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Home Mental Health Care For Gunshot Victims
RWJF Health & Society Scholar Jooyoung Lee advocates home-based mental health care for gunshot victims to recover from the lingering effects of their injuries.
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Increasing Life Expectancy Could Undercut Social Security Viability
Americans’ life expectancy is increasing more quickly than official government forecasts, RWJF Health & Society Scholar Samir Soneji finds.
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Blacks and Hispanics Are Less Likely Than Whites to Complete Addiction Treatment, Largely Due to Socioeconomic Factors
January 7, 2013 | Journal Article
More than one-third of the approximately two million people entering publicly funded substance abuse treatment in the United States do not complete treatment.
Physician Communication Performance among Standardized Patients and Patients with Limited Health Literacy
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Limited health literacy is associated with misunderstandings about cancer susceptibility and benefits of early detection and low adherence to cancer screening.
Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Increased Access to Care for Hispanics, but Disparities Remain
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Dharma Cortés, and fellow researchers, found that rates of coverage increased dramatically for Hispanics in Massachusetts after the state's reforms, but disparities remain.
Interventions to Improve Parental Communication About Sex
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Adolescents can benefit from a parent talking to them about sex parents can learn better ways to communicate.
Risk and Resilience in Latinos
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines perceptions of resilience among low-income Latino youths and their parents. Through a series of semi-structured qualitative interviews, the authors identified factors believed to be barriers or sources of support for Latino youths.
Race, Ethnicity, and Self-Reported Hypertension
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study looks at the association between race and self-reported hypertension among Hispanics and non-Hispanics.
Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in the Incidence of Obesity Related to Childbirth
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated the relationship between childbirth and five-year incidence of obesity.
Describing Physician Language Fluency
January 28, 2009 | Journal Article
This article addresses the absence of formal assessment of physician fluency in foreign languages, particularly Spanish. Since physicians often speak with patients using second-language skills rather than via a professional interpreter, health care facilities need stronger standards regarding physician foreign language skills.
"No One Asked Me"
January 1, 2009 | Report
This report presents accounts from a qualitative study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that examined the personal experiences and financial impact of the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform act (Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006) among low-income Latinos.
Determinants of Health Insurance Status for Children of Latino Immigrant and Other US Farm Workers
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Children of U.S. farm workers are three times more likely to be uninsured than other U.S. children. Data from a national study of farm workers suggest this disparity can be addressed through insurance reform and outreach programs.