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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"and Health Disparities"”.
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Psychosocial Work Environment Stressors, Health, and Health Disparities: Findings from the 2002 to 2014 General Social Surveys
… prevalence of factors threatening worker safety and health are changing as well as shifting in their distribution across occupations and worker demographics such as sex and race/ethnicity. The National Institute for Occupational Health & Safety (NIOSH) recognizes the burden job stress imposes …
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A Multi-Method Analysis of the Role of Spatial Factors in Policy Analysis and Health Disparities Research
… that space has a significant influence on diet and health disparities and on the utilization of food assistance policies targeted towards minimizing those disparities. In the specific context of food deserts, this research integrates a multi-disciplinary conceptual approach and a multi-method …
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A Study of Health Care Practices and Health Beliefs of Puerto Rican Women in Southeastern Pennsylvania
… ethnography was to discover the culturally based health care beliefs and practices of the Puerto Rican population in urban Southeastern Pennsylvania as related by Puerto Rican women. The study also sought to discern the influence of acculturation on the health beliefs and practices of this …
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Access to Life: Advanced Heart Failure Therapies for Undocumented Immigrants
The U.S. healthcare system systematically excludes undocumented immigrants (UIs) from life-sustaining treatments for advanced heart failure (AHF), creating profound ethical violations and health disparities. This thesis demonstrates how excluding UIs from AHF therapies breaches justice, autonomy, …
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The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Transgender Health Resource Bundle
… populations experience disproportionate social and health disparities that can negatively impact quality of life. Healthcare barriers due to gender based discrimination and lack of medical insurance and culturally competent providers contribute to low levels of access to preventative health care …
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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF ISLAMOPHOBIA ON OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION
… a form of discrimination targeting Muslims and individuals perceived to be Muslim, has been found to adversely affect health by disrupting various personal, social, and institutional systems within an individual and their environment (Samari, 2016). With reports of anti-muslim sentiments …
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Health of the Adult Children Caregivers for Older Adults in Mainland China
… stress process model, this study explored the health of the adult children caregivers for older adults in mainland China. Methods. Data were from a nationally representative sample of respondents aged 45+ (N=13,204) who participated in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study Wave 2 …
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Minority Health Perceptions in the Lower Mississippi Delta: A Grounded Theory Study Using PhotoVoice Methodology
… population with concentrations of poverty and health disparities much higher than other parts of the country. The purpose of this project was to assess the health perceptions of minority women living in the LMD using a combination of PhotoVoice and journal reflections. After an initial …
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DETERMINING FACTORS FOR IMPROVED UPTAKE OF HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES: A STUDY OF INCLUSIVE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE MESSAGING
<p>Harm reduction refers to public health policies and programs aimed at decreasing the adverse consequences associated with drug use. While harm reduction services (e.g., syringe exchange programs) can mitigate health risks, marginalized groups face barriers to service access and utilization, …
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Executive Functioning Markers of Functional Decline and Health Vulnerability in Older Adults: The Role of Temporal Discounting
… future-oriented decision-making, self-control, and reward valuation. However, despite the well-documented predictive utility of TD in a variety of maladaptive health behaviors, psychopathology, and functional outcomes, the clinical utility of TD is understudied in neuropsychology, particularly …
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The marginalization project
… low food access areas particularly on the South and West Sides of the city. There are overwhelmingly high rates poverty, residential segregation, and limitations to quality of food. Through remapping abandoned spaces throughout the South and West Sides of Chicago, the community is working on …
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Associations Between Drinking Water Source Watershed and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Central Appalachia
… drinking water for all, it is crucial to understand potential upland stressors that compromise the quality of source waters treated by local community water systems (CWSs). Contamination associated with specific types of land cover can result in downstream water quality degradation, which may …
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Differences in observed parenting behaviors of Latino and non-Latino caregivers
… fastest growing population in the United States and experience serious economic, educational, and health disparities compared to non-Latino populations. Consistent, high-quality parenting can help protect children from the influence of such disparities. Parenting interventions can work with …
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Hispanic cultural considerations in acute stroke care
… the largest ethnic groups in the United States, and this traditionally underrepresented group faces medical and health disparities that make their disease burden disproportionally high. For stroke, this burden presents as increased incidence and increase negative outcomes. This burden is …
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Identifying impacts of non-climatic factors on food security of Indigenous Peoples in the pan-Arctic region
… resulting from the combined impacts of climatic and non-climatic stressors. While climate change poses significant threats to traditional food practices and access, this study emphasizes the importance of understanding how non-climatic factors such as institutional barriers, economic constraints, …
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A comparison of participants and non-participants in a serum sample survey in Texas City, Texas.
Lack of participation and response can affect the validity and generalizability of epidemiologic surveys. Participation has decreased in recent decades, and thus there is a need to determine reasons for and implications of this change. Usually respondents have better health, habits, and …
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relationship Between Wealth and Health
… inequity is one of the most pressing social and economic issues in the United States, historically and contemporarily. Primarily due to unequal distribution of opportunity for economic advancement and mobility in addition to the accumulation of historic disadvantage endured by Black and …
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Coping strategies among Mexican American women living with HIV
… women of color, mainly, African American women and Latinas. The current trend shows that the number of cases affecting these sub-populations will continue to increase. A gap exists in the literature in understanding the coping strategies of Mexican American women living with HIV. Using an …
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The Need For Racial and Ethnic Health Disparity Curriculum In Genetic Counseling Programs
<p>Racial and ethnic health disparities (REHD) exist across all organized medicine, including the spectrum of genetic counseling, particularly in genomic testing and access to care. While cultural competency and health disparities have been included as a part of the <em>Standards of Accreditation …
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EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE MARYLAND GLOBAL BUDGET MODEL ON SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY DISPARITIES
Maternal mortality and morbidity are at an all-time high in the United States, and minoritized groups are disproportionately affected. Severe maternal morbidity (SMM), the life-threatening events that occur during hospitalization for childbirth leading to major short- or long-term health …
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