Youth assets and sexual abstinence in Native American youth.

abstract：:Understanding the relationships among diabetes, teeth present, and dental insurance is essential to improving primary and oral health care. Participants were older adults who attended senior centers in northern Manhattan (New York, N.Y.). Sociodemographic, health, and health care information were obtained via intake i...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Northridge ME,Chakraborty B,Salehabadi SM,Metcalf SS,Kunzel C,Greenblatt AP,Borrell LN,Cheng B,Marshall SE,Lamster IB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using three years (2006, 2008, 2010) of nationally representative data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, I assessed the socioeconomic status (SES) gradient for odds of receiving a mammogram in the past two years and a Pap test in the past three years among White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian women liv...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Monnat SM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing the cancer incidence and mortality rates of underserved populations will require multidisciplinary efforts involving diverse teams of investigators. We describe a collaborative program between a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center and a minority-serving institution. The organizations worked tog...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Thompson B,O'Connell M,Löest H,Anderson J,Westcott R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recruitment of dentists continues to be a problem in community health center (CHC) dental practices. This study was carried out to quantify the scope of the problem and to determine CHC dentist salaries and benefits. Community health center executive directors nationwide were surveyed regarding dentist vacancies, recr...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Bolin KA,Shulman JD

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uninsured individuals face great challenges in accessing both primary and specialty care. The Access Partnership (TAP) is a novel collaboration between primary and specialty care providers at an urban academic medical center to provide care coordination and facilitate access to specialty services for uninsured patient...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Block L,Ma S,Emerson M,Langley A,de la Torre D,Noronha G

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Jail Inreach Project was initiated in 2007 as a pilot program by Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston, an FQHC serving homeless individuals in Harris County, Texas, as a collaborative effort with the Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County. It addresses the...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brown CA,Hickey JS,Buck DS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familias Sanas (Healthy Families) is an educational intervention implemented and tested with low-income, immigrant Latina mothers. The program was designed to reduce existing health disadvantages of Latinas by empowering them to take active part in the management of their health and by encouraging them to advocate for...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Marsiglia FF,Bermudez-Parsai M,Coonrod D

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Publicly funded family planning clinics serve millions of low-income women each year, providing a range of critical preventive services and enabling women to avoid unintended pregnancies. It is important to quantify the impact and cost-effectiveness of such services, in addition to these health benefits. Using a metho...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Frost JJ,Finer LB,Tapales A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related hearing loss is highly prevalent and only 20% of adults with hearing loss report using hearing aids. A major barrier to increased hearing aid use is the high out-of-pocket costs associated with hearing aids. The objective of this brief report is to estimate the numbers of millions of Americans 60 years or ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Mamo SK,Nieman CL,Lin FR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of the Promise Clinic (a project of an academic medical center and a local social services group) is to increase access to primary care for an underserved population while addressing deficiencies in medical education. Students manage common primary care problems, creating access for this mostly uninsured popu...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Jimenez M,Tan-Billet J,Babineau J,Jimenez JE,Billet T,Flash C,Levin S,West B,Tallia A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study seeks to understand the perspective of Black and Hispanic/Latino residents of the South Bronx, New York, on the causes of persistent racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes. In particular, it focuses on how people who live in this community perceive and interact with the health care system. Finding...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Kaplan SA,Calman NS,Golub M,Davis JH,Ruddock C,Billings J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large and increasing numbers of Americans lack health insurance. While children have recently fared better than adults, millions still lack coverage, and thus experience difficulty obtaining acute and preventive care during a critical period of growth and development. This situation has both short and long-term social...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Hughes D,Kreger M,Sabherwal S,Powell D,Sargent K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHOTM) is an innovative telemedicine program that improves patient care by developing and supporting the competence of primary care providers. The Community Health Center, Inc. replicated this model to address significant access issues and improve hepatitis...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Khatri K,Haddad M,Anderson D

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grassroots level health care workers provided insights into rural women's health concerns at a program development workshop held at Sundarban Islands in West Bengal, India. This report describes these narratives and identifies strategies for potential intervention plans. The narratives suggest layers of disenfranchise...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Biswas B

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeless individuals are often uninsured and are more likely than the housed to utilize acute health care services and experience longer hospitalizations. Currently in the United States, there are fragmented services available for the aftercare of these patients to ensure continuum of care, promote healing, and avoid ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Gundlapalli A,Hanks M,Stevens SM,Geroso AM,Viavant CR,McCall Y,Lang P,Bovos M,Branscomb NT,Ainsworth AD

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To meet the expanding need for physical therapists universities are under increasing pressure to enroll, educate, and train physical therapists. Poor academic performance can result in student dismissal from a physical therapy program. The purpose of this study is to determine if implementation of a retentio...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Owens SC,Rainey Y,Tucker P,Edmunds B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homicide is the number one cause of death among African American youth, both male and female. Largely to blame for Black-on-Black violence is the sense of alienation our youth feel from society. To counter this phenomenon of violence it is essential to empower youth. Through education and community-based programs we c...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： DeBerry LM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report explores an initiative in Kingston, Jamaica to foster resilience in children in an inner-city community plagued by violence and other social problems. This initiative was undertaken by CARIMENSA, the Caribbean Institute for Mental Health and Substance Abuse. ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Robertson-Hickling H,Paisley V,Guzder J,Hickling FW

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance use disorder is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Comprehensive harm reduction programs have emerged as a public health strategy to help those with substance use disorder. At this time little is known about the population of people who use comprehensive harm reduction programs. ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Chhabra M,Stavas N,Vij N,Kumar E,Shea JA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to explore what actual guidance is provided by authoritative ethics documents regarding the recognition and protection of the vulnerable. The documents included in this analysis are the Belmont Report, the Declaration of Helsinki, The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Zagorac I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the NIMHD-funded Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence at Meharry, faculty and scholars are trained to better address environmental health issues by integrating longitudinal, multi-systemic, spatially, and temporally referenced analytical methods. These methods include computational, multilevel, and spat...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Matthews-Juarez P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A single-site study described differences between homeless and non-homeless patient utilization of the emergency department (ED). No prior study has examined ED use by the homeless on a national level. OBJECTIVE:To analyze national ED utilization by homeless patients. METHODS:Data were extracted from the 2...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Oates G,Tadros A,Davis SM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the impact of 69 African refugee children's arrival age and weight on subsequent weight gain by following BMI of refugee children. During 6-24 months after arrival in the U.S., 57% of underweight children became normal weight, whereas only 2% of normal weight children moved to the next higher weight cate...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Hervey K,Vargas D,Klesges L,Fischer PR,Trippel S,Juhn YJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the relationship between socioeconomic advantage and the likelihood of receiving specialty care in a nationally representative sample of older Americans participating in fee-for-service Medicare. In 1992, 62.9 percent of Americans aged 65 and older visited a specialist physician at least once. Bein...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Blustein J,Weiss LJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare parents' experience with the early intervention (EI) referral process based on health literacy level. METHODS:We interviewed 44 parents of children referred to EI by their pediatricians. Parents completed the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) health literacy assessment. We analyzed transcripts using modifie...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Jimenez ME,Barg FK,Guevara JP,Gerdes M,Fiks AG

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The national burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing rapidly. This study investigated a) clinical differences between early onset and later onset T2DM; and b) if specific risk factors were associated with age at diagnosis or clinical outcomes among uninsured adults in a large urban setting. M...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Smith TL,Drum ML,Miernik J,Fogelfeld LA,Lipton RB

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare general and oral health perceptions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and to quantify Indigenous Australian health-related frames of reference. METHODS:A mixed-methods approach was used. The quantitative component comprised data from four convenience studies of Indigenous oral heal...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Chand R,Parker E,Jamieson L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional ecological study examines the pattern of association of state income and income inequality (measured by Gini coefficient) with state infant mortality rates (IMRs) in the U.S. Scatter plots and correlation coefficients were used to examine bivariate associations and bubble plots to examine three-wa...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Kershenbaum A,Price J,Nagle NN,Erwin PC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a growing national interest in health care-based strategies focused on patients' social determinants of health (SDH), little has been compiled about the impacts of SDH interventions undertaken in clinical settings. To understand better what is known in this area and incentives and barriers to related research,...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Gottlieb L,Ackerman S,Wing H,Adler N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explores the presentation of severe depression among patients with accumulated trauma in the context of an urban community health center (primary care clinic) in California, as well as opportunities to address this phenomenon in light of diminished community-based mental health services. ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Parrish MM,Miller L,Peltekof B

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00