{"id":923,"date":"2025-03-31T15:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/institute-advancement-community-health\/?page_id=923"},"modified":"2025-04-01T14:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:42:05","slug":"advancing-research-that-matters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/institute-advancement-community-health\/center-for-community-action\/advancing-research-that-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Research That Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our initiatives at IACH prioritize community-based research, ensuring that the voices and needs of the community guide the development of solutions that address health disparities and promote fair and just access to health.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a sampling of our work. Please reach out to us at IACH@furman.edu to find out how our team can assist you in providing research solutions.<\/p>\n

Food Insecurity Map<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"In an effort to equip communities to understand and address the problem of food insecurity,\u00a0Food is Medicine South Carolina (FiMSC)<\/a>,\u00a0South Carolina SNAP-Ed<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0Furman University\u2019s Institute for the Advancement of Community Health (IACH)<\/a><\/span>, and\u00a0Openfields\u00a0<\/a><\/span>partnered to develop the\u00a0South Carolina Food Insecurity Risk Map<\/span>, a cutting-edge data resource that visualizes food insecurity risk side-by-side with relevant demographic and health outcome data at the county and census tract levels.<\/p>\n

VIEW THE MAP HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"SC Roadmap\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The SC Roadmap is a collaborative effort to understand and address social drivers of health in our state, including how to better assist South Carolinians in securing stable housing, healthy food, a steady income and access to resources such as medical and dental care. We\u2019re honored to be serving as the Research and Information Lead on the second phase of the Roadmap project. Our IACH Community Action team will work to set up and improve data systems and offer support to help achieve shared goals. Learn more here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publications<\/h3>\n

Community Voice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Implementing a Stakeholder-driven Community Diffusion-informed intervention to create healthier, more equitable systems: A community case study in Greenville County, South Carolina:\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpubh.2023.1034611<\/a><\/p>\n

Community Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Impact of a Primary Care-Based Type II Diabetes Multidisciplinary Clinic on Diabetes Distress: https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/read\/63246914\/hsc-research-showcase-accepted-abstracts-april-2020<\/a><\/p>\n

Impact Analysis of Visual Literacy Training on Medical Decision Making in Telehealth: https:\/\/api.fourwaves.com\/api\/files\/serve\/9ecba5f7-666b-4c89-8b9c-b2b171ce0fad<\/a><\/p>\n

Process Evaluation of a Pilot Food Insecurity Resource Navigation Program Integrated Within Pediatric Primary Care: Utilizing RE-AIM to Inform Program Scale-up: https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/jphmp\/abstract\/2024\/11000\/process_evaluation_of_a_pilot_food_insecurity.28.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Association of perceived physical and social attributes with neighborhood satisfaction among men and women in disadvantaged communities: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.puhe.2017.01.020<\/a><\/p>\n

Personal network characteristics and body mass index: the role of education among black Americans: https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/jpubhealth\/article-pdf\/41\/1\/130\/28546302\/fdy020.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Latinx Community Members’ Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating and Active Living: A CBPR Approach to Combat Childhood Obesity: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.29011\/2577-2228.100248<\/a><\/p>\n

Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

Promoting Healthy Environments in Afterschool Settings: The LiveWell Greenville Afterschool Initiative: https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pcd\/issues\/2018\/18_0164.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

LiveWell in Early Childhood: Results from a two-year pilot intervention to improve nutrition and physical activity policies, systems and environments among early childhood education programs in South Carolina: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8120745\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Healthy Eating\/Nutrition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exploring dietary behavior differences among children by race\/ethnicity and socioeconomic status: https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32557667\/<\/a><\/p>\n

LiveWell in Early Childhood: Results from a two-year pilot intervention to improve nutrition and physical activity policies, systems and environments among early childhood education programs in South Carolina: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8120745\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Development of a Community Coalition to Influence Nutrition and Physical Activity in Early Childhood Education: https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1353\/cpr.2022.0004<\/a><\/p>\n

Process Evaluation of a Pilot Food Insecurity Resource Navigation Program Integrated Within Pediatric Primary Care: Utilizing RE-AIM to Inform Program Scale-up: https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/jphmp\/abstract\/2024\/11000\/process_evaluation_of_a_pilot_food_insecurity.28.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Latinx Community Members’ Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating and Active Living: A CBPR Approach to Combat Childhood Obesity: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.29011\/2577-2228.100248<\/a><\/p>\n

Maternal Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in Pregnant Women with Substance Disorders: https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/read\/63246914\/hsc-research-showcase-accepted-abstracts-april-2020<\/a><\/p>\n

Social Drivers of Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

Impacts of a Medical-Legal Partnership on Clinical Capacity to Address Social Determinants of Health: https:\/\/jech.bmj.com\/content\/76\/11\/956<\/a><\/p>\n

The Upstate Medical-Legal Partnership: Using collaborative technology and a sturdy referral network to address social determinants of health for pediatric and geriatric patients: https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/read\/63246914\/hsc-research-showcase-accepted-abstracts-april-2020<\/a><\/p>\n

Process Evaluation of a Pilot Food Insecurity Resource Navigation Program Integrated Within Pediatric Primary Care: Utilizing RE-AIM to Inform Program Scale-up<\/p>\n

https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/jphmp\/abstract\/2024\/11000\/process_evaluation_of_a_pilot_food_insecurity.28.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Young People\/Youth & Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

Development and testing of a multicomponent obesogenic built environment measures for youth using kernel density estimations: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.healthplace.2019.01.011<\/a><\/p>\n

Exploring dietary behavior differences among children by race\/ethnicity and socioeconomic status: https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32557667\/<\/a><\/p>\n

LiveWell in Early Childhood: Results from a two-year pilot intervention to improve nutrition and physical activity policies, systems and environments among early childhood education programs in South Carolina: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8120745\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Development of a Community Coalition to Influence Nutrition and Physical Activity in Early Childhood Education: https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1353\/cpr.2022.0004<\/a><\/p>\n

Latinx Community Members’ Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating and Active Living: A CBPR Approach to Combat Childhood Obesity: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.29011\/2577-2228.100248<\/a><\/p>\n

Spatial clustering patterns of child weight status in a southeastern US county: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apgeog.2018.07.016<\/a><\/p>\n

An initiative to facilitate park usage, discovery, and physical activity among children and adolescents in Greenville County, South Carolina: https:\/\/stacks.cdc.gov\/view\/cdc\/44317<\/a><\/p>\n

Examining the relationship between park neighborhoods, features, and cleanliness and condition with observed park usage and physical activity: A case study: https:\/\/downloads.hindawi.com\/journals\/jeph\/2017\/7582402.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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