Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
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J Health Care Poor Underserved · Nov 2008
Comparative StudyPersistent disparities in health insurance coverage: Hispanic children, 1996 to 2005.
To identify how health insurance coverage trends changed for Hispanic children between 1996 and 2005. ⋯ Expansions in public health insurance programs between 1996 and 2005 increased health insurance coverage for Hispanic children but disparities between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White children persist.
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J Health Care Poor Underserved · Nov 2008
Strangers in a strange land: health care experiences for recent Latino immigrants in Midwest communities.
Latino immigrants in recent years are moving to U.S. communities that have little experience with immigration from Latin America. Although public health initiatives have been created to expand health care services to uninsured adults and children, little is known about whether and to what extent new immigrants benefit from such resources. ⋯ With the dynamic flux of new immigrants into many communities, outreach efforts must be continuously renewed and re-oriented to reach new arrivals.
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J Health Care Poor Underserved · Aug 2008
Comparative StudyThe association between perceived discrimination and underutilization of needed medical and mental health care in a multi-ethnic community sample.
This study examines the association between perceived discrimination and underutilization of needed medical and mental health care, in a representative, multi-ethnic community sample. Data were derived from a cross sectional survey of 10,098 White, U. S.-born Black, African-born Black, American Indian, Hispanic, and Southeast Asian adults in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ⋯ Correlates of different types of discrimination (major, everyday, health care) on underutilization of care varied among ethnic groups. The higher prevalence of discrimination among racial and ethnic minorities may contribute to their underutilization of health care services. Future research is needed to understand the impacts of different types of discrimination on different groups.
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J Health Care Poor Underserved · Aug 2008
The Promise Clinic: a service learning approach to increasing access to health care.
The goal of the Promise Clinic (a project of an academic medical center and a local social services group) is to increase access to primary care for an underserved population while addressing deficiencies in medical education. Students manage common primary care problems, creating access for this mostly uninsured population.