biostudies-literatureHerlosky KEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentOffice of the Director of the National Institutes of Health3405https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12505745biostudies-literatureUnknown25(1)<h4>Background</h4>Community-led workshops offer promising health education models to advance maternal-child health equity by providing culturally congruent spaces for information sharing, resource access, and social support building. This study aimed to (1) document the participatory co-creation of a Community Workshop Series with topics across the Nurturing Care Framework domains (health, nutrition, early learning, security/safety, responsive caregiving) to mitigate maternal-child food insecurity, (2) evaluate CWS effectiveness in increasing participants' knowledge across the Nurturing Care Framework, and (3) identify CWS implementation barriers and facilitators.<h4>Methods</h4>The study employed two-phases: Phase One engaged members of a Community Advisory Board in participatory researcBMC public healthBarriers and facilitators of implementing a community workshop series to mitigate maternal-child food insecurity: a mixed-methods RE-AIM evaluation.PMC12505745U01HD115256U01OD033239Mancha KPhilbert R'Leverett AHerlosky KRoss VHenry TBaumann ANematian EJenkins RPoblacion ASimangan DMcDonough MSimpson JBuccini GKyle CHernandez CfalseBarriers and facilitators of implementing a community workshop series to mitigate maternal-child food insecurity: a mixed-methods RE-AIM evaluation.<h4>Background</h4>Community-led workshops offer promising health education models to advance maternal-child health equity by providing culturally congruent spaces for information sharing, resource access, and social support building. This study aimed to (1) document the participatory co-creation of a Community Workshop Series with topics across the Nurturing Care Framework domains (health, nutrition, early learning, security/safety, responsive caregiving) to mitigate maternal-child food insecurity, (2) evaluate CWS effectiveness in increasing participants' knowledge across the Nurturing Care Framework, and (3) identify CWS implementation barriers and facilitators.<h4>Methods</h4>The study employed two-phases: Phase One engaged members of a Community Advisory Board in participatory researc2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Oct2026-06-04T07:35:06.102Z2026-05-06T03:12:44.561ZS-EPMC125057454106303310.1186/s12889-025-24714-9