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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Ausgabe 4/2014

Special Focus: Health Care Barriers, Access, Quality, and Utilization

Inhalt (29 Artikel)

Letter to the Editor

Immigration Policy and Access to Health Services

Omar Martinez

Open Access Original Paper

Insurance, Racial/Ethnic, SES-Related Disparities in Quality of Care Among US Adults with Diabetes

Ruwei Hu, Leiyu Shi, Sarika Rane, Jinsheng Zhu, Chien-Chou Chen

Original Paper

Integrated Primary Care Improves Access to Healthcare for Newly Arrived Refugees in Canada

Josephine McMurray, Katherine Breward, Michael Breward, Rob Alder, Neil Arya

Original Paper

Use of an Emergency Department in Saint-Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana: Does Being Undocumented Make a Difference?

Anne Jolivet, Emmanuelle Cadot, Olivier Angénieux, Sophie Florence, Sophie Lesieur, Jacques Lebas, Pierre Chauvin

Original Paper

Emergency Department Services Use Among Immigrant and Non-immigrant Groups in the United States

Wassim Tarraf, William Vega, Hector M. González

Original Paper

Uninsurance, Underinsurance, and Health Care Utilization in Mexico by US Border Residents

Dejun Su, William Pratt, Jim P. Stimpson, Rebeca Wong, José A. Pagán

Original Paper

Health Literacy, Acculturation, and the Use of Preventive Oral Health Care by Somali Refugees Living in Massachusetts

Paul L. Geltman, Jo Hunter Adams, Katherine L. Penrose, Jennifer Cochran, Denis Rybin, Gheorghe Doros, Michelle Henshaw, Michael Paasche-Orlow

Original Paper

Differences in Timely Antenatal Care Between First and Second-Generation Migrants in the Netherlands

Anushka A. Choté, Gerrit T. Koopmans, Christianne J. M. de Groot, Renske J. Hoefman, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Albert Hofman, Eric A. P. Steegers, Johan P. Mackenbach, Margo Trappenburg, Marleen Foets

Original Paper

Disparities and Barriers Encountered by Immigrant Dominican Mothers Accessing Prenatal Care Services in Puerto Rico

J. F. Colón-Burgos, H. M. Colón-Jordan, V. E. Reyes-Ortiz, H. A. Marin-Centeno, R. Rios-Mota

Original Paper

Health Information Seeking Behaviors of Ethnically Diverse Adolescents

Anastasia E. Okoniewski, Young Ji Lee, Martha Rodriguez, Rebecca Schnall, Alexander F. H. Low

Original Paper

Cell Phone Utilization Among Foreign-Born Latinos: A Promising Tool for Dissemination of Health and HIV Information

Lorena Leite, Megan Buresh, Naomi Rios, Anna Conley, Tamara Flys, Kathleen R. Page

Original Paper

Health Care Access and Breast Cancer Screening Among Latinas Along the California–Mexican Border

Sheila F. Castañeda, Vanessa L. Malcarne, Pennie G. Foster-Fishman, William S. Davidson, Manpreet K. Mumman, Natasha Riley, Georgia R. Sadler

Original Paper

Identifying Barriers Preventing Latina Women from Accessing WIC Online Health Information

Jennifer Vehawn, Rickelle Richards, Joshua H. West, P. Cougar Hall, Benjamin T. Crookston, Brad L. Neiger

Original Paper

Migrant Women’s Perceptions of Healthcare During Pregnancy and Early Motherhood: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

Lígia Moreira Almeida, Catarina Casanova, José Caldas, Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Sónia Dias

Original Paper

Mexican Immigrants’ Attitudes and Interest in Health Insurance: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Carolyn M. Ziemer, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Donald E. Pathman, Paul Mihas, Pamela Frasier, Melida Colindres, Milton Butterworth, Scott S. Robinson

Original Paper

Barriers to Healthcare Access Among Refugees with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions Resettled in the US Midwest

Mansha Mirza, Rene Luna, Bhuttu Mathews, Rooshey Hasnain, Elizabeth Hebert, Allison Niebauer, Uma Devi Mishra

Brief Communication

Completion of Primary Care Referrals Among New York State Refugees

Jemma Alarcón, Eric J. Cleghorn, Edwin M. Rodriguez, Stephen E. Hughes, Margaret J. Oxtoby

Brief Communication

Improving Diabetes Care for Minority, Uninsured and Underserved Patients

José E. Rodríguez, Kendall M. Campbell, Otis W. Kirksey

Brief Communication

Late Presentation and Loss to Follow-Up of Immigrants Newly Diagnosed with HIV in the HAART Era

A. Saracino, A. Tartaglia, G. Trillo, C. Muschitiello, C. Bellacosa, G. Brindicci, L. Monno, G. Angarano

Brief Communication

Assessing the Need for a Medical Interpreter: Are all Questions Created Equal?

Karen Okrainec, Mark Miller, Christina Holcroft, Jean-François Boivin, Christina Greenaway

Brief Communication

Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Recruitment and Retention of Hispanics in the National Lung Screening Trial

Sally L. Tenorio, Colin I. O’Donnell, Jhenny Hernandez, Heather M. Rozjabek, David Lynch, Pamela M. Marcus

Brief Communication

Emergency Communications within the Limited English Proficient Chinese Community

Mei-Po Yip, Rebecca E. Calhoun, Ian S. Painter, Hendrika W. Meischke, Shin-Ping Tu