Hispanic immigrants are increasingly residing in rural communities, including in the
midwestern United States. Limitations in the ability of rural Hispanics to access and utilize …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects a large number of the American population. When
compared to their representation in the general American population, a disproportionate …

Although acculturation has been widely used as a health research variable among
Hispanics, several inconsistencies exist in the definitions of this concept. The work of Walker …

We explored conceptualizations of health promotion and experiences with preventive health
services among African refugee women. We asked 34 resettled Somali refugee women …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify characteristics associated with favorable treatment in
receipt of preventive healthcare services, from the perspective of resettled African refugee …

Much health-disparities research focuses on race and ethnicity, but nativity has proved to be
a crucial factor in explaining the immigrant health advantage. Foreign-born subgroups with …

Objectives This study assessed racial-ethnic disparities in access to high-quality treatment
for at-risk drinking and alcohol abuse in the United States and simulated strategies to narrow …

Objectives: To assess sociocultural factors associated with delaying routine healthcare
among Latinas. Methods: Using community-based participatory research; we interviewed …

We investigated whether length of residence and other socio-demographic factors affect
how rural Hispanic/Latino immigrants in the US prefer to receive general health information …

Language discordance poses a barrier to effective physician-patient communication, and
health care outcomes, such as patient satisfaction, can be associated with language barriers …