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Citation: Cherry, S., deMarrais, K., Keita, C., Davis, M., & Lee, J. (2018). “My Determination Is To Live”: Narratives of African-American Women Who Have Lived with HIV for 10 or More Years. The Qualitative Report, 23(10), 2490-2510. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol23/iss10/14
Abstract: Exploring the experiences of African-American women who have lived with HIV for many years can inform public health practice on how to better serve high-risk populations along the care continuum. To understand the experiences of African-American women who are HIV... Read More
Keywords: HIV/AIDS, African American Women, Womanism, Narrative Inquiry, Analysis of Narrative
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Citation: Arriola, K. R. J., Hermstad, A., Flemming, S. S. C., Honeycutt, S., Carvalho, M. L., Cherry, S. T., ... & Kegler, M. C. (2017). Promoting policy and environmental change in faith-based organizations: description and findings from a mini-grants program. American Journal of Health Promotion, 31(3), 192-199.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.150212-QUAN-724
Abstract: Purpose. The Emory Prevention Research Center’s Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network mini-grant program funded faith-based organizations to implement policy and environmental change to promote healthy eating and physical activity in rural South Georgia. This study describes the existing health... Read More
Keywords: Nutrition Policy, Social Environment, Religion, Exercise, Prevention Research. Manuscript format: research, Research purpose: modeling/relationship testing, Study design: nonexperimental, Outcome measure: behavioral, Setting: local community, Health focus: fitness/physical activity, Strategy: nutrition, policy, Target population age: adults, Target population circumstances: geographic location
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Citation: Robinson, A., Cherry, T. S., Elliott, M., Davis, M., & Bagwell, G. (2016). Leveraging university-community partnerships in rural Georgia: A community health needs assessment template for hospitals.
DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10675.2/621480
Abstract: Background: Under the Affordable Care Act, nonprofit hospitals are required to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years. Using recommendations proposed by Georgia Watch, students and faculty members from the University of Georgia (UGA) conducted a CHNA... Read More
Keywords: HIV/AIDS, African American Women, Womanism, Narrative Inquiry, Analysis of Narrative
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Citation: Pellowski, J. A., Kalichman, S. C., Cherry, S., Conway-Washington, C., Cherry, C., Grebler, T., & Krug, L. (2016). The daily relationship between aspects of food insecurity and medication adherence among people living with HIV with recent experiences of hunger. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50(6), 844-853.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9812-x
Abstract: Background Limited access to resources can significantly impact health behaviors. Previous research on food insecurity and HIV has focused on establishing the relationship between lacking access to nutritious food and antiretroviral (ARV) medication non-adherence in a variety of social contexts.... Read More
Keywords: Food insecurity, HIV/AIDS, Adherence, Alcohol use, Multilevel modeling, HIV/AIDS, African American Women, Womanism, Narrative Inquiry, Analysis of Narrative
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Citation: Raskind, I. G., Woodruff, R. C., Ballard, D., Cherry, S. T., Daniel, S., Haardörfer, R., & Kegler, M. C. (2017). Decision-making processes shaping the home food environments of young adult women with and without children. Appetite, 113, 124-133.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.02.027
Abstract: Although young adult women consume the majority of their total daily energy intake from home food sources, the decision-making processes that shape their home food environments have received limited attention. Further, how decision-making may be affected by the transformative experience of motherhood... Read More
Keywords: Young adult Women, Qualitative research, Body weight, Eating behavior, Southeastern United States, HIV/AIDS, African American Women, Womanism, Narrative Inquiry, Analysis of Narrative
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Citation: Cherry, S., Robinson, A., Jashinsky, J., Bagwell-Adams, G., Elliott, M., & Davis, M. (2017). Rural community health needs assessment findings: access to care and Mental Health. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 11(1), 18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5590/JSBHS.2017.11.1.18
Abstract: This article highlights the qualitative results from focus groups conducted as part of a Community Health Needs Assessments in two rural Georgia communities. Four 1-hr focus groups were facilitated with 32 community stakeholders. Sessions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim.... Read More
Keywords: HIV/AIDS, African American Women, Womanism, Narrative Inquiry, Analysis of Narrative
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Citation: Cherry, S. T., deMarrais, K., & Keita, C. (2020). Medication Adherence Among African American Women Who Have Been HIV Positive for 10 or More Years. Journal of Black Studies, 0021934720921518.
DOI: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0021934720921518
Abstract: Although new HIV infections in African American women have decreased, this population still constitutes the over half of all new HIV infections in women. Risk-reduction interventions and advancements in antiretroviral therapies have helped HIV-positive persons live longer. However, there are... Read More
Keywords: HIV/AIDS, African American women, Health Belief Model, narrative inquiry, HIV/AIDS, African American Women, Womanism, Narrative Inquiry, Analysis of Narrative
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Citation: Cherry, S. T., Cottrell, R. R., & Whipple, K. (2019). Evolution of a Stand-Alone Undergraduate Public Health Program and the Inclusion of a Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program. Pedagogy in Health Promotion, 5(4), 241-245.
DOI: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2373379918824978
Abstract: For over a decade there has been a growing interest in undergraduate public health degree programs and global health careers. To this end, colleges and universities across the United States are training undergraduate students to meet these demands. In 2014,... Read More
Keywords: undergraduate, accreditation, Peace Corps, CEPH, HIV/AIDS, African American Women, Womanism, Narrative Inquiry, Analysis of Narrative
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Institutional Affiliation: University of North Carolina Wilmington
Areas of Expertise: Environmental justice; Global Health; Health equity; Social justice; Health disparities
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