title: Culturally Grounded Prevention for Minority Youth Populations: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
abstract: Contemporary prevention science has focused on the application of cultural adaptations of evidence-based prevention programs for minority youth populations. Far less is known about culturally grounded methods that are intended to organically develop prevention programs within specific populations and communities. This article systematically reviews recent literature on culturally grounded interventions used to prevent health disparities in ethnic minority youth populations. In this review, we assessed 31 peer-reviewed articles published in 2003 or later that fit inclusionary criteria pertaining to the development and evaluation of culturally grounded prevention programs. The evaluated studies indicated different approaches toward cultural grounding, as well as specific populations, geographic regions, and health issues that have been targeted. Specifically, the findings indicated that most of the studies focused on the development and evaluation of culturally grounded HIV/STI and substance abuse prevention programs for Mexican-American, African American, and American Indian/Alaska Native youth residing in the South or Southwestern US. These studies largely relied on community-based participatory or qualitative research methods to develop programs from the "ground up." This review has implications for the development of future culturally grounded and culturally adapted prevention programs targeting underserved minority youth populations and geographic regions. Specifically, it identifies populations and regions where culturally grounded prevention efforts are underdeveloped or non-existent, providing some scientific direction for the future development of these types of programs.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lauricella
authors.affiliation: Asian Counseling and Referral Service, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Valdez
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Hawai'i Pacific University, 45-045 Kamehameha Hwy., NA #3, Kaneohe, HI, 96744, USA. sokamoto@hpu.edu.
authors.forename: Scott K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Helm
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Hawai'i Pacific University, 45-045 Kamehameha Hwy., NA #3, Kaneohe, HI, 96744, USA.
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zaremba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D065246:Culturally Competent Care / Q000379:methods; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods; D015397:Program Evaluation
keywords: Culturally grounded prevention; Health disparities; Health promotion; Minority youth