Surveying Tenants of Permanent Supportive Housing in Skid Row about COVID-19.

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：: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

authors： Macias EP,Morales LS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexican American women have the highest incidence of metabolic syndrome among all U.S. demographic groups. This paper details an innovative approach to reducing the risks for metabolic syndrome among Hispanic families in rural Idaho. Compañeros en Salud (CeS) is a promotora-led wellness program and community-based par...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Schwartz R,Powell L,Keifer M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Health care needs of indigents are a major force driving the need for health care reform in the U.S. Governor McWherter of Tennessee and his Administration have highlighted the need for available, affordable, and accessible health care services for all Tennesseans and especially for the medically indigent. This paper ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Light RT

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract:Background. Understanding condom-use patterns and the reasons that women have for choosing not to use condoms with their sexual partners, (both steady and non-steady), is important to the development and implementation of targeted, culturally appropriate interventions that can promote condom u...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Norman LR,Garriga CA,Cintron L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Regional Coordinating Center for Hurricane Response (RCC) collaborated with the EXPORT Centers (Centers of Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training) to rebuild, revitalize, and improve the health care infrastructure in the Gulf Coast states damaged by Hurricane...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Mack D,Brantley KM,Bell KG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the factors associated with utilization of generic drug discount program (GDDP) among federally qualified health center (FQHC) patients in Houston, Texas. A survey to determine awareness and use of GDDP was administered to 304 patients at three FQHCs in Houston, Texas. Patients at FQHCs treated wi...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Omojasola A,Hernandez M,Sansgiry S,Paxton R,Jones L

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite substantial asthma prevalence and morbidity, children from Spanish-speaking families are at high risk of inadequate maintenance therapy. The reasons for this remain unclear. The objective of this study was to compare patterns of asthma morbidity and access to care of children with asthma from Spanish-speaking ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brotanek JM,Halterman J,Auinger P,Weitzman M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine focus groups (N = 57), which included a demographic survey, were conducted to evaluate urban, low-income, African American light smokers' experiences of cessation counseling. Chi-squared and independent t-tests were run to analyze survey data. Participants with a self-reported co-morbidity were more likely than p...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Warren JR,Catona D

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND:Previous work suggests hospitals serving high percentages of patients with Medicaid are associated with worse colon cancer survival. It is unclear if practice patterns in these settings explain differential outcomes. HYPOTHESIS:High Medicaid hospitals (HMH) have lower compliance with evidence-based care pro...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Rhoads KF,Ngo JV,Ma Y,Huang L,Welton ML,Dudley RA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of tobacco smoking among people with HIV (PWH) ranges from 40% to 70%. Additionally, tobacco smoking is higher among low-income individuals, yet few studies have examined tobacco smoking in low socioeconomic status PWH. Using data from a cohort of PWH receiving care in an urban HIV clinic, we characteri...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Miles DRB,Bilal U,Hutton HE,Lau B,Lesko CR,Fojo A,McCaul ME,Keruly J,Moore RD,Chander G

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:This study analyzed the impact of sociodemographic characteristics, patient comorbidities, risk factors for critical limb ischemia and hospital characteristics on racial disparities in amputation rates for Native American patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). METHODS:The study used the Healthcare...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Rizzo JA,Chen J,Laurich C,Santos A,Martinsen BJ,Ryan MP,Kotlarz H,Gunnarsson C

更新日期：2018-01-01 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

authors： Hamm J,Hilliard L,Howard T,Lebensburger J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To appreciate the causes of the African-American cancer crisis, contemporary myths and perceptual gaps regarding cancer in blacks must be analyzed and placed in historical context. Since ancient times, racism has permeated western scientific, medical, and social cultures. Yet contemporary analysts typically frame a 37...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Byrd WM,Clayton LA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elimination of racial/ethnic health status disparities is a compelling national health objective. It was etched in sharp relief by the 1985 report of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health and considerable attention has been devoted to the problem since...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Walker B,Mays VM,Warren R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer innovations, such as biobanking technologies, are continuously evolving to improve our understanding and knowledge about cancer prevention and treatment modalities. However, the public receives little communication about biobanking and is often unaware about this innovation until asked to donate biospecimens. I...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Koskan A,Arevalo M,Gwede CK,Quinn GP,Noel-Thomas SA,Luque JS,Wells KJ,Meade CD

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of religiosity in hypertension management among African Americans was studied. Data were collected from in-depth, personal interviews with 20 African Americans who had been diagnosed with hypertension for at least one year. A majority of the participants used their religious beliefs as protective, control, an...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brown CM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity disproportionately affects Latina adults, and goal-setting is a technique often used to promote lifestyle behavior change and weight loss. To explore the meanings and dimensions of goal-setting in immigrant Latinas, we conducted four focus groups arranged by language ability and country of origin in an urban, ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Jay M,Gutnick D,Squires A,Tagliaferro B,Gerchow L,Savarimuthu S,Chintapalli S,Shedlin MG,Kalet A

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:In this study, we examined the treatment and outcomes of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in New Mexico Native Americans (NA). METHODS:A retrospective review of patients treated for pancreatic adenocarcinoma at a university cancer center from 2002-2016 comparing demographic characteristics, disease presentation, treatment, ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Greenbaum A,Alkhalili E,Rodriguez R,Caldwell K,O'Neill J,Munoz OE,Qeadan F,Myers O,Nir I,Morris KT

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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

authors： Holden KB,Xanthos C

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between patients' assessment of patient-centered medical home (PCMH) characteristics and patient experiences at a federally qualified health center. The survey was based on the Consumer Assessment of Health care Providers and Systems (CAHPS) instrument. Patient-cent...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Platonova EA,Warren-Findlow J,Paul R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of emergency department use is avoidable, and high-quality primary care can reduce it, but performance measures related to ED use may be inadequately risk-adjusted. To explore associations between emergency department (ED) use and neighborhood poverty, we conducted a secondary analysis of Massachusetts managed ca...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Lines LM,Rosen AB,Ash AS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00