffers, D., Alio, A. P. & Berry, L. (2009). Healthy Start Program and feto-infant morbidity outcomes: Evaluation of program effectiveness. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 13(1), 56-65. doi 10.1007/s10995-008-0400-y
    18. Quinn, G. P., August, E. M., Austin, D., Keefe, C., Bernadotte, C., Scarborough, K., & Jeffers, D. (2009). High risk community—men’s perceptions of black infant mortality: A qualitative inquiry. American Journal of Men’s Health, 3, 224 – 237. doi:10.1177/1557988308319008
    19. Luke, S., Salihu, H. M., Alio, A. P., Mbah, A. K., Jeffers, D., Berry, E. L. & Mishkit, V. R. (2009). Risk factors for major antenatal depression among low-income African American women. Journal of Women’s Health, 18 (11), 1841-1846
    20. Jevitt, C., Zapata, L., Harrington, M. & Berry, E. (2006). Screening for perinatal depression with limited psychiatric resources can be effective.  Journal of American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 11(6), 359-363. doi: 10.1177/1078390305284530