Featured Scholar: Sarah Wiehe, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
IU School of Medicine
Engaging the Community to Inform Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Despite well-known associations between where a person lives and his/her health, few patient-centered approaches have been used to develop and implement place-based health interventions. For the first time in the United States, Avondale Meadows, a Purpose Built Community in Indianapolis, is incorporating health as part of its community development strategy.
Avondale Meadows is an 800-unit, mixed income housing development with a key emphasis on housing, education, and health. Now, nearly all units leased and health-related amenities, including a Health and Wellness Center, are about to be implemented. Dr. Wiehe, with a team of academic and community partners, have engaged all stakeholders, including current and future residents, to discuss how to improve the community’s health. Through mixed-methods and participatory design, the team has elicited and engaged residents to develop health-promoting interventions in their community. These ideas were presented back to the larger community for validation and further resident engagement. Now, as the community members are incorporated into the ‘research team,’ they will work together to translate their ideas into action.
Dr. Wiehe’s work to engage the community in ways to improve their health is another example of how IU Indianapolis’s faculty members are TRANSLATING their RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE.
Selected Publications in IU Indianapolis ScholarWorks
With several research works contributed to IU Indianapolis's free, open access repository, Dr. Wiehe has made translational research knowledge available to professionals, researchers, students, and communities around the world.
Chan KH, Misseri R, Carroll A, et al. User-centered development of a hypospadias decision aid prototype. J Pediatr Urol. 2020;16(5):684.e1-684.e9. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/31942
Chan KH, Misseri R, Cain MP, et al. Provider perspectives on shared decision-making regarding hypospadias surgery. J Pediatr Urol. 2020;16(3):307-315. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/32071
Byrnes, H. F., Miller, B. A., Morrison, C. N., Wiebe, D. J., Remer, L. G., & Wiehe, S. E. (2016). Brief report: Using global positioning system (GPS) enabled cell phones to examine adolescent travel patterns and time in proximity to alcohol outlets. Journal of Adolescence, 50, 65–68. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/11605
Aalsma, M. C., Lau, K. S. L., Perkins, A. J., Schwartz, K., Tu, W., Wiehe, S. E., … Rosenman, M. B. (2016). Mortality of Youth Offenders Along a Continuum of Justice System Involvement. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 50(3), 303–310. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/11040
Wiehe, S. E., Rosenman, M. B., Aalsma, M. C., Scanlon, M. L., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Offenders Following Arrest or Incarceration. American Journal of Public Health, 105(12), e26–e32. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/11650
Wiehe, S. E., Barai, N., Rosenman, M. B., Aalsma, M. C., Scanlon, M. L., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2015). Test positivity for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infection among a cohort of individuals released from jail in Marion County, Indiana. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 42(1), 30–36. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/9772
Gunn, J. K. L., Roth, A. M., Center, K. E., & Wiehe, S. E. (2015). The Unanticipated Benefits of Behavioral Assessments and Interviews on Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Depression Among Women Engaging in Transactional Sex. Community Mental Health Journal, 1–6. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/78
Sanematsu, H., Wiehe, S. (2014, March). Listening to patients and talking to doctors: a case for design in medicine & a call to action. Connecting the Dots: Research, Education + Practice. Refereed paper presented at AIGA Design Educator's Conference. Cincinati, OH. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/4590
Wiehe, S. (2014, November). Area-level incarceration and STI risk among a cohort of justice-involved adolescents and adults. In 142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15-November 19, 2014). APHA. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5461
Roth, A. M., Hensel, D. J., Gunn, J., Fortenberry, J. D., Garfein, R., Arno, J. N., & Wiehe, S. E. (2013). P4. 037 Use of Cell Phone Diaries to Understand Risk Contexts of Sexual Events Among Female Sex Workers. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 89(Suppl 1), A299-A300. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5459
Best, C., Fortenberry, J. D., & Wiehe, S. E. (2013). 103. Photo-Elicitation as An Adjunct to Structured Interviews When Assessing Ideal Romantic and Sexual Relationships. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52(2 Supplement 1). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5458
Filippelli, Gabriel, Johnson, Daniel, Wiehe, Sarah and Zollinger, Terry. (2012, April 13). Center for Urban Health: Enhancing the health of cities by focusing on communities and the environment. Poster session presented at IU Indianapolis Research Day 2012, Indianapolis, Indiana. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/7556
Wiehe, S. E., Roth, A. M., Burgess, A., Arno, J., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2012, March). Redefining the Social Geography of Community STI Risk: An Ecological Study of the Association, Mediators, and Moderators of Area-Level Prostitution Arrests. In 2012 National STD Prevention Conference. CDC. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5460
Gabriel Filippelli, Daniel Johnson, Sarah Wiehe, and Terry Zollinger. (2011, April 8). The IU Indianapolis Center for Urban Health Enhancing Community Wellness Through Research. Poster session presented at IU Indianapolis Research Day 2016, Indianapolis, Indiana. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/10838
Karen Frederickson Comer, MLA, Sarah Wiehe, MD, MPH, Jeffrey Wilson, PhD, Brian Dixon, MPA, and Shaun Grannis, MD, MS. (2011, April 8). Spatial Integration of Community Data with Clinical Data in Support of Community Health Research and Practice. Poster session presented at IU Indianapolis Research Day 2016, Indianapolis, Indiana. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/10812
Welch, J. L., Wiehe, S. E., Palmer-Smith, V., & Dankoski, M. E. (2011). Flexibility in faculty work-life policies at medical schools in the Big Ten conference. Journal of Women's Health, 20(5), 725-732. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5457
Tu, W., Batteiger, B. E., Wiehe, S., Ofner, S., Van Der Pol, B., Katz, B. P., ... & Fortenberry, J. D. (2009). Time from first intercourse to first sexually transmitted infection diagnosis among adolescent women. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 163(12), 1106-1111. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5455
Vreeman, R. C., Nyandiko, W. M., Sang, E., Musick, B. S., Braitstein, P., & Wiehe, S. E. (2009). Impact of the Kenya post-election crisis on clinic attendance and medication adherence for HIV-infected children in western Kenya. Confl Health, 3(5). https://hdl.handle.net/1805/4264
Wiehe, S. E., Carroll, A. E., Liu, G. C., Haberkorn, K. L., Hoch, S. C., Wilson, J. S., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2008). Using GPS-enabled cell phones to track the travel patterns of adolescents. International journal of health geographics, 7(1), 22. https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5456