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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Ausgabe 3/2013

Special Focus: Language, Literacy, and Acculturation

Inhalt (26 Artikel)

Original Paper

Acculturation and Disability Rates Among Filipino-Americans

Leanne R. De Souza, Esme Fuller-Thomson

Original Paper

Colorectal Cancer Screening: Language is a Greater Barrier for Latino Men than Latino Women

J. A. Diaz, M. B. Roberts, J. G. Clarke, E. M. Simmons, R. E. Goldman, W. Rakowski

Original Paper

The Role of Acculturation and Family Functioning in Predicting HIV Risk Behaviors Among Hispanic Delinquent Youth

Colleen Farrelly, David Cordova, Shi Huang, Yannine Estrada, Guillermo Prado

Original Paper

Acculturative Stress and Diminishing Family Cohesion Among Recent Latino Immigrants

Frank R. Dillon, Mario De La Rosa, Gladys E. Ibañez

Original Paper

The Association of Acculturation and Health Literacy, Numeracy and Health-Related Skills in Spanish-speaking Caregivers of Young Children

Philip J. Ciampa, Richard O. White, Eliana M. Perrin, H. Shonna Yin, Lee M. Sanders, Eryka A. Gayle, Russell L. Rothman

Original Paper

The Relationship of Language Acculturation (English Proficiency) to Current Self-Rated Health Among African Immigrant Adults

Maria-Theresa C. Okafor, Olivia D. Carter-Pokras, Sandra J. Picot, Min Zhan

Original Paper

Is Acculturation Always Adverse to Korean Immigrant Health in the United States?

Chaelin Karen Ra, Youngtae Cho, Robert A. Hummer

Original Paper

Differences in Patient-Reported Experiences of Care by Race and Acculturation Status

Memoona Hasnain, Alan Schwartz, Jorge Girotti, Angela Bixby, Luis Rivera

Original Paper

Acculturation and Health Survey Question Comprehension Among Latino Respondents in the US

Young Ik Cho, Allyson Holbrook, Timothy P. Johnson

Original Paper

Health Literacy Predicts Change in Physical Activity Self-efficacy Among Sedentary Latinas

Gregory M. Dominick, Shira I. Dunsiger, Dorothy W. Pekmezi, Bess H. Marcus

Original Paper

Gender Differences in Acculturation, Stress, and Salivary Cortisol Response Among Former Soviet Immigrants

Lisa M. Nicholson, Arlene Michaels Miller, Dorie Schwertz, Olga Sorokin

Original Paper

Health Literacy in Korean Immigrants at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Sarah E. Choi, Elizabeth Rush, Shayna Henry

Original Paper

Addressing a Growing Community’s Health Needs: Project SAHNA (South Asian Health Needs Assessment)

Amita N. Vyas, Nitasha Chaudhary, Kalpana Ramiah, Megan Landry

Open Access Original Paper

Differences in the Use of Primary Care Services Between Spanish National and Immigrant Patients

L. A. Gimeno-Feliu, R. Magallón-Botaya, R. M. Macipe-Costa, L. Luzón-Oliver, J. L. Cañada-Millan, M. Lasheras-Barrio

Original Paper

Factors Related to Weight Loss Attempt Among Dominican Immigrants

Asqual Getaneh, Elsa-Grace V. Giardina, Sally E. Findley

Original Paper

Sex and Drug Risk Behavior Pre- and Post-Emigration Among Latino Migrant Men in Post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans

Jennifer Mills, Nicole Burton, Norine Schmidt, Oscar Salinas, John Hembling, Alberto Aran, Michele Shedlin, Patricia Kissinger

Original Paper

Factors Influencing Prostate Cancer Healthcare Practices in Barbados, West Indies

Patricia Ng, Elinor R. Schoenfeld, Anselm Hennis, Suh-Yuh Wu, M. Cristina Leske, Barbara Nemesure

Brief Communication

Employers’ Role in Helping Latino Workers Obtain Access to Health Care Services: Results of a Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Project

Allard E. Dembe, Jeffrey M. Biehl, Alicia D. Smith, Teresa Garcia de Gutierrez