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Adaptive sport as affirmation: "We focus on our strengths, not our disabilities" by Schwartz, Norah Anita, von Glascoe, Christine Alysse

“…This paper offers a counter-narrative to the stereotype of people with physical and cognitive impairments being less inclined to participate in athletic…”
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“Where they (live, work and) spray”: Pesticide exposure, childhood asthma and environmental justice among Mexican-American farmworkers by Schwartz, Norah Anita, von Glascoe, Christine Alysse, Torres, Victor, Ramos, Lorena, Soria-Delgado, Claudia

“…Asthma prevalence is reportedly low for children of Mexican descent compared with other ethnic groups and Latino subgroups. The results of our exploratory…”
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And Still She Rises: Policies for Improving Women’s Health for a More Equitable Post-Pandemic World by Shroff, Farah M., Tsang, Ricky, Schwartz, Norah, Alkhadragy, Rania, Vora, Kranti

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned crises of violence, hunger and impoverishment. Maternal and Infant Health Canada (MIHCan) conducted this policy action study…”
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The Body in the Mirror: Breast Cancer, Liminality and Borderlands by Schwartz, Norah Anita, von Glascoe, Christine Alysse

“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and has a high mortality rate in northern Mexico. Its high rates present one of the principal…”
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Contested Spaces: Crossing the United States-Mexico Border for Breast Cancer Care—Or Not by Schwartz, Norah Anita, Baek, Jong-Deuk

“…Place-based structural and social barriers to health care on either side of the United States-Mexico border exist for immigrant women with breast cancer…”
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Childhood Asthma, Air Quality, and Social Suffering Among Mexican Americans in California's San Joaquin Valley: "Nobody Talks to Us Here" by Schwartz, Norah Anita, Pepper, David

“…Nearly one in five Mexican American children residing in California's San Joaquin Valley (the Valley) in 2007 had an asthma attack at some point in their life…”
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Acculturation, Dietary Practices and Risk for Childhood Obesity in an Ethnically Heterogeneous Population of Latino School Children in the San Francisco Bay Area by Wojcicki, Janet M., Schwartz, Norah, Jiménez-Cruz, Arturo, Bacardi-Gascon, Montserrat, Heyman, Melvin B.

“…Previous studies have found increased acculturation to the US lifestyle increases risk for obesity in Latinos. However, methodologies differ, and results in…”
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Bimodal Distribution of Risk for Childhood Obesity in Urban Baja California, Mexico by Wojcicki, Janet M., Jimenez-Cruz, Arturo, Bacardi-Gascon, Montserrat, Schwartz, Norah, Heyman, Melvin B.

“…In Mexico, higher socioeconomic status (SES) has been found to be associated with increased risk for obesity in children. Within developed urban areas,…”
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Nonprescription Antibiotic Therapy: Cultural Models on Both Sides of the Counter and Both Sides of the Border by Gartin, Meredith, Brewis, Alexandra A., Schwartz, Norah Anita

“…Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat exacerbated by medically unwarranted or improper antibiotic use. Pharmacy counters at the U.S.-Mexico…”
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Nonprescription Antibiotic Therapy by Gartin, Meredith, Brewis, Alexandra A., Schwartz, Norah Anita

“…Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat exacerbated by medically unwarranted or improper antibiotic use. Pharmacy counters at the U.S.–Mexico…”
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Childhood Asthma on the Northern Mexico Border by SCHWARTZ, NORAH ANITA

“…Children with asthma living on the northern Mexico border suffer not only from the physical aspects of this condition, but also from the lack of a clear…”
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Medical Compliance and Childhood Asthma on the Mexican Border: "They Think You Are God by Norah Schwartz

“…Procedimiento médico y asma infantil en la frontera mexicana:"Piensan que eres Dios" Con frecuencia, el asma es una amenaza crónica y potencial a la vida, y es…”
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Thermometer use among Mexican immigrant mothers in California by Schwartz, Norah, Guendelman, Sylvia, English, Paul

“…A community-based household survey was utilized to assess the relationship between thermometer use, home treatment and utilization of health care services…”
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“Siento que me ahogo”: Childhood asthma, medical pluralism and the Mexican frontier by Schwartz, Norah Anita

“…Asthma is one of the most common, yet least understood of all childhood illnesses. However, little ethnographic research has been conducted on this or other…”
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Antibiotic Prescribing and Respiratory Tract Infections by Jacques, Louis B

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Situated Lives: Gender and Culture in Everyday Life: Edited by Louise Lamphere, Helena Ragoné and Patricia Zavella, Routledge, New York, 1997, 493 pp., $29.95 (paper) by Schwartz, Norah A

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Situated Lives: Gender and Culture in Everyday Life by Schwartz, Norah A

“…"Situated Lives: Gender and Culture in Everyday Life" edited by Louise Lamphere, Helena Ragone, and Patricia Zavella is reviewed…”
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The Anthropology of Medicine: From Culture to Medicine by Schwartz, Norah A

“…Schwartz reviews "The Anthropology of Medicine: From Culture to Medicine" edited by Lola Romanucci-Ross, Daniel E. Moerman and Laurence R. Tancredi…”
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