The political agenda of health care for African Americans.

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：: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：BACKGROUND:Studies evaluating response to treatment with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) fail to examine Haitian patients living in the U.S. as a distinct group. METHODS:This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of HAART in Haitians compared with other minority groups. We conducted a retrospe...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Colasanti J,Nguyen L,Kiem JT,Deeb K,Jayaweera D

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：PURPOSE:To describe the ethnicity/race and gender distribution of the international medical graduates (IMGs) qualified to enter graduate medical education (GME) and those who are actually in GME. METHODS:The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) database and the American Medical Association's Ma...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Norcini JJ,van Zanten M,Boulet JR

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared with youth of other races/ethnicities, Native American youth (ages 15-19 years) are more likely to have participated in sexual intercourse, thus placing them at greater risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unintended pregnancies. This study's purpose was to investigate relationships among protect...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Oman RF,Vesely SK,Aspy CB,Tolma E,Rodine S,Marshall L,Fluhr J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncontrolled hypertension and its complications continue to be major health problems that disproportionately affect poor minority communities. Although dietary modification is an effective treatment for hypertension, it is not clear how hypertensive minority patients view diet as part of their treatment, and what barr...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Horowitz CR,Tuzzio L,Rojas M,Monteith SA,Sisk JE

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common blood-borne chronic viral infection in the United States and it is over represented in incarcerated populations. This study estimates if in prison tattooing is associated with self reported HCV infection in a probabilistic sample of 1,331 sentenced inmates in Puerto Rico pris...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Peña-Orellana M,Hernández-Viver A,Caraballo-Correa G,Albizu-García CE

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although population-based studies report lower rates of cancer screening among racial/ethnic minorities than among Whites in the U.S., few studies have examined predictors of screening among low-income Hispanic, Black, and Chinese primary care patients. We examined utilization of mammography, Pap smear, digital rectal...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Lubetkin EI,Santana A,Tso A,Jia H

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：: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：: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

authors： Clarkson EB,Linley A,Frank JS,Selleck CS

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Researchers speculate that in addition to poverty, residential patterns may contribute to black/white differences in mortality rates. But few have assessed the relationship. This study reports considerable variation in the black/white ratio of age-specific all-cause mortality rates (ages 15-24 to 65-74 years) from 198...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Polednak AP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care for rural populations has been threatened in recent years by a significant number of hospital closures and a scarcity of primary care providers. While some factors that influence hospital closures lie beyond the reach of individual facilities, others, such as low occupancy rates and poor management, can an...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Johnson LW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to describe the prevalence and predictors of tuberculin skin test (TST) reactors in a high-risk sample of urban Aboriginal people, and to evaluate adherence to medical evaluation and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment among those with TST reactivity. Of the 164 participants tested, 86% returned f...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brassard P,Anderson KK,Schwartzman K,Macdonald ME,Menzies D

更新日期：2008-05-01 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

authors： Jenkins S

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic health conditions are overrepresented among prisoners who often face barriers to medical care following release. Transitions clinics seek to provide timely access to medical care following release. This retrospective cohort study investigated care delivery and health outcomes for recently released prisoners re...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Fox AD,Anderson MR,Bartlett G,Valverde J,Starrels JL,Cunningham CO

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer survival have persisted, we investigated differences in breast cancer treatment among American Indian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White (NHW) women. Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results data linked to Medicare claims in New Mexico and Arizona (1987-1997) among e...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Wilson RT,Adams-Cameron M,Burhansstipanov L,Roubidoux MA,Cobb N,Lynch CF,Edwards BK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African Americans have a higher rate of stroke than other U.S. population groups. As part of the 11-state "Stroke Belt" region, Tennessee has the fifth highest death rate from stroke in the country. In 1993, a two-year community-based project was initiated to reduce the incidence of stroke and its associated risk fact...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Okwumabua JO,Martin B,Clayton-Davis J,Pearson CM

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:National health data reported for Asians in the aggregate present a picture of good health, but significant health disparities exist between Southeast Asian refugees, and Cambodians in particular, and the overall population of the U.S. To effectively address health disparities, ethnically specific data is needed. Data...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Koch-Weser S,Liang SL,Grigg-Saito DC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed links between racism and oral health outcomes among pregnant Canadian Aboriginal women. Baseline data were analyzed for 541 First Nations (94.6%) and Métis (5.4%) women in an early childhood caries preventive trial conducted in urban and on-reserve communities in Ontario and Manitoba. One-third of ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Lawrence HP,Cidro J,Isaac-Mann S,Peressini S,Maar M,Schroth RJ,Gordon JN,Hoffman-Goetz L,Broughton JR,Jamieson L

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：: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：:Puerto Rican children suffer higher asthma morbidity than children of any other racial/ethnic group in the U.S. This study was intended to describe asthma self-management behaviors in Puerto Rican youth. Key informant interviews (n=5) and focus groups (n=4) were conducted. Informants were community pediatricians and c...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Martin M,Beebe J,Lopez L,Faux S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe body mass index (BMI) trajectories over 20 months in newly settled refugees in the United States. METHODS:Growth curves were modeled in in hierarchical linear modeling for cohorts from Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. RESULTS:For refugees from Southeast Asia and Africa, coefficients...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Careyva B,LaNoue M,Bangura M,de la Paz A,Gee A,Patel N,Mills G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prior research has shown that tobacco companies target point-of-sale (POS) marketing to low-income communities. This research assessed the association between demographic characteristics and venue type with purchasing tobacco products in response to marketing. METHODS:Using Population Assessment of Tobacc...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Groom AL,Cruz-Cano R,Mead EL,Giachello AL,Hart JL,Walker KL,Oncken C,Robertson RM

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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

authors： Hodge F,Nandy K,Cadogan M,Itty T,Warda U,Martinez F,Quan A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were: 1) to evaluate the acceptance, effectiveness, and sustainability of a promotora (community health worker) pilot program to improve hypertension control among medically underserved Mexican Americans of the El Paso, Texas area, and 2) to demonstrate improvements in clinical measures of...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Balcazar HG,Byrd TL,Ortiz M,Tondapu SR,Chavez M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00