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Kim A, Tumuhimbise P, Odur K, Wipfli H. Local Experiences of the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan in Lira District: Challenges and Lessons for Policy Implementation. Food Nutr Bull. 2026 Mar 13:3795721261423259. doi: 10.1177/03795721261423259. LINK TO TEXT Abstract: Background: In response to high rates of undernutrition, Uganda began rolling out the multisectoral Uganda Nutrition Action Plan (UNAP) in 2011, followed by Phase II (UNAP II) in 2020. Uganda has since progressed towa

Wipfli H, Kim A, Alonyo C, Guy K, Fabian A, Gillis S, Wipfli R, Tumuhimbise P, Odur K. The Uganda youth public health ambassador program: a community-based public health initiative. Frontiers in Public Health, 2025, Vol 13. DOI.10.3389/fpubh.2025.1640598. LINK TO TEXT Abstract Background: In 2020, the Global Research, Implementation, and Training (GRIT) Lab at the University of Southern California was forced to quickly shift its large community-based youth public health train

The Youth Public Health Ambassadors program is a partnership between Children’s Chance International, Energy in Action, and the GRIT Lab. The program aims to support youth in vulnerable communities develop the skills needed to support their communities in confronting persistent health challenges and successfully drive positive change. Started in 2000 at the height of the CODIV-19 pandemic, the YPHA program has resulted in several outputs, including multiple peer-reviewed pub

Road collisions post a growing risk within increasingly urbanized towns in LMICs. This study, led by GRIT Lab Student Fellows, looks at road safety hazards and policies in Lira, Northern Uganda. This study was a collaboration with the Youth Public Health Ambassdors. LINK to Poster

Wipfli H, Guy K, Kim A, Tumuhimbise P, Odur K; Lira Youth Public Health Ambassadors. Adolescent mental health in post-conflict communities: results from a cross-sectional survey in Northern Uganda. Confl Health. 2023 Nov 2;17(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s13031-023-00549-2. PMID: 37919822; PMCID: PMC10623748. LINK TO TEXT Abstract Purpose: This study evaluated adolescents' mental health their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about mental health conditions, and their access to critica

Unintended pregnancies and HIV/AIDS prevention and response remain significant health challenges throughout Uganda, especially among adolescents who have limited access to comprehensive sexual health education. This community-based participatory research study aimed to evaluate youth attitudes towards and knowledge of safe sex practices, pregnancy intentions, and prevention of HIV amongst students in the Lango region of northern Uganda. The project was carried out as part of

This community-based participatory research study evaluated adolescents' mental health their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about mental health conditions, and their access to critical mental health services in Lira District, northern Uganda. The political history of the region, the epicenter of the decades-long conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Ugandan government, makes for an interesting case study of the political and social determinants of mental heal

Samatha Gills, Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Washington DC, April 2023 LINK to Poster

Riya Shah, Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Washington DC, April 2023 LINK to Poster

Kim AJ, Guy K, Tumuhimbise P, Odur K, Wipfli H, et al. (2023) Community- Based Participatory Research: A Cross-Sectional Study Understanding Malaria in Rural Northern Uganda. J Community Med Health Educ 12:794. Doi: 10.4172/2168-9717.1000794 LINK TO TEXT Abstract Objective: Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is founded on the principle of recognizing community members as equal research partners in order to best understand and address their health needs. Recognizing

St.Claire, S, Kia J, Alobo W, Wipfli RW, Wipfli W.1. Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2020 March. 4:175. DOI: 10.29011/2577-2228.100075. LINK TO PUBLICATION Full Text Abstract Background: Unintended pregnancies and HIV/AIDS prevention and response remain significant health challenges throughout Uganda, especially among adolescents who have limited access to comprehensive sexual health education. This study aimed to evaluate youth attitudes towards and knowled