Table 1.

Phases of Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management Roadmap: Application of community-based participatory research to Padres Informados/Jovenes Preparados app development.

CeHResa Roadmap phase of design	Phase description	CBPRb application: PIJPc app development	Progress
1. Contextual inquiry	Exploration of needs and strengths of users and community [13] Inclusion of multiple community viewpoints	We began with a commitment to understanding social, structural, and economic factors of the community [16]. A CBPR partnership comprised of representatives of the Latinx-serving community and researchers identified the need to have an app for parents [11,17]. A survey (N=115) and subsets of contextual interviews (n=20) were conducted to understand parents’ use of technology and needs and desires.	Complete (1-12 months)
2. Value specification	Documentation of stakeholders and potential users’ social and economic values [18] Translation of values into design and implementation considerations [13]	Via stakeholder interviews (N=4) and results of parent surveys and interviews, we identified familism and reducing adolescent health disparities as key social values. Increasing access to resources and keeping costs low were key economic values. Stakeholders agreed that an app provided a cost-effective means of disseminating the PIJP program. We chose a commercial rather than a research-focused wearable device because it was affordable.	Complete (3-12 months)
3. Design	Creation of a simple prototype or mockup of the proposed technology Iterative process of getting community feedback early and often on prototypes or mockups [13] Development of a business plan for disseminating the technology	We first created an interactive mockup using a tool called PopApp. The mockup was revised integrating results of the first set of contextual interviews with parents, and then, we created a prototype of the app. Community facilitators were cocreators in the translation of the content to short videos for the app [16]. In the second set of interviews, parents and community stakeholders gave feedback on the app prototype. We engaged in the initial business plan ideas to attain the CBPR goal of sustainability [10]. Ongoing discussions regarding this theme have continued.	In progress (6-18 months)
4. Operationalization	Implementation of the program, which may begin with pilot testing [13] Includes a plan for adoption in the community	Within the CBPR framework, community members, community organizations, and researchers will contribute to research design, recruitment, and evaluation [11,14]. Community members, including parents, will participate in an advisory board to successfully launch the app.	In planning (18-30 months)
5. Summative evaluation	Assessment of the impact of the technology on the community from a behavioral, organizational, and business perspective [8]	We will engage a broad coalition of stakeholders and community members to participate in evaluation efforts. Community priorities will be equally weighed with research priorities to make evaluation decisions [19].	Planned for future (30+ months)

^aCeHRes: Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management.

^bCBPR: community-based participatory research.

^cPIJP: Padres Informados/Jovenes Preparados.