Corley, Alexandra M S Gomes, Stacey M Martin, Keith J Watkins, Sharon Lindsey, Kendal Frenck, Robert W Jr Mitchell, Monica J Rule, Amy R L Crosby, Lori E
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
Racially minoritized groups are more likely to experience COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and have lower vaccination rates. As part of a multi-phase community-engaged project, we developed a train-the-trainer program in response to a needs assessment. "Community vaccine ambassadors" were trained to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. We evaluated the pr...
Angrish, Kirina Khan-Poulin, Yasmina Mangat, Jasman Mack, Diane E Nagpal, Taniya S
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
Low levels of physical activity (PA) are reported in South Asian pregnant women. This scoping review summarizes culturally tailored strategies in prenatal PA studies for South Asian women and identifies barriers and facilitators. A search strategy was developed with the keywords "Physical Activity" AND Pregnant AND "South Asian" and was carried out...
Ho, Chi H Denton, Andrea H Blackstone, Sarah R Saif, Nadia MacIntyre, Kara Ozkaynak, Mustafa Valdez, Rupa S Hauck, Fern R
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
Refugees encounter numerous healthcare access barriers in host countries, leading to lower utilization rates and poorer health outcomes. In the US, social inequities and fragmented health systems may exacerbate these disparities. Understanding these factors is necessary to ensure equitable care of refugee populations. A systematic literature review...
Yang, Catherine Prokop, Larry Barwise, Amelia
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, including many with limited English proficiency (LEP). These patients face various communication barriers, including a shortage of available interpreters and the need for masks that exacerbated communication barriers. It is not known how hospitals r...
Zhang, Mengxi Payton, Colleen Gurung, Ashok Anglewicz, Philip Subedi, Parangkush Ali, Ahmed Ibrahim, Anisa Haider, Mahri Hamidi, Navid Atem, Jacob
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
Refugees in the United States are believed to be at high risk of COVID-19. A cross-sectional study design was utilized to collect anonymous, online surveys from refugee communities in the United States during December 2020 to January 2021. We invited bilingual community leaders to share the survey link with other refugees aged ≥18 years. We identif...
Al Achkar, Morhaf Dahal, Arati Frogner, Bianca K Skillman, Susan M Patterson, Davis G
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
Internationally educated immigrant healthcare workers face skill underutilization working in lower-skilled healthcare jobs or outside healthcare. This study explored barriers to and solutions for integrating immigrant health professionals. Content analysis identifying key themes from semi-structured qualitative interviews with representatives from ...
Lopez Vera, Alexandra Thomas, Kyle Trinh, Christina Nausheen, Fauzia
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
Linguistic barriers continue to be a source of difficulty and inappropriate treatment in our healthcare system. Several studies have shown the importance of language concordance, which leads to increased trust and higher patient satisfaction. The aim of this is study is to determine patients' satisfaction and comfort levels with sharing sensitive i...
Getrich, Christina M Umanzor, Delmis Burdette, Alaska Ortez-Rivera, Ana
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare entrenched health inequalities in the U.S. health care system faced by structurally marginalized immigrant communities. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are well suited to address these social and political determinants of health due to their large presence in service positions and skill s...
Urban, Kailey Payton, Colleen Mamo, Blain Volkman, Hannah Giorgio, Katherine Kennedy, Lori Bomber, Yuli Chen Rodrigues, Kristine Knuti Young, Janine Tumaylle, Carol
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
Six refugee screening sites collaborated to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies among newly arrived refugees in the United States from 2010 to 2017, identify demographic characteristics associated with HCV antibody positivity, and estimate missed HCV antibody-positive adults among unscreened refugees. We utilized a cross-s...
Luzius, Abbie Merriweather, Maya Busch, Savannah James, Olivia Dobbs, Page D
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Journal of immigrant and minority health
Community health centers (CHCs) screen patients for social determinants of health (SDoH). The study's purpose was to assess the relationship between demographic factors and unmet social needs (SDoH risk) among pregnant mothers. Patient data from 345 pregnant women between January 2019-December 2020 assessed SDoH risk, using the Protocol for Respond...
