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Translating Health Equity Research Findings Into Meaningful Community- and Systems-Level Change, Little Rock,
Eric K Soule1, Dina M Jones1, Molly Heym1
1Eric K. Soule, Molly Heym, and Anne Marie Coffey are with the Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Dina M. Jones, Carol E. Cornell, and Pebbles Fagan are with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. Mignonne C. Guy is with the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. All authors are also with the Center for Research, Health, and Social Justice, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
Abstract:
We identified strategies needed to translate research findings into systems-level change. In Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2022 and 2023, academic and community partners provided statements completing a prompt that related to strategies for translating research into practice to eliminate health disparities. Participants sorted the statements by theme and rated the statements on importance and feasibility. We identified six themes, and community engagement was represented in each theme. Community engagement should be central in strategies for translating research findings into practice. (Am J Public Health. 2025;115(S2):S116-S119. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308145).
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