The impact of new health insurance coverage on undocumented and other low-income children: lessons from three California counties.

abstract：:Health care reform presents both challenges and opportunities for African Americans. On the one hand, reform could result in the closure of black medical institutions and fewer black physicians. On the other hand, reform gives African Americans an opportunity to bargain for available resources to gain equality in heal...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brooks TJ 3rd

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This hypothesis-generating research describes the characteristics of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) sustained among 229 Veterans seeking homeless services. Nearly all participants (83%) had sustained at least one TBI prior to their first episode of homelessness. Among participants with a TBI, assaults, transportation...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Barnes SM,Russell LM,Hostetter TA,Forster JE,Devore MD,Brenner LA

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:As a response to rising health care costs and substantial cuts in state funding for correctional health care in Texas, we developed and applied a process framework for systematically prioritizing the provision of inpatient hospital services to prisoners. Specifically, all inpatient services provided from September 200...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Schneider BC,Harzke AJ,Ivanitskaya L,Murray OJ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific features of ambulatory care, such as accessibility, may influence hospital use for patients with HIV infection. To identify clinic features associated with a lower risk of hospitalization, 6,280 New York state Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with AIDS in 1987-1992 and managed by one of 157 surveyed clinics were ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Laine C,Markson LE,Fanning TR,Turner BJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：UNLABELLED:The National Postbaccalaureate Collaborative (NPBC) is a partnership of Postbaccalaureate Programs (PBPs) dedicated to helping promising college graduates from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds get into and succeed in medical school. This study aims to determine long-term program outcomes by loo...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： McDougle L,Way DP,Lee WK,Morfin JA,Mavis BE,Matthews D,Latham-Sadler BA,Clinchot DM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Refugee women are at increased risk for cervical cancer and have low rates of cervical cancer screening both in their countries of origin and in the U.S. Using the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations as a conceptual framework, we conducted eight focus groups with Burmese and Bhutanese refugee women to gather i...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Lor B,Ornelas IJ,Magarati M,Do HH,Zhang Y,Jackson JC,Taylor VM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have revolutionized the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of DAA in a safety-net population. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study including patients who received at least one dose of DAA for chronic HCV infe...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Bryant A,Kalra A,Truesdale A,Pyle L,Martinez-Camacho A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young women in Jamaica face significant risk for HIV and other STIs. A clearer understanding of the factors associated with sexual experience and unprotected intercourse is needed. Data were collected from 330 adolescent females aged 13 to 17 recruited through community based organizations in Kingston, Jamaica, from 2...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Kang SY,Hutchinson MK,Waldron N

更新日期：2013-02-01 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

authors： Baek JD,Seidman RL,Finlayson TL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfinance among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) faces some opposition and remains understudied. This literature review examines microfinance's evolution and impact on a variety of social and health indicators and its emerging implementation as a primary prevention tool for HIV and economic intervention for PLWH...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Caldas A,Arteaga F,Muñoz M,Zeladita J,Albujar M,Bayona J,Shin S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asian immigrants in the U.S. are far less likely to have health insurance or use health care services than both U.S.-born Asians and non-Hispanic Whites. Furthermore, Asian immigrants who access the U.S. health care system are less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to receive high-quality services. This paper reviews fo...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Clough J,Lee S,Chae DH

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teaching clinics are an important source of care for urban, minority, underserved communities and face great challenges to improve quality of care for diabetics. This study examined the impact of continuity with the same primary care provider on health care process and outcome measures for patients with diabetes treat...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Younge R,Jani B,Rosenthal D,Lin SX

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the movement towards value-based purchasing in the United States, health care leaders need methods to characterize and address the complex effect that social determinants have on health care outcomes. This systematic literature review was specifically designed to understand current research on the effect that pa...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Knighton AJ,Stephenson B,Savitz LA

更新日期：2018-01-01 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

authors： Leither MD,Ontrop ND

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African Americans have higher than average rates of morbidity and mortality for numerous health conditions despite the improvements in overall health in the United States over the past century. Despite the proliferation of material on health promotion and health disparities concerns related to diet and health care for...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Goodman J,Blake J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Emotional intelligence (EI) interests medical schools as a predictive factor in their graduates' clinical success. Historically black college and university (HBCU) academic health centers produce professionals to address health disparities. This preliminary study evaluated a health disparity reduction curr...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Parks MH,Chen CK,Haygood CD,McGee ML

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the face of severe financial challenges and demands to improve quality and service to patients, many community health centers (CHCs) have aligned or integrated with other CHCs, physician groups, or hospitals. Yet the nature of and rationale for these organizational decisions are not well understood. Our research ap...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： McAlearney JS,McAlearney AS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Welfare reform has raised fears that Medicaid recipients will lose coverage, yet efforts to insure the poor via waiver programs may fall short. A telephone sample of 351 enrolled and terminated members of a Medicaid managed care plan based in community health centers were asked about insurance status, source of care, ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Weissman JS,Witzburg R,Linov P,Campbell EG

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:There is limited research about the poor and uninsured patients who visit free clinics. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review of uninsured adult patients in four free clinics seen between January and December 2015. Prevalence of chronic conditions and their association with socioeconomic facto...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Rahman S,Mirza AS,Stenback J,Green S,Mayers Y,Iranmanesh E,Pribish A,Islam S,Woodard L

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Attachment theory suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) should predict lower trust in the medical profession. To test this theory, a cross-sectional survey was administered to young adults self-identifying as homeless. The purpose of the survey was to examine the relationship of ACEs, attachment style, an...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Munoz RT,Hanks H,Brahm NC,Miller CR,McLeod D,Fox MD

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Area-level socioeconomic status (SES) measures have been used as a proxy in child health research when individual SES measures are lacking, yet little is known about their validity in an urban setting. We assessed agreement between census block-group and individual-level SES measures obtained from a caregiver telephon...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Narla NP,Pardo-Crespo MR,Beebe TJ,Sloan J,Yawn B,Williams AR,Juhn YJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines travel patterns for hospitalization among elderly patients to address whether there are differences by age and race/ethnicity, and whether the differences persist even when a severe illness occurs. Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient database (SID) of the Agency...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Basu J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This integrative literature review evaluates the construct validity and potential for bias of commonly used postpartum depression screening tools in women with low socioeconomic status. Multiple search strategies were applied to identify literature addressing the validity of the Beck Depression Inventory, Center for E...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： King PA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to investigate the disease of dental caries among a population of poor, migrant, minority children in Los Angeles County. METHODS:The study team developed an instrument to be completed by parents about their children's determinants of oral health, and adapted the Association of ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Mulligan R,Seirawan H,Faust S,Barzaga C

更新日期：2011-05-01 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

authors： Burton BN,Labastide AS,Muhoozi BN,Lopez-Ramos CG,Anders AT,Garcia K,Gabriel RA,Willies-Jacobo L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The documented high incidence of mental health disorders among individuals in substance abuse treatment argues for the importance of studying the provision of mental health services to this population. This survey documents how the Linkage Programs assembled an array of mental health services based on the assessed hea...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brach C,Falik M,Law C,Robinson G,Trent-Adams S,Ulmer C,Wright A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00