Challenges in Founding and Developing Medical School Student-Run Asylum Clinics.

abstract：:The objective of this project was to document and increase vaccine coverage in migrant school children on the Thailand-Myanmar border. Migrant school children (n = 12,277) were enrolled in a school-based immunization program in four Thai border districts. The children were evaluated for vaccination completion and timi...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Kaji A,Parker DM,Chu CS,Thayatkawin W,Suelaor J,Charatrueangrongkun R,Salathibuppha K,Nosten FH,McGready R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latino farmworkers are exposed to a number of carcinogens in the workplace. Cancer survival rates for Latinos are below average. This paper describes Mexican immigrant farmworkers' knowledge of colorectal, breast, and testicular cancer, and compares farmworkers' cancer knowledge to that of other Mexican immigrants. Su...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Furgurson KF,Sandberg JC,Hsu FC,Mora DC,Quandt SA,Arcury TA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined differences in cervical and breast cancer (CC and BC) screening among a heterogeneous group of Hispanic women. Data from 247 women (mean age = 38.7 ± 13.3) from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and countries throughout Central and South America regarding participation in Pap smears, mam...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Lawsin C,Erwin D,Bursac Z,Jandorf L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Legionella spp. are common causes of atypical pneumonia; however, data about these atypical pathogens are limited in the refugee setting. Paired nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal specimens were collected from patients with respiratory illness presenting to healthcare cen...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Kim C,Nyoka R,Ahmed JA,Winchell JM,Mitchell SL,Kariuki Njenga M,Auko E,Burton W,Breiman RF,Eidex RB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many parents are reluctant to educate their Asian American adolescents on sexual health topics because sexuality is taboo in most Asian cultures. A survey was conducted with Chinese, Filipina, Korean, and Vietnamese college females ages 18-25 to assess sources of abstinence and birth control education and age of sexua...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Lee C,Tran DY,Thoi D,Chang M,Wu L,Trieu SL

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is highly prevalent in Chinese Canadians and diet has been identified as an important modifiable risk factor for hypertension. The current anti-hypertensive dietary recommendations in hypertension care guidelines lack examination of cultural factors, are not culturally sensitive to ethnic populations, and...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Zou P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many primary care physicians lack sufficient knowledge on current guidelines for overweight/obesity diagnosis among minority groups. We assessed physician knowledge and awareness on modified guidelines for identifying obesity among South Asian Indians (SAIs). Cross sectional survey of 183 physicians practicing in Hous...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Vasudevan D,Stotts A,Anabor OL,Mandayam S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the coordination of long-term services and supports for dual-eligibles (those with both Medicare and Medicaid), California created Cal MediConnect (CMC), an Affordable Care Act-authorized managed care demonstration program. Beneficiaries were "passively enrolled" into CMC, meaning they were automatically en...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： McBride K,Bacong AM,Reynoso A,Benjamin AE,Wallace SP,Kietzman KG

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to compare sample attrition between foreign born and US born older Mexican Americans. METHODS:Prospective cohort data over five waves (Hispanic established population for the epidemiological study of the elderly) of 3,050 older Mexican Americans were used to estimate the number a...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Stimpson JP,Ray LA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a leading cause of mortality in the United States. Hispanics have the same incidence of stroke, but are more likely to have subsequent strokes than non-Hispanic whites. This difference in outcome may be attributable to differences in stroke risk factor awareness. Patients at a community health center in Tucs...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Nokes B,Sim Y,Gibson B,Byreddy S,Labiner DM,Coull B,Chong J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cumulative exposure to chronic stressors has been shown to contribute to immigrants' deteriorating health with more time in US residence. Few studies, however, have examined links among common psychosocial stressors for immigrants (e.g., acculturation-related) and contexts of immigrant settlement for physical health. ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： McClure HH,Josh Snodgrass J,Martinez CR Jr,Squires EC,Jiménez RA,Isiordia LE,Eddy JM,McDade TW,Small J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently resettled refugee populations may be at greater risk for exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a virus that causes coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), and face unique challenges in following recommendations to protect their health. Several factors place resettled refugees at eleva...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Clarke SK,Kumar GS,Sutton J,Atem J,Banerji A,Brindamour M,Geltman P,Zaaeed N

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few population-based studies have assessed awareness of hepatitis C virus (HCV) seropositivity and chronic infection. We report awareness of HCV seropositivity and chronic infection and correlates of awareness in a multi-city (Bronx, Miami, Chicago, and San Diego) community-dwelling population sample of United States ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Kuniholm MH,Jung M,Del Amo J,Talavera GA,Thyagarajan B,Hershow RC,Damas OM,Kaplan RC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve malaria control measures, taking into account local beliefs and practices are essential. In the present study, the PEN-3 culture model as a theoretical framework was employed to examine how health beliefs, behaviors and practices associated with malaria prevention in two communities, Afghani refugees and Bl...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Shahandeh Kh,Basseri HR,Sharifzadeh Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although researchers have found an inverse relationship between length of U.S. residence and health, research on this issue among African-born immigrants is limited. Data from the 2011-2015 National Health Interview Surveys were pooled for African-born immigrants (N = 1137) and used to estimate weighted ordinary least...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Nwankwo EM,Wallace SP

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Asians have an increased susceptibility to type 2 diabetes, despite relatively low prevalence of obesity in this population. Asian American is a diverse population and there are yet limited data on the prevalence of diabetes among different Asian subgroups and existing studies are limited by small sample size. Hence, ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Rajpathak SN,Wylie-Rosett J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chinese immigrant community faces multiple barriers to quality cancer care and cancer survivorship. Meaning-centered psychotherapy (MCP) is an empirically-based treatment shown to significantly reduce psychological distress while increasing spiritual well-being and a sense of meaning and purpose in life in advance...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Leng J,Lui F,Chen A,Huang X,Breitbart W,Gany F

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arab immigrants living in the United States total between 1.5 million and 3.5 million, and have been growing in number each decade. New York's Arab population, at 405,000, ranks third in the U.S. after California and Michigan. Despite the large numbers, little health research has focused on this population. Data about...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Shah SM,Ayash C,Pharaon NA,Gany FM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between mental health, protective factors and acculturation among Southeast Asian youth were examined in this study using a gender-based analysis. Population-based data from the 2008 British Columbia Adolescent Health Survey were used to examine differences in extreme stress and despair by acculturat...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Hilario CT,Vo DX,Johnson JL,Saewyc EM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the U.S. and Canada, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) use has become increasingly common; Chinese immigrants have particularly high rates of TCM use. In this study, we used a cross sectional survey study design to assess the specific types of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine (TCHM) used, the concurrent use of ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Leng J,Lei L,Lei SF,Zhu Z,Ocampo A,Gany F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-gamma release assays have potentially been transformative to screening programs focused on latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in foreign-born persons. We sought to add to this assessment by presenting the impact of a well-established refugee screening and treatment program switching from skin testing to Q...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Walters JK,Sullivan AD

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While increasing numbers of researchers are targeting ethnic minorities in order to address their health disparities, the unique health needs of Korean Americans are not well known to the mainstream community, and only relatively few systematic research studies have been conducted in this "hard-to reach" population. T...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Han HR,Kang J,Kim KB,Ryu JP,Kim MT

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foreign-born individuals represent the majority of TB cases in the US/Canada. Little is known about their TB knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB). Cross-sectional survey was conducted in 22 sites in the US/Canada among foreign-born adults with active TB. Multiple regression was used to examine KAB factors against c...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Colson PW,Couzens GL,Royce RA,Kline T,Chavez-Lindell T,Welbel S,Pang J,Davidow A,Hirsch-Moverman Y,Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium (TBESC).

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postprandial physical activity may blunt the blood glucose response. In diabetes prone female immigrants only slow walking is regularly performed raising the question of whether also this type of physical activity can attenuate their post meal blood glucose elevation. Using a cross over design, 11 female Pakistani imm...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Lunde MS,Hjellset VT,Høstmark AT

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of breast cancer (BC) have increased in Mexico, with the highest incidence and mortality rates observed in the northern Mexican states. This study aimed to describe the BC knowledge, attitudes and screening practices among Mexican women with and without a family history of BC residing along the Mexico-US border,...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Bird Y,Banegas MP,Moraros J,King S,Prapasiri S,Thompson B

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injection drug use is of increasing concern along the US-Mexico border where Tijuana and Ciudad (Cd.) Juarez are located. Methamphetamine has long been manufactured and trafficked through Mexico, with low rates of use within Mexico. With methamphetamine use now considered epidemic in the United States, and with associ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Case P,Ramos R,Brouwer KC,Firestone-Cruz M,Pollini RA,Fraga MA,Patterson TL,Strathdee SA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latina women in the United States (US) are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Data are limited on the risk differences in HIV among Latinas by country of birth. This paper describes the risk behaviors among Latina women tested for HIV at public sites in Florida. Multivariate l...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Taveras J,Trepka MJ,Khan H,Madhivanan P,Gollub EL,Devieux J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this research were to study both direct and indirect path analyses of mental health, and to analyse a causal relationship of each variable. A cross-sectional study used stratified random sampling to select Thai immigrant employees in Pranakron Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. General data were analysed by ...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Kaewanuchit C,Sawangdee Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to determine the association between sociodemographic factors and food insecurity (FI) in Haitian immigrants in southern Chile. An analytical cross-sectional design was used. The sample consisted of Haitian immigrants residing in Southern Chile, who were recruited from community centers and completed...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Maury-Sintjago E,Rodríguez-Fernández A,García DE,Parra-Flores J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed data on 10,761 low-income emergency department (ED) patients participating in the Emergency Department-Primary Care Connect program to identify successful methods of disseminating information on availability of primary care clinics. Data were obtained from all five hospitals in Montgomery County, Maryland,...

journal_title：Journal of immigrant and minority health

authors： Ruben K,Mortensen K,Eldridge B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00