Trends in Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control in Older Mexican Americans, 1993-2005
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Trends in hypertension and hypertension awareness of older Mexican Americans (>75 years) in the Southwest.
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Diabetes Awareness and Knowledge Among Latinos
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
In this national study of Latinos, having a usual source of health care (USHC) means better awareness and knowledge about diabetes.
Race/Ethnicity and Patient Confidence to Self-Manage Cardiovascular Disease
September 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study examines associations between race/ethnicity and other characteristics that determine confidence levels related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) self management. Minority cardiac patients have lower levels of confidence in their ability to self-manage CVD than white patients.
Rural Puerto Ricans Get Lessons in Self-Managing Chronic Diseases
July 24, 2006 | Program Result
The Corporacion de Servicios de Salud y Medicina Avanzada developed a chronic disease prevention and control project to reach into rural communities and help educate those with chronic illnesses manage their own care.
A National Study of Problematic Care Experiences Among Latinos with Diabetes
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Community Health Centers (CHCs) provide care to a substantial proportion of the Latino population, including diabetes patients. This study compared the frequency of problematic experiences at CHCs and private practices for a nationally representative sample of Latinos with Diabetes.
Who Can Respond to Treatment?
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Physicians need a method of quantifying the risks and benefits of treatment for patient subgroups (i.e., those with different health profiles). This article describes the development of the Potential for Benefit Scale (PBS), a composite measure of potential treatment response.
Talking to Latinos About Diabetes, Using Words They Understand
February 2, 2009 | Story
The majority of health information provided to the Latino community often lacks language and cultural sensitivity, making it hard to understand.
Confronting Inequities in Latino Health Care
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The issue offers nine studies examining hypertension, diabetes, health insurance coverage, discrimination, quality of care, spirituality, preventive care, and other topics.
Bringing the Table to the Community
December 7, 2011 | Story
The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.
Improving Asthma Outcomes in Minority Children
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A parent mentoring program which matches parents of minority, asthmatic children with trained parent mentors similar to themselves seems to be an inexpensive and effective way to help families manage their kids' asthma. There can actually be a net savings associated with families that extensively participate in such a program.