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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Ausgabe 6/2011

Special Focus: Chronic Illness and Disease

Inhalt (29 Artikel)

Original Paper

Acculturation and Cardiovascular Behaviors Among Latinos in California by Country/Region of Origin

Andrew J. Van Wieren, Mary B. Roberts, Naira Arellano, Edward R. Feller, Joseph A. Diaz

Original Paper

Social Support Modifies the Association Between Household Food Insecurity and Depression Among Latinos with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes

Grace Kollannoor-Samuel, Julie Wagner, Grace Damio, Sofia Segura-Pérez, Jyoti Chhabra, Sonia Vega-López, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla

Original Paper

Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases Among Recent Immigrants with Implications for Primary care; a Comprehensive Immigrant Health Approach

Ramin Asgary, Ramesh Naderi, Kristin A. Swedish, Clyde L. Smith, Blanca Sckell, Sara Doorley

Original Paper

Within-Group Differences Between Native-Born and Foreign-Born Black Men on Prostate Cancer Risk Reduction and Early Detection Practices

Folakemi T. Odedina, Getachew Dagne, Margareth LaRose-Pierre, John Scrivens, Frank Emanuel, Angela Adams, Shannon Pressey, Oladapo Odedina

Original Paper

Perceived Neighborhood Environment Affecting Physical and Mental Health: A Study with Korean American Older Adults in New York City

Soonhee Roh, Yuri Jang, David A. Chiriboga, Kyung Hwa Kwag, Sunhee Cho, Kunsook Bernstein

Original Paper

Prevalence of Depression and Suicidal Behaviors Among Male Migrant Workers in United Arab Emirates

F. Al-Maskari, S. M. Shah, R. Al-Sharhan, E. Al-Haj, K. Al-Kaabi, D. Khonji, J. D. Schneider, N. J. Nagelkerke, R. M. Bernsen

Original Paper

Comparison of Exposures Among Arab American and Non-Hispanic White Female Thyroid Cancer Cases in Metropolitan Detroit

L. Peterson, A. Soliman, J. J. Ruterbusch, N. Smith, K. Schwartz

Original Paper

A Community Intervention: AMBER: Arab American Breast Cancer Education and Referral Program

Claudia Ayash, Deborah Axelrod, Sana Nejmeh-Khoury, Arwa Aziz, Afrah Yusr, Francesca M. Gany

Original Paper

Do Latino and Non-Latino White Medicaid-Enrolled Adults Differ in Utilization of Evidence-Based Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder?

Marion A. Becker, Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, Joshua DiGennaro, Ezra Ochshorn

Original Paper

Research Participation Among Asian American Women at Risk for Cervical Cancer: Exploratory Pilot of Barriers and Enhancers

Ellen Giarelli, Deborah Watkins Bruner, Ethan Nguyen, Sarah Basham, Priya Marathe, Diane Dao, To Nhu Huynh, Joseph Cappella, Giang Nguyen

Original Paper

Chronic Malnutrition Among Overweight Hispanic Children: Understanding Health Disparities

Celia Iriart, Alexis J. Handal, Blake Boursaw, Gabriela Rodrigues

Original Paper

Prioritizing Prevention: Culture, Context, and Cervical Cancer Screening among Vietnamese American Women

Jessica Gregg, Connie K. Y. Nguyen-Truong, Pei-ru Wang, Amy Kobus

Original Paper

The Advantage of Imputation of Missing Income Data to Evaluate the Association Between Income and Self-Reported Health Status (SRH) in a Mexican American Cohort Study

Anthony B. Ryder, Anna V. Wilkinson, Michelle K. McHugh, Katherine Saunders, Sumesh Kachroo, Anthony D’Amelio Jr., Melissa Bondy, Carol J. Etzel

Original Paper

Self-Reported Urge Urinary Incontinence (UUI) Among Older Mexican–American Men: Risk Factors and Psycho-Social Consequences

K. Gerst, L. A. Ray, R. Samper-Ternent, D. V. Espino, K. S. Markides

Original Paper

Acculturation, Body Perception, and Weight Status Among Vietnamese American Students

Jin Young Choi, Jessica Hwang, Jenny Yi

Original Paper

Disparities in Access to HIV Prevention Among Men of Mexican Descent Living in the Midwestern United States

Laura R. Glasman, Lance S. Weinhardt, Kristin L. Hackl

Open Access Original Paper

A Pilot Binational Study of Health Behaviors and Immigration

Tamara E. Hennessy-Burt, Maria T. Stoecklin-Marois, Fernando Meneses-González, Marc B. Schenker

Open Access Original Paper

Intention to Change Dietary Habits, and Weight Loss Among Norwegian-Pakistani Women Participating in a Culturally Adapted Intervention

M. K. Råberg Kjøllesdal, V. T. Hjellset, B. Bjørge, G. Holmboe-Ottesen, M. Wandel

Original Paper

Oral Health Attitudes and Practices Among a German Mexican Mennonite Farmworker Community

Paula M. Rowden, Angelia M. Paschal, Suzanne R. Hawley, Tracy Hsiao

Original Paper

Navigating a New Health Culture: Experiences of Immigrant Hispanic Women

Ana C. Sanchez-Birkhead, Holly Powell Kennedy, Lynn Clark Callister, Teresa Paredes Miyamoto

Open Access Brief Communication

Cancer and Chronic Diseases in Minority Populations: The Need for More Educational Materials in Spanish for Healthcare Providers

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Ronald LaPorte, Eugene Shubnikov, Meredith Hennon, Robert P. Edwards, Faina Linkov

Brief Communication

Medications for Sexual Health Available from Non-Medical Sources: A Need for Increased Access to Healthcare and Education Among Immigrant Latinos in the Rural Southeastern USA

Scott D. Rhodes, Facundo M. Fernández, Jami S. Leichliter, Aaron T. Vissman, Stacy Duck, Mary Claire O’Brien, Cindy Miller, Aimee M. Wilkin, Glenn A. Harris, Dana M. Hostetler, Fred R. Bloom