Bridging social capital among Facebook users and COVID-19 cases growth in Arizona

M Boby, H Oh, F Marsiglia, L Liu - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Social capital is an important social determinant of health, more specifically bridging social
capital, which connects individuals and communities across societal divides. This article …

Supporting sexual and reproductive health for immigrant families across the lifespan

TM Caballero, DN Carvajal, AH Crockett… - Academic pediatrics, 2024 - Elsevier
The ability to exercise autonomy in achieving reproductive health goals necessitates access
to contraceptive and reproductive health information and medical care. Finding trusted …

Availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of interpreting services to refugee women in New Zealand

J Shrestha-Ranjit, D Payne… - Qualitative Health …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
A significant number of people have been displaced from their country of origin and become
refugees. Good health is essential for refugees to actively engage and take up opportunities …

Community Health Workers as Puentes/Bridges to Increase COVID-19 Health Equity in Latinx Communities of the Southwest US

C Hernandez-Salinas, FF Marsiglia, H Oh… - Journal of Community …, 2023 - Springer
This study documents the pivotal role that Community Health Workers (CHW) played while
supporting underserved Latinx communities affected by COVID-19-related health inequities …

Participatory action research to explore the role of structural violence on marginalized and racialized young parents

E Valdez, J Chan, S Dixon, GD Carroll… - Health Education & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Structural inequities influence young parents' access to health care, housing, transportation,
social support, education, and income. The current study adds to the extant literature by …

Important end-of-life topics among Latino patients and caregivers coping with advanced cancer

L Rosario-Ramos, K Suarez, C Peña-Vargas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a known end-of-life related disparity among Latino individuals, and there is a need
to develop culturally sensitive interventions to help patients and caregivers cope with …

The impact of binational barriers to medical care on the care-seeking practices of Mexican immigrants

RM Crocker - Qualitative Health Research, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Barriers to health care access faced by Mexican immigrants in the United States have been
well-documented, including lack of insurance, fear of deportation, and language barriers …

Examining the macrosystem level of influence on community health worker effectiveness in the state of Nebraska: A qualitative approach

AM Toney, T Martin, S Sanchez, MS Kelley… - Journal of Community …, 2022 - Springer
Community health workers (CHWs) serve as the linkage between community and providers
and are stakeholders for bridging services to the public. However, integration of CHWs into …

“Too Many Jobs and Not Enough Hands”: Immigrant and Refugee Community Health Workers at the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic

B Bearss, A Martin, S Dorsey Vinton… - Qualitative Health …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Refugees and immigrants have experienced heightened health inequities related to COVID-
19. As community-embedded frontline health personnel, refugee and immigrant community …

The maintenance of mexican traditional medicine practices among mexicans in southern Arizona

RM Crocker, DE Martínez, A Maldonado… - Social Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Mexicans in the United States have been reported to maintain practices of Mexican
traditional medicine at comparably higher rates than most other populations, including other …