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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Cultural health"”.
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Self-Concept and Health Insurance Status Among Adults in Omaha, NE
… 2021, there are over 132,000 Nebraskans without health insurance coverage compared to 157,900 in 2017. Over time, many have qualified for health insurance through Medicaid, the health insurance marketplace created through the Affordable Care Act, or insurance through an employer. The purpose of …
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Preventive services use by Mexican and Mexican American mothers in a child's first six months of life
… was conducted to explore preventive healthcare service use by Mexican and Mexican-American mothers (n=97) for their infants in the first 6 months of life. Data collection was completed at Women, Infants, and Children's Program offices serving a large number of Hispanics in a north …
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Ethical imperative to health and epistemological distance : rural patients and advanced practice registered nurses
… and less access to specialty care. Rural health disparities result from geographic, social, and epistemological barriers. In the wake of rural hospital closures, rural patients necessarily seek care from non-rural hospitals. These barriers facilitate comorbidities and untreated illnesses, …
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The Learning Experiences of Immigrants Who Are Graduates of An Entry-Level Baccalaureate Nursing Program in Minnesota
… world. Each immigrant enters with individual and cultural health beliefs and, as they seek health care, often prefers to receive care from someone who understands and supports their cultural beliefs and customs. Nurses comprise the largest segment of healthcare providers. Within this population of …
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Trends and content of media coverage of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa by three influential U.S. newspapers, 1983-2008
… the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa is not a just health story. It is an amalgamation of complex triggers, effects and implications at multiple scales. Moreover, overreliance on bio-medical and epidemiological models often results in an HIV/AIDS geography that tends to reduce socio-economic, …
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To compare the creation and development of school culture in amalgamated schools and multi-academy trusts from a teacher perspective; a longitudinal, mixed methods multiple case study.
… data is mixed to produce a 'measure' of cultural ‘health’ through a teacher questionnaire and paired interviews with participants grouped according to role. Researchers have found school culture to define. This study finds that teachers recognise and value the culture in their schools. …
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Chinese international students' health and well-being in UK universities
The purpose of this study is to investigate the health beliefs and well-being experiences of Chinese international students in the UK. On the basis of the literature review and semi-structured in-depth interviews, the Chinese International Students’ Well-being Survey (CISWS) was designed and …
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Exploring cultural perspectives of physical activity among transnational African immigrants
… backgrounds that affect their respective cultural practices, yet African immigrants are often grouped into the same category in health research, not taking into account their different ethos and cultural identities. Their ethos and their cultural identities also influence the health …
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Management of agricultural systems using mathematical programming
… which have a decisive role in the State's agricultural production. Over recent years, Santa Catarina has been experiencing a fall in rural population, and the State's rural income per capita/year has been decreasing in relative terms, compared to the urban areas. These factors threaten the …
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Bread-making cultures and foodway changes of rural communities in the northern Cederberg, South Africa
… of marginalised populations. The globalised agricultural and food system operates in a neoliberal mode of production, processing, and consumption in favour of powerful and wealthy actors. The adoption of Western diets has modified traditional foodways and this is linked to a decline in food …
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Cultural beliefs influencing cervical cancer screening among women in a community healthcare centre
Cultural beliefs influencing the uptake of cervical cancer screening among women in a community healthcare centre. 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Globally cervical cancer was found to be the fourth most common cancer among women in 2012. There were an estimated 528,000 new cases and approximately …
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Voces de Las Madres: Traumatic bereavement after gang-related homicide
This narrative ethnography analyzed cultural processes influencing bereavement following Latino gang-related homicide in the Southwestern U.S. A hermeneutic approach explicated bereavement experiences of two mothers, one Mexican American and one Pascau Yaqui/Mexican, whose sons were killed in the …