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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Hispanic health"”.
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A comparison of participants and non-participants in a serum sample survey in Texas City, Texas.
… of this change. Usually respondents have better health, habits, and socioeconomic status and are interested in their health, being described as a “worried healthy” group. It is unclear if this explanation applies to minorities. The Environmental Risk, Coping, and Hispanic Health Project of the …
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Exploring the association between Hispanic mothers’ acculturation and children’s health outcome in the United States and Mexico: Considering family mealtime routines
Obesity has become a pressing issue for Hispanic populations in the United States (U.S.) as well as for the Mexican population in Mexico with prevalence steadily increasing over the last quarter century for both adults and children (Flegal, 2016; Skinner et al., 2018). Given these high obesity …
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Nutrition, Health, and Food Security Practices, Concerns, and Perceived Barriers of Latino Farm/Industry Workers in Virginia
… in the U.S. are of Latino origin. Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) reveals that Hispanics in the U.S. are at a greater risk for developing serious health problems, such as tuberculosis, cancer, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension, than the general population …
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The effects of parental resiliency on children’s health adjustment
… maternal resiliency patterns regarding family health behaviors and outcomes in vulnerable populations. With increasing rates of Hispanic childhood obesity and disproportionate health disparities, this is an issue that must be better understood. Altogether, 100 Mexican and Puerto Rican immigrant …
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Exploring Hispanic mothers’ perceptions of child weight in a family-based obesity prevention program
Hispanic children in the United States (US) have the highest prevalence of obesity compared to other groups. Childhood obesity prevention and treatment require the involvement of parents to promote healthy behaviors and help their child achieve a healthy weight. Particularly among Hispanic …
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Promoting farm to market diets: A study of Hispanic women’s health information seeking behaviors
In this paper, a model of health media usage is developed to understand how the target population that is Hispanic women makes decisions and the sources they turn to for information on health related matters. Key factors used in the investigation process were health behaviors, acculturation and …
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Beneficial hispanic stroke mortality: An exploration of potential explanatory factors
… mortality rates are reported to be lower for Hispanics than non-Hispanic Whites. This project investigates factors that contribute to this lower rate in three ways: 1) examine the role of immigrant status in stroke incidence and mortality, 2) investigate the impact of cause of death ambiguity, …