Policy dilemmas in Latino health care and implementation of the Affordable Care Act

AN Ortega, HP Rodriguez… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The changing Latino demographic in the United States presents a number of challenges to
health care policy makers, clinicians, organizations, and other stakeholders. Studies have …

Variations in healthcare access and utilization among Mexican immigrants: the role of documentation status

A Vargas Bustamante, H Fang, J Garza… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2012 - Springer
The objective of this study is to identify differences in healthcare access and utilization
among Mexican immigrants by documentation status. Cross-sectional survey data are …

Latino STEM scholars, barriers, and mental health: A review of the literature

JA Muñoz, I Villanueva - Journal of Hispanic Higher …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Research exploring the participation and retention of Latino/as in STEM (science,
technology, engineering, and math) is still in its early stages, but it is shedding light on the …

Use of preventive care services among Latino subgroups

AV Bustamante, J Chen, HP Rodriguez… - American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous studies demonstrate a clear gap in access and receipt of
preventive care between Latinos and non-Latino whites. Most of this work, however, pools …

The ability of multifamily groups to improve treatment adherence in Mexican Americans with schizophrenia

A Kopelowicz, R Zarate, CJ Wallace… - Archives of General …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Evidence-based interventions to improve medication adherence among patients
with schizophrenia are lacking. Although family psychoeducation has demonstrated efficacy …

Characterizing health inequities for the US transgender Hispanic population using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

E Lett, EN Asabor, S Beltrán, N Dowshen - Transgender Health, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: This study aims to describe health inequities experienced by transgender Hispanic
(TH) individuals in the United States. Methods: This retrospective case–control study used …

Estimating the effects of immigration status on mental health care utilizations in the United States

J Chen, A Vargas-Bustamante - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2011 - Springer
Immigration status is a likely deterrent of mental health care utilization in the United States.
Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and National Health Interview survey from …

Urban-rural disparities in hypertension prevalence, detection, and medication use among Chinese Adults from 1993 to 2011

J Li, L Shi, S Li, L Xu, W Qin, H Wang - International journal for equity in …, 2017 - Springer
Background China has experienced a rapid increase in hypertension over the past decade,
especially in rural. Therefore, the aim of this research is to examine the dynamic trends in …

[HTML][HTML] Immigrant policies as health policies: State immigrant policy climates and health provider visits among US immigrants

M Dondero, CE Altman - SSM-Population Health, 2020 - Elsevier
The geographic dispersion of the US immigrant population has occurred alongside a
dramatic increase in state-level immigration laws that has unfolded unevenly across states …

Addressing barriers to primary care access for Latinos in the US: an agent-based model

H Oh, MP Trinh, C Vang… - Journal of the Society for …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
Objective: Disparities in access to primary health care have led to health disadvantages
among Latinos and other non-White racial groups. To better identify and understand which …