Community Engagement in the Development of an mHealth-Enabled Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health Intervention (Step It Up): Pilot Focus Group Study

Joniqua Nashae Ceasar   ^{1 *} , BS ;   Sophie Elizabeth Claudel   ^{1 *} , BS ;   Marcus R Andrews   ¹ , MPH ;   Kosuke Tamura   ¹ , PhD ;   Valerie Mitchell   ¹ , BA ;   Alyssa T Brooks   ² , PhD ;   Tonya Dodge   ³ , PhD ;   Sherine El-Toukhy   ¹ , MA, PhD ;   Nicole Farmer   ² , MD ;   Kimberly Middleton   ² , MS, MPH, RN ;   Melanie Sabado-Liwag   ⁴ , MPH, PhD ;   Melissa Troncoso   ⁵ , MSN, NP-C ;   Gwenyth R Wallen   ² , RN, PhD ;   Tiffany M Powell-Wiley   ¹ , MPH, MD

¹ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States

² Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States

³ Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States

⁴ Department of Public Health, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, United States

⁵ Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States

*these authors contributed equally