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Cautious Citizenship: The Deterring Effect of Immigration Issue Salience on Health Care Use and Bureaucratic Interactions among Latino US Citizens by Pedraza, Franciso I, Nichols, Vanessa Cruz, LeBrón, Alana M W

“…Research shows that health care use among Latino immigrants is adversely affected by restrictive immigration policy. A core concern is that immigrants shy away…”
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Spillover Effects: Immigrant Policing and Government Skepticism in Matters of Health for Latinos by Nichols, Vanessa Cruz, Pedraza, Francisco I., LeBrón, Alana M. W.

“…To what extent do people become less trusting of the government under threatening policy contexts? The authors find evidence that Secure Communities, a…”
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Racial-Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Guideline-Adherent Treatment for Endometrial Cancer by Rodriguez, Victoria E, LeBrón, Alana M W, Chang, Jenny, Bristow, Robert E

“…To evaluate the association of race-ethnicity and neighborhood socioeconomic status with adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for…”
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Policing Us Sick: The Health of Latinos in an Era of Heightened Deportations and Racialized Policing by Nichols, Vanessa Cruz, LeBrón, Alana M. W., Pedraza, Francisco I.

“…In 2016, Donald Trump campaigned for more restrictive immigration enforcement, including stronger border security, mass deportations, and an end to birthright…”
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Guideline‐adherent treatment, sociodemographic disparities, and cause‐specific survival for endometrial carcinomas by Rodriguez, Victoria E., LeBrón, Alana M. W., Chang, Jenny, Bristow, Robert E.

“…BACKGROUND Adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines have been adopted as the standard of care for various cancers and have been cited to…”
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Occupational health within the bounds of primary care: Factors shaping the health of Latina/o immigrant workers in federally qualified health centers by Torres, Ivy R., Shklanko, Sarah, Haq, Cynthia, LeBrón, Alana M.W.

“…Background Many workers seek care for work‐related medical conditions in primary care settings. Additionally, occupational medicine training is not…”
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Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Diabetes-Related Outcomes Among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes by LeBrón, Alana M. W., Spencer, Michael, Kieffer, Edith, Sinco, Brandy, Palmisano, Gloria

“…Discrimination is associated with adverse health outcomes, but few studies have examined the association of discrimination with diabetes-related outcomes…”
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Talents, Tears, Stories of Our Identities, and Community Building: Toward Community-Based Ecosystems of Latiné Health Driven by Promotores by LeBrón, Alana M W, Montiel, Gloria Itzel, Arpero, Saraí, Jimenez, Josefina, Torres, Gina, Ortiz, Hilda, Mejía, Nancy, Bracho, America

“…This essay describes a process for integrating US Latiné communities as drivers of a grassroots vision for healthy Latiné communities and health equity…”
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Restrictive ID Policies: Implications for Health Equity by LeBrón, Alana M. W., Lopez, William D., Cowan, Keta, Novak, Nicole L., Temrowski, Olivia, Ibarra-Frayre, Maria, Delva, Jorge

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S921 Improving Depression Screening in Patients with IBD – A Quality Improvement Initiative by Sanfratello, Natalie, Gaitan, Erika, LeBron, Alana, Wasan, Sharmeel K.

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“They Are Clipping Our Wings”: Health Implications of Restrictive Immigrant Policies for Mexican-Origin Women in a Northern Border Community by LeBrón, Alana M. W., Schulz, Amy J., Gamboa, Cindy, Reyes, Angela, Viruell-Fuentes, Edna A., Israel, Barbara A.

“…We examine racialization processes experienced by women of Mexican origin in a northern border community during a protracted period of restrictive immigrant…”
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John Henryism, Socioeconomic Position, and Blood Pressure in a Multi-Ethnic Urban Community by LeBrón, Alana M. W., Schulz, Amy Jo, Mentz, Graciela, Perkins, Denise White

“…The John Henryism (JH) hypothesis suggests that, under adverse social and economic conditions, high-effort coping styles that reflect hard work and…”
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Social patterning of cardiovascular and metabolic risk in Colombian adults by Lucumi, Diego I., LeBrón, Alana M. W., Schulz, Amy J., Mentz, Graciela

“…Objectives: To test for differences in cardiovascular and metabolic risk (CMR) by educational attainment and physical capital. To compare CMR among black,…”
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Everyday Discrimination, Diabetes-Related Distress, and Depressive Symptoms Among African Americans and Latinos with Diabetes by LeBron, Alana M. W., Valerio, Melissa A., Kieffer, Edith, Sinco, Brandy, Rosland, Ann-Marie, Hawkins, Jaclynn, Espitia, Nicolaus, Palmisano, Gloria, Spencer, Michael

“…It is not known how discrimination might affect diabetes-related distress (DRD), an important correlate of diabetes outcomes. We examined correlates of…”
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Practical Qualitative Data Analysis for Public Health Research: A Guide to a Team-Based Approach With Flexible Coding by Michelen, Melina, Phan, Madeleine, Zimmer, Arianna, Coury, Natalie, Morey, Brittany, Montiel Hernandez, Gloria, Cantero, Patricia, Zarate, Salvador, Foo, Mary Anne, Tanjasiri, Sora, Billimek, John, LeBrón, Alana M.W.

“…Qualitative research is important to advance health equity as it offers nuanced insights into structural determinants of health inequities, amplifies the…”
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Correlates of Interpersonal Ethnoracial Discrimination Among Latino Adults with Diabetes: Findings from the REACH Detroit Study by LeBrón, Alana M. W., Spencer, Michael, Kieffer, Edith, Sinco, Brandy, Piatt, Gretchen, Palmisano, Gloria

“…The purpose of this study is to identify the social and economic correlates of reported experiences of interpersonal ethnoracial discrimination among Latino…”
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An Exploratory Study of the Impact of Gender on Health Behavior Among African American and Latino Men With Type 2 Diabetes by Hawkins, Jaclynn, Watkins, Daphne C., Kieffer, Edith, Spencer, Michael, Piatt, Gretchen, Nicklett, Emily J., Lebron, Alana, Espitia, Nicolaus, Palmisano, Gloria

“…This study explores gender values and beliefs among Latino and African American men with diabetes and examines how these values and beliefs may influence their…”
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Storytelling in community intervention research: lessons learned from the walk your heart to health intervention by LeBron, Alana M, Schulz, Amy J, Bernal, Cristina, Gamboa, Cindy, Wright, Conja, Sand, Sharon, Valerio, Melissa, Caver, Deanna

“…Contextually and culturally congruent interventions are urgently needed to reduce racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in physical activity and…”
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Facilitators and Barriers of a Chronic Care Management Intervention Addressing Diabetes Among Mexican-Origin Adults by Polletta, Valerie L., LeBrón, Alana M. W., Sifuentes, Maribel R., Mitchell-Bennett, Lisa A., Ayala, Ciara, Reininger, Belinda M.

“…Background Chronic care management (CCM) and community health worker (CHW) interventions hold promise for managing complex chronic conditions such as diabetes…”
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Mexican-origin women's individual and collective strategies to access and share health-promoting resources in the context of exclusionary immigration and immigrant policies by LeBrón, Alana M W, Schulz, Amy J, Gamboa, Cindy, Reyes, Angela, Viruell-Fuentes, Edna, Israel, Barbara A

“…A growing literature has documented the social, economic, and health impacts of exclusionary immigration and immigrant policies in the early 21st century for…”
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