Background Food insecurity is a critical problem in the United States and throughout the
world. There is little published data that provides insights regarding the extent and severity …

This chapter introduces the book and its conceptual framework. The US-Mexico border
region is defined as a geographic, economic, cultural, and social region that is affected by …

A growing concern with high rates of obesity and overweight among immigrant minority
populations in the US has focused attention on the availability and accessibility to healthy …

This ethnographic study explored the linguistic identities and pedagogical practices of
Latina bilingual-certified K-2 teachers in a dual language (DL) program in the US-Mexico …

Borders are geopolitical and historical demarcations that separate peoples in relation to
access to health care, which thereby results in wide disparities in health outcomes. Borders …

abstract 31 A growing concern with high rates of obesity and overweight among immigrant
minority populations in 32 the US has focused attention on the availability and accessibility …