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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Formative Research

Date Submitted: Apr 17, 2025
Open Peer Review Period: Apr 21, 2025 - Jun 16, 2025
Date Accepted: May 25, 2025
Date Submitted to PubMed: May 27, 2025
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Identifying Themes for an Initial Beta Version of a Mobile Health App for Latino and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Communities: Co-Design and Community-Based Participatory Research in a Code to Community Study

Holub CK, Barrera AL, Romero Gonzalez R, Hoang D, Prieto L, Fesili S, Smith T, Kaur H, Surban C, Markidis M, Lepule T, Martinez K

Identifying Themes for an Initial Beta Version of a Mobile Health App for Latino and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Communities: Co-Design and Community-Based Participatory Research in a Code to Community Study

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e76178

DOI: 10.2196/76178

PMID: 40424151

PMCID: 12203026

Code to Community: Identifying themes for an initial beta version of a mobile health app for Latino and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities

  • Christina K. Holub; 
  • Amy L. Barrera; 
  • Rosalva Romero Gonzalez; 
  • Diane Hoang; 
  • Luna Prieto; 
  • Samuelu Fesili; 
  • Tiana Smith; 
  • Harleen Kaur; 
  • Cassandra Surban; 
  • Michael Markidis; 
  • Tana Lepule; 
  • Konane Martinez

ABSTRACT

Through a co-design and community-based participatory approach with Latino and NHPI communities, we identified key themes for an initial beta version of a mHealth app, including priorities around mental health, access to resources, and chronic disease prevention. Social and cultural connectedness and generational approaches emerged as important strategies for successful intervention design and long-term adoption.


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Holub CK, Barrera AL, Romero Gonzalez R, Hoang D, Prieto L, Fesili S, Smith T, Kaur H, Surban C, Markidis M, Lepule T, Martinez K

Identifying Themes for an Initial Beta Version of a Mobile Health App for Latino and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Communities: Co-Design and Community-Based Participatory Research in a Code to Community Study

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e76178

DOI: 10.2196/76178

PMID: 40424151

PMCID: 12203026

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