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Where Would You Rather Live If You Were Insured? Assessing Community Uninsurance Spillover Effects on the Insured
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 706-714 - 2011
This study sought to understand the cost, quality of, and access to health care for the insured population in the context of spillover effects resulting from community-level uninsurance. We examined the health care access, quality, and cost experienced by insured Latina mothers in two communities, Minneapolis, Minnesota and McAllen, Texas. These communities differ substantially by the size of the ......
Outcomes from a Male-to-Male Promotores Intervention in an Emerging Latino Community
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 22 - Trang 717-726 - 2019
Emerging Latino communities experience social isolation and lack services tailored to their culture. Few male-to-male promotores (community health workers in Spanish) interventions exist. This 6-month participatory study aimed to improve social support, healthcare access, depressive symptoms, and decrease alcohol consumption among Latino immigrant men. Promotores delivered non-directive social sup......
Binge Drinking Among Male Mexican Immigrants in Rural North Carolina
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 664-670 - 2010
While it is clear that alcohol use among immigrants from Mexico has serious consequences, limited data exist on the correlates of this behavior for Mexican immigrants residing in rural, traditionally non-Hispanic settings. A cross-sectional survey with an outreach approach was used to target 173 male Mexican immigrants in rural eastern North Carolina. Questionnaires including demographics, pre and......
Patient and Physician Factors Associated with Undisclosed Prostate Cancer Screening in a Sample of Predominantly Immigrant Black Men
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 19 - Trang 1343-1350 - 2016
Medical guidelines do not recommend prostate cancer screening, particularly without informed and shared decision making. This study investigates undisclosed opportunistic screening using prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing in black immigrant and African American men. Participants (N = 142) were insured urban men, 45- to 70-years old. Patients’ reports of testing were compared with medical clai......
Prevalence of Depression and Suicidal Behaviors Among Male Migrant Workers in United Arab Emirates
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 Số 6 - Trang 1027-1032 - 2011
Mammography Use Among Haitian Women in Miami, Florida: An Opportunity for Intervention
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 12 - Trang 418-421 - 2008
When compared to other racial/ethnic minorities and immigrants in Miami, Florida, Haitian women are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer when the prognosis for survival is poor. This disparity likely reflects mammography underutilization. Previous research has not examined the frequency of mammography use among Haitian women in Miami. Our study addresses this gap. In 2007, Com......
DACA Recipient Health Care Workers’ Barriers to Professionalization and Deployment of Navigational Capital in Pursuit of Health Equity for Immigrants
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 25 - Trang 1279-1285 - 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare entrenched health inequalities in the U.S. health care system faced by structurally marginalized immigrant communities. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are well suited to address these social and political determinants of health due to their large presence in service positions and skill sets. Yet their potential in health-related careers......
Healthy Living Behaviors Among Chinese–American Preschool-Aged Children: Results of a Parent Survey
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 20 - Trang 926-935 - 2017
Associations between diet, physical activity, parenting, and acculturation among Chinese-American children are understudied. Parents/caregivers of children attending child-care programs in Boston Chinatown completed a self-administered survey on demographics, child’s diet, physical activities, anthropometrics, and parenting practices. Associations were evaluated in multivariable regression analysi......
Enhanced Participation in Diabetes Screening and Care After Gestational Diabetes Through Community Health Workers: Results from the Es Mejor Saber Randomized Controlled Trial
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 26 - Trang 45-53 - 2023
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus, but many women with GDM do not return for postpartum diabetes screening. Interventions utilizing community health workers have demonstrated improvements in health knowledge and participation in other disease settings. The objective of this study was to therefore determine whether bilingual, bicultural communi......
An examination of sociocultural factors associated with health and health care seeking among latina immigrants
Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 8 - Trang 377-385 - 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the sociocultural factors associated with health maintenance and health care seeking among Latina immigrants. Data were collected from eight focus groups with 54 Latina immigrants between the ages of 19 and 62 (M=29.3±9.34). The PEN-3 model provided the framework for the study. Most of the participants came from Mexico; 46% had not completed high school; 85......
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