Adaptable Community-Engaged Intervention for Violence Prevention: Michigan Model

Overview

The project aims to create the Michigan Asian American Violence Intervention & Prevention (MI-AAVIP) Program, which will provide a solid basis for development and testing of an evidence- based intervention that prevents firearm violence among Asian Americans. 

MI-AAVIP will employ a mixed methods participatory action approach including photovoice and Geographic Information System (GIS) to investigate multi-level risks and protective factors against FRV, identify community-level resources and understand the intersectionality and contexts between these factors and firearm outcomes.

The project involves a collaboration of several organizations, including Center for Health Disparities Innovation and Studies (CHDIS), state-wide Asian Communities toward Innovative Visionary Environment (ACTIVE) coalition, legislators, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), and five Anchor AA-serving community-based organizations (CBOs) in Michigan: Association of Chinese Americans, Bangladeshi American Public Affairs Commission, Burma Center, Community Welfare Services of Metro Detroit, and West Michigan Asian American Association.

Location: Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties, Michigan; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Battle Creek, Michigan

Research Aims

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Phase One (Years 1 & 2)

Utilizing photovoice to identify Asian-Americans’ perspectives on individual-, relational- and community- levels of risk and protective factors against FRV

Identifying geospatial clusters of firearm-related incidents in the targeted Asian American communities and perform exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) to assess geospatial neighborhood firearm risks and their associations with firearm incidents. 

    • Map geospatial clusters of firearm-related incidents in Asian American communities. 
    • Assess Asian Americans’ neighborhood firearm risk factors associated with FRV clusters.
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Phase Two (Years 3, 4, & 5)

Conduct a cluster randomized trial to examine effects of proposed intervention on individual- and community level outcomes related to firearms violence.

Perform in-depth case studies with community implementation sites to understand barriers and facilitators for future adoption and sustainability.

Principal Investigators

Hsing-Fang Hsieh, MPH, PhD

Principle Investigator, Adaptable Community-Engaged Intervention for Violence Prevention: Michigan Model

Tsu-Yin Wu, PhD, RN, FAAN

Principle Investigator, Adaptable Community-Engaged Intervention for Violence Prevention: Michigan Model

Community Partners

Roland Hwang, JD

Co-Investigator, Community Partner, Adaptable Community-Engaged Intervention for Violence Prevention: Michigan Model

Study Team

Xining Yang, PhD

Co-Investigator, Adaptable Community-Engaged Intervention for Violence Prevention: Michigan Model

This research is supported by the National Institutes of Health under Award Number 1UG3HD115253-01. 

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