Search Results - "Zambrana, Ruth E."

Occupational Physical Activity and Body Mass Index: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos by Singer, Richard H, Stoutenberg, Mark, Gellman, Marc D, Archer, Edward, Davis, Sonia M, Gotman, Nathan, Marquez, David X, Buelna, Christina, Deng, Yu, Hosgood, H Dean, Zambrana, Ruth E

“…To examine the associations between overweight/obesity and occupation among Hispanics/Latinos, the largest minority population in the U.S. This study included…”
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Association of Baseline Depressive Symptoms with Prevalent and Incident Pre-Hypertension and Hypertension in Postmenopausal Hispanic Women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative by Zambrana, Ruth E, López, Lenny, Dinwiddie, Gniesha Y, Ray, Roberta M, Eaton, Charles B, Phillips, Lawrence S, Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia

“…Depression and depressive symptoms are risk factors for hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Hispanic women have higher rates of depressive…”
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Emerging Intersections: Race, Class, and Gender in Theory, Policy, and Practice by Dill, Bonnie Thornton, Zambrana, Ruth Enid, Collins, Patricia, McLaughlin, Amy, Higginbotham, Elizabeth, Henderson, Debra, Tickamyer, Ann, MacDonald, Victoria-Maria, Gatta, Mary, Manuel, Tiffany

“…The United States is known as a "melting pot" yet this mix tends to be volatile and contributes to a long history of oppression, racism, and bigotry. Emerging…”
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Depression disparities among sexual minority faculty of color in the United States by Salerno, John P., Zambrana, Ruth E.

“…•Sexual minority faculty of color faced elevated risk for greater depression symptoms.•Inadequate mentoring is an important factor that influenced depression…”
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Role of Acculturation Research in Advancing Science and Practice in Reducing Health Care Disparities Among Latinos by Zambrana, Ruth E, Carter-Pokras, Olivia

“…An impressive body of public health knowledge on health care disparities among Latinos has been produced. However, inconclusive and conflicting results on…”
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Emergency preparedness: knowledge and perceptions of Latin American immigrants by Carter-Pokras, Olivia, Zambrana, Ruth E, Mora, Sonia E, Aaby, Katherine A

“…This paper describes the level of public emergency knowledge and perceptions of risks among Latin American immigrants, and their preferred and actual sources…”
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Understanding Latino Families: Scholarship, Policy, and Practice by Zambrana, Ruth E., Ed

“…This anthology examines the contemporary status of Latino families, especially their great racial and ethnic diversity. The book focuses on the strengths of…”
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"How Do You Advance Here? How Do You Survive?" An Exploration of Underrepresented Minority Faculty Perceptions of Mentoring Modalities by Espino, Michelle M, Zambrana, Ruth E

“…This article contrasts perceptions among 58 under-represented minority (URM) faculty employed at U.S. research-extensive universities who reported an absence…”
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Latinos in American Society: Families and Communities in Transition by Zambrana, Ruth Enid

“…It is well known that Latinos in the United States bear a disproportionate burden of low educational attainment, high residential segregation, and low…”
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Provider perspectives on patient-centered contraceptive counseling for Latinas in Baltimore, MD by Carvajal, Diana N., Bevilacqua, Kristin G., Caldwell, Martina T., Zambrana, Ruth E.

“…Objectives: To explore: 1) provider narratives of their contraceptive counseling practices with Latina patients within the context of patient-centered care…”
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Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions by Brennan, Virginia M, Kumanyika, Shiriki K, Zambrana, Ruth Enid

“…The obesity epidemic has a disproportionate impact on communities that are hard-hit by social and economic disadvantages. In Obesity Interventions in…”
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The Environmental Health of Latino Children by Carter-Pokras, Olivia, PhD, Zambrana, Ruth E., PhD, Poppell, Carolyn F., ScM, Logie, Laura A., MA, Guerrero-Preston, Rafael, DrPH, MPH

“…Abstract Representing 1 in 6 children in the United States, Latino children incur disproportionate exposures to air pollutants, pesticides, and toxic…”
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Exploring Risk Factors in Latino Cardiovascular Disease: The Role of Education, Nativity, and Gender by DINWIDDIE, Gniesha Y, ZAMBRANA, Ruth E, GARZA, Mary A

“…We examined 3 cardiovascular disease risk factors by nativity and gender, evaluating evidence for education and health behaviors in explaining the "Hispanic…”
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'Before they kill my spirit entirely': insights into the lived experiences of American Indian Alaska Native faculty at research universities by Walters, Karina L., Maliszewski Lukszo, Casey, Evans-Campbell, Teresa, Burciaga Valdez, R., Zambrana, Ruth E.

“…American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) comprise about 2% of the US population and 0.5% of the faculty in higher education. While scholars have documented…”
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Screen-Related Parenting Practices in Low-Income Mexican American Families by Thompson, Darcy A., Schmiege, Sarah J., Johnson, Susan L., Vandewater, Elizabeth A., Boles, Richard E., Zambrana, Ruth E., Lev, Jerusha, Tschann, Jeanne M.

“…To (1) examine whether the Information–Motivation–Behavioral Skills Model predicts maternal screen-related parenting practices and (2) evaluate the…”
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Mentoring for publication in the American Journal of Public Health by Northridge, Mary Evelyn, Holtzman, Deborah, Bergeron, Caroline D, Zambrana, Ruth E, Greenberg, Michael R

“…As members of the American Journal of Public Plealth (AJPH) editorial team and editorial board, we are honored to contribute to this online-only supplement…”
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The Impact of Educational Attainment on Observed Race/Ethnic Disparities in Inflammatory Risk in the 2001-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Dinwiddie, Gniesha Y, Zambrana, Ruth E, Doamekpor, Lauren A, Lopez, Lenny

“…Inflammation has shown to be an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and growing evidence suggests Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs) and certain…”
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The Health of Latino Children: Urgent Priorities, Unanswered Questions, and a Research Agenda by Flores, Glenn, Fuentes-Afflick, Elena, Barbot, Oxiris, Carter-Pokras, Olivia, Claudio, Luz, Lara, Marielena, McLaurin, Jennie A, Pachter, Lee, Ramos Gomez, Francisco, Mendoza, Fernando, Valdez, R. Burciaga, Villarruel, Antonia M, Zambrana, Ruth E, Greenberg, Robert, Weitzman, Michael

“…Latinos recently became the largest racial/ethnic minority group of US children. The Latino Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Child…”
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Association between Family Communication and Health Literacy among Underserved Racial/Ethnic Women by Zambrana, Ruth E, Meghea, Cristian, Talley, Costellia, Hammad, Adnan, Lockett, Murlisa, Williams, Karen Patricia

“…Health literacy and the family can be used to promote cancer screenings. We examined the associations of socio-demographic factors, family communication, and…”
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Barriers to Care and Comorbidities Along the U.S.-Mexico Border by de Heer, Hendrik Dirk, Balcázar, Hector Guillermo, Morera, Osvaldo F., Lapeyrouse, Lisa, Heyman, Josiah McC, Salinas, Jennifer, Zambrana, Ruth E.

“…Objective. While limited access to care is associated with adverse health conditions, little research has investigated the association between barriers to care…”
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