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_name
J Health Care Poor Underservedjournal_title
Journal of health care for the poor and underservedauthors
Robertson-Hickling H,Paisley V,Guzder J,Hickling FWdoi
10.1353/hpu.0.0208subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-01-01 00:00:00pages
31-5issue
4 Suppleissn
1049-2089issn
1548-6869pii
S1548686909400287journal_volume
20pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:The Dominican Republic (DR) has provided free antiretrovirals (ARVs) since 2004. Little is known about adherence to ARV regimens in the DR. METHODS:We audio-recorded 53 HIV care visits at a hospital-based clinic in the DR, conducted post-visit interviews with each patient, and observed clinic policies and p...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2014.0190
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This is one of two papers in this volume to report on the result of the Care System Assessment Demonstration (CSAD) Project conducted in Orange County, California. Latino and African American residents of Orange County who were aware of being HIV positive but who were not in care were targeted for this assessment. The...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2007.0088
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Because answers to rural health problems no longer reside solely at the federal or state level, county Extension agents in Georgia are playing a pivotal role in helping communities empower themselves with the Community Wellness program. Community Wellness is a process-oriented program that encompasses community-based ...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0440
更新日期:1991-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The main objectives of this paper are to examine the prevalence of criminal involvement among a sample of African American female drug users and to identify factors associated with that criminal involvement, where criminal involvement is defined as having been in jail or prison. Data were collected in Atlanta from 333...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2005.0117
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of acquired blindness in U.S. adults. Early detection prevents progression. Screening rates are only 10% in medically underserved populations. METHODS:A statewide telemedicine-based program within primary care centers was implemented to improve DR screening, de...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2011.0066
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Affordable Care Act expanded health insurance for low-income, uninsured individuals. Few longitudinal analyses have investigated how insurance expansion influences cost and utilization among adults with chronic conditions. This study conducted longitudinal analysis investigating time trends in utilization and cost...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2017.0119
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A persistent challenge to self-report data across racial, ethnic, or cultural groups is the inherent difficulty of attaining cross-cultural comparability of key measures. The current research study investigated the cross-cultural functioning of health-survey questions presented to four groups: (1) Koreans who were mon...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2007.0118
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::African Americans experience mental health disadvantages relative to European Americans with respect to financial barriers, barriers to help seeking, and poorer quality services. This paper provides an overview of these mental health inequalities, and offers recommendations for addressing them. ...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1353/hpu.0.0155
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is little research on cancer symptom management among Indigenous populations. This paper reports on the predictors of cancer pain management among American Indian cancer patients/survivors and their caregivers/family. The intervention was a symptom management toolkit delivered via traditional talking circles vs....
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0079
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Nganampa Health Council (literally "Our Health Council") is an Aboriginal community-controlled Primary Health Care service established in 1983. It was born out of the political struggle for Aboriginal Land Rights in South Australia which culminated in The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Land Rights Act...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0037
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects between five and seven million individuals in the United States and chronic infection can lead to liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Probation/parole offices are a novel setting for rapid HCV testing, providing outreach to populations at increased risk for HCV infec...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0049
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Previous studies have shown that the uninsured receive a lower level of care and that their uninsured status is a risk factor for poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (DM). The Access To Care (ATC) program in Cook County, Illinois provides care to uninsured individuals who do not qualify for other public aid. The aim o...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2012.0014
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Traveling to and from university-based clinics is a major health care barrier for children with sickle cell disease in Alabama. To reduce this barrier, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) developed satellite clinics. This study seeks to determine if these satellite clinics provide a similar level of comprehe...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0004
更新日期:2016-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0164
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::While the goals of President Clinton's health care reform plan--to expand access to health care by the underserved and reduce the unacceptably high cost of care--are important, his proposed mechanisms for doing so include provisions that are counterproductive. Blacklisting certain drugs from the Medicare program, impo...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0081
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A survey was administered to adults attending a health fair in south Los Angeles County, approximately 140 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. The survey revealed that 14 percent of respondents had crossed the border to seek medical care during the past year. Nearly 80 percent of respondents crossing the border for med...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0643
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Studies on the engagement of the CHC workforce in health policy are limited. Most uninsured Americans do not understand how the ACA affects them. We assessed knowledge and interest of our workforce in health policy, and applied the Socio-Ecological model to a plan for engagement, sharing strategies for similar setting...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2014.0052
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Little research has addressed the association of domestic violence (DV) with physical and mental health in Hispanic women. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 146 Hispanic women patients in 2002 at an urban family medicine practice. Twenty-one percent of the women were identified as current victims of DV. Two-fi...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.0.0145
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Homeless individuals have mortality rates three to six times higher than their housed counterparts and have elevated rates of mental illness, substance abuse, and co-morbidities that increase their need for health services. Data on the utilization of Harris County, Texas' public hospital system by 331 homeless individ...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2012.0171
更新日期:2012-11-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0154
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This report describes an innovative approach to implementing the Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) model in underserved, community-based settings. Although numerous resources are available to physicians interested in offering medication-assisted treatment (MAT), there is little guidance on how to integrate and oper...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2020.0080
更新日期:2020-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.0.0072
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Family engagement may improve disease management, yet little is known about this topic as it relates to underrepresented minorities who receive care in low-resource primary care settings. This study aimed to explore family engagement in diabetes and hypertension management at an Urban Indian Health Organization to ide...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2020.0063
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We aim to evaluate the association between family income and mock multiple mini interview (MMI) performance for prospective medical school applicants. Each applicant participated in a three-station mock MMI and were scored on four items, each on a sevenpoint scale. Of the 48 prospective applicants participating, 29 (6...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2020.0011
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to assess the factorial invariance and convergent validity of the Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale (GBMMS) across gender (male and female) and ethnoracial identity (Latino and Black). Minority students (N = 686) attending a southeastern university were surveyed in the fall of 2011. Ps...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2017.0011
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article describes the implementation of a pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Program in a free clinic, including issues such as navigating complicated pharmaceutical company requirements, obtaining documentation for income verification, engaging healthcare providers, tracking and re-ordering medications, and devel...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0148
更新日期:2016-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2014.0144
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To gain insights from the experiences of student health professionals working with agencies caring for the underserved. METHODS:Five hundred and sixty-six (566) U.S. Albert Schweitzer Fellows from 90 professional schools in six sites participated in year-long mentored, entrepreneurial service and leadership...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2010.0919
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Industry has played a complex role in the rise of tobacco-related diseases in the United States. The tobacco industry's activities, including targeted marketing, are arguably among the most powerful corporate influences on health and health policy. We analyzed over 400 internal tobacco industry documents to explore ho...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1353/hpu.2007.0120
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Affordable Care Act provides opportunities to reimburse non-medical enabling services that promote the delivery of medical care for patients with social barriers. However, limited evidence exists to guide delivery of these services. We addressed this gap by convening community health center patients, providers, an...
journal_title:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1353/hpu.2015.0035
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00