Youth participatory action research (YPAR) 2.0: How technological innovation and digital organizing sparked a food revolution in East Oakland

A Akom, A Shah, A Nakai, T Cruz - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This article argues that technological innovation is transforming the flow of information, the
fluidity of social action, and is giving birth to new forms of bottom up innovation that are …

The role of community-based organizations in improving chronic care for safety-net populations

…, R Desai, A Gopalan, T Cruz… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Board Family Med
Introduction: Social determinants of health (SDoH) influence health outcomes and contribute
to disparities in chronic disease in vulnerable populations. To inform health system …

Combining Mixed Methods and Community-Based Participatory Research Approaches to Identify Neighborhood-Level Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Guan, T Cruz, J Sowell, B Mattias… - Journal of Mixed …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The intersection of mixed methods and community-based participatory research (MMCBPR)
provides a promising approach to address health inequities. Drawing from strengths of …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing alignment of patient and clinician perspectives on community health resources for chronic disease management

…, MS Pantell, R Desai, A Akom, A Shah, T Cruz… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Addressing social determinants of health (SDoH) is associated with improved clinical
outcomes for patients with chronic diseases in safety-net settings. This qualitative study …

[HTML][HTML] Dignified Resources and Coping Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Qualitative Study of Racially and Economically Marginalized Communities

A Guan, T Cruz, J Sowell, B Mathias… - Journal of Racial and …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), racially and economically
marginalized communities experienced a disproportionate burden of disease and social …

Piloting a spatial mixed method for understanding neighborhood tobacco use disparities

LM Holmes, J McQuoid, A Shah, T Cruz, A Akom… - Social Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The tobacco retail environment is where most advertising dollars are spent. However, most
research on the retail environment has not methodologically situated tobacco retailers as part …

[HTML][HTML] Building smart, resilient communities and schools: Using a technology platform to transform the social determinants of education with our nation's most …

A Akom, A Shah, T Cruz - Green schools catalyst quarterly, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Young people spend more time in school than anywhere else outside of home (National
Research Council, 2007). By the time a young person graduates from high school, they have …

[PDF][PDF] Mapping 2 Mobilize & People Powered Place-Making

A Shah, T Cruz, A Akom - streetwyze.com
… Editors Aekta Shah, MA, & Tessa CruzTessa Cruz is the Director of Outreach and
Engagement for Streetwyze and has seven years of experience in community engagement …

Developing a digital user-centered community resource mapping tool for safety-net patients in San Francisco.

…, J Miramontes, J Fields, A Gopalan, T Cruz… - AMIA, 2020 - apha.confex.com
… Anupama Cemballi, MA 1 , Kim Nguyen, ScD, MPH 1 , Beth Berrean, MLIS, DMBA 2 , Anjali
Gopalan, MD, MS 3 , Tessa Cruz 4 , Aekta Shah, PhD 5 , Antwi Akom, PhD 4 , Urmimala …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of social and structural COVID-19 disparities by sexual orientation, gender identity, and race/ethnicity in an urban environment

MM Ruprecht, X Wang, AK Johnson, J Xu, D Felt… - Journal of Urban …, 2021 - Springer
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread social, psychological, and economic
impacts. However, these impacts are not distributed equally: already marginalized …