Research Handbook on Health Education, Health Promotion and Diversity

Edited by Raffy R. Luquis, Professor of Biobehavioral Health, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg and Miguel A. Pérez, Professor of Public Health, Department of Public Health, California State University, Fresno, USA

• Contents1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Health Education, HealthPromotion, and Diversity 1Raffy R. Luquis and Miguel A. PérezPART I FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH IN HEALTH EDUCATION,HEALTH PROMOTION, AND DIVERSITY92 Health education research process and overview of research designs 10Deborah A. Fortune, Irene A. Doherty, Krista D. Mincey and SerondaA. Robinson3 Qualitative research in health education and health promotion 26Juan Antonio Córdova Hernández and Azure Pellegrino4 Culturally competent and responsive research in health education andhealth promotion 45Raffy R. Luquis5 Social determinants of health and health promotion research 58Javier Emilio Rodríguez Zabala, Luz Marina Alonso Palacio andMartha Peñuela-Epalza6 Conducting research with diverse populations 72Miguel A. Pérez, Kenneth Perez and Daniel Perez7 Evaluation and research related to health education and health promotion 88Andrea Lopez, Chia Thao and Kara Zografos8 Ethical considerations when conducting health education and healthpromotion research 100Tanisha D. Garcia and Mary A. Garza9 Evidence-based and informed practices in health education and healthpromotion research 115Cam Escoffery and Shacoria AndersonPART II RESEARCH APPROACHES IN HEALTH EDUCATION ANDHEALTH PROMOTION13010 The incorporation of cultural and linguistic competency and health literacyinto research methodologies 131Manal Samaha and Nesreen Gusbi11 Recruitment of diverse populations into public health research 150Dominick L. Sturz12 Leveraging community health workers to support research studies withdiverse populations 167William A. Calo and Jennifer L. Kraschnewski13 Focus groups and interviews as research tools in health education andhealth promotion 181Heather L. Stuckey and Candace R. Bordner14 Integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion into research methodologies 193Shanil Kumar and María Fernanda Durón-Ramos15 Public health critical race praxis and methodological counterstorytelling 209Natalie J. Bradford, Rebekah Israel Cross, James Huỳnh, Taylor B.Rogers and Mienah Z. Sharif16 Integration of digital tools in health education research 224Amar KanekarPART III LESSONS LEARNED FROM CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITHDIVERSE POPULATIONS23717 Community-engaged health promotion research with sexual and genderminorities 238Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz and Derek T. Dangerfield II18 Health education research with Black/African Americans 252Antonio J. Gardner, Wanda Martin Burton and Ashley White Jones19 Increasing representation of Hispanics/Latinos in health research: a call toaction 271Ninfa Peña-Purcell20 Health education research with Asian Americans 287Jordan Kozuki and Raffy R. Luquis21 Health education research with immigrant and refugee populations 300Miguel A. Pérez and Alex D. Perez22 Rural health: drivers, disparities, and directions for research 316Danielle C. Rhubart, Lori A. Francis and Yiping Li23 Inclusion of people with disabilities in health research 335Jenette L. Smith and Madelyn J. Smith24 Health research with the older adult 350William L.H. Dailey and Miguel A. Pérez

‘This Research Handbook features an impressive group of scholars presenting essential information focused on cultural competence in health education and health promotion research. Especially significant are individual chapters addressing research considerations pertaining to a wide range of minoritized groups. It is a valuable resource for promoting meaningful professional preparation and culturally sensitive research practice.’