Jackson Higginbottom, MPH
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Jackson Higginbottom, MPH, is a public health practitioner working at the intersection of behavior change, health communications, and community engagement. He leads the Initiative for Strategic Health Communications at the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and health communications at the Community Alliance for Research & Engagement (CARE) at the Yale School of Public Health. His primary research interests include: (1) investigating the social determinants of mental and physical health among sexual, ethnic and racial minority populations; and (2) developing and evaluating evidence-based interventions to address health needs of under-resourced communities. In addition to his roles at Yale, Jackson is the President of Fundación Manos Juntas, a free medical clinic that provides care to over 3,000 patients in Oklahoma City.
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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- Alumni (YSPH)
- Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Yale School of Public Health
Education & Training
- MPH
- Yale School of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences (2020)
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0000-0001-8228-3208- View Lab Website
Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Katherine LaMonaca, MPH
Kathleen O'Connor Duffany, PhD, MEd
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
John Pachankis, PhD
Skyler Jackson, PhD
Tyler Harvey
Publications
2023
Advancing Health Equity: An Innovative Program for Building Community Engagement in Research.
Santilli A, LaMonaca K, Carr K, Rue B, D'Angelo K, Higginbottom J, Morales S, Taylor M, Vicente G, Lin-Schweitzer A, Duffany K. Advancing Health Equity: An Innovative Program for Building Community Engagement in Research. Progress In Community Health Partnerships Research Education And Action 2023, 17: 523-533. PMID: 37934450, DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2023.a907982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsImproved health outcomesHealth researchConsecutive cohortPublic health researchSelf-reported knowledgeHealth outcomesTraining programHealth equityParticipants' knowledgeCommunity-engaged researchParticipant satisfactionProgram satisfactionSatisfaction surveyLow incomeTraining sessionsCRFPost-program surveysTeam surveyProgram improvementInnovative programsThe Implementation of a Nutrition Intervention in Food Pantries: The Spirit of SWAP
Morales S, Vicente G, LaMonaca K, Rios J, Cunningham S, Higginbottom J, Mathios E, Werlin S, Cramer J, Santilli A, Duffany K. The Implementation of a Nutrition Intervention in Food Pantries: The Spirit of SWAP. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 80s-91s. PMID: 36999497, DOI: 10.1177/15248399221112454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNutrition interventionsRE-AIM frameworkHealthy food choicesFood pantriesMixed-methods evaluationChronic conditionsNutritional guidanceHealth outcomesDiet qualityU.S. populationHealthy foodsInterventionFood choicesHigh rateOutcomesStandard practiceNew HavenSWAp implementationFood insecurityPantriesEffective strategyFoodBaseline
2022
A Pilot Test of a Treatment to Address Intersectional Stigma, Mental Health, and HIV Risk Among Gay and Bisexual Men of Color
Jackson SD, Wagner KR, Yepes M, Harvey TD, Higginbottom J, Pachankis JE. A Pilot Test of a Treatment to Address Intersectional Stigma, Mental Health, and HIV Risk Among Gay and Bisexual Men of Color. Psychotherapy 2022, 59: 96-112. PMID: 35025569, PMCID: PMC9345305, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsStigma copingMental healthMinority stressHIV riskCognitive-behavioral treatmentStigma-related stressorsSexual healthCondom use efficacyCo-occurring health risksSexual minority stressHuman immunodeficiency virusHealth risksGroup therapy treatmentIntersectional stigmaMental health risksSexual health risksGroup treatmentOpen pilotYoung blacksPosttreatment assessmentPartial supportImmunodeficiency virusSexual compulsivityAlcohol useTreatment lengthCOVID-19 racial disparities: A content analysis of news media coverage.
Gordon-Brilla SV, Rogers DL, Higginbottom J, Ensha LM, Sutherland RA. (2022). Chapter 4. COVID-19 racial disparities: A content analysis of news media coverage. Navarro, S.A., & Hernandez, S.L. (Eds.), The Color of COVID-19: The Racial Inequality of Marginalized Communities (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003268710Chapters
2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities
Balasuriya L, Santilli A, Morone J, Ainooson J, Roy B, Njoku A, Mendiola-Iparraguirre A, Duffany K, Macklin B, Higginbottom J, Fernández-Ayala C, Vicente G, Venkatesh A. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128575. PMID: 34643719, PMCID: PMC8515205, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 vaccine accessVaccination accessVaccine acceptanceVaccine accessQualified health centersCommunity health workersCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19Health care practitionersHealth care systemPublic health officialsEquitable uptakeHealth centersHealth workersMAIN OUTCOMEFocus groupsInductive content analysis approachCare practitionersHealth departmentsHealth care employeesQualitative studyLocal community-based organizationsDisproportionate deaths
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Connecticut Public Health Association
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2018 - Presentactivity Fundación Manos Juntas: OKC Community Free Clinic
Public ServicePresidentDetails2023 - Presentactivity JAMA Network Open
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2022 - Presentactivity Data Action Team
Advisory BoardsAdvisorDetailsHonestly: Youth Sexual Health2023 - Presentactivity American Public Health Association
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2018 - Present