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Fine Tuning Economic Empowerment Tools for Battered South Asian Women

January 25, 2012 | Program Result Report

Manavi, a New Brunswick, N.J.-based organization serving South Asian women who have suffered domestic violence, launched an economic empowerment program to help survivors move toward economic independence.

Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities

March 1, 2009 | Report

This report describes intimate partner violence (IPV) in immigrant and refugee communities in the United States.

Meeting the Needs of Immigrant and Refugee Victims of Intimate Partner Violence, by Providing Comprehensive, Confidential and Holistic Services

July 8, 2009 | Program Result Report

The Family Violence Prevention Fund conducted a literature review and key informant interviews to identify and highlight program models for addressing intimate partner violence in immigrant and refugee communities.

Still a Paradox: Foreign-Born Mexican-Americans Have Healthier Babies Than Native-Born Hispanics

December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison conducted a pilot study to identify and assess why immigrant mothers (primarily those from Mexico) living in the United States have better pregnancy outcomes than native-born Hispanic mothers.

Nigerian Nurse Helps African Immigrants Battle Breast Cancer

October 17, 2012 | News Release

RWJF honors Ifeanyi Anne Nwabukwu, RN, BSN, with a 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.

The Roles of Citizenship Status, Acculturation, and Health Insurance in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrant Women

August 1, 2006 | Journal Article

The current study examined disparities in Papanicolaou (Pap) smear and mammography screening for immigrant and U.S.-born women. Participants were 18,342 women (of which 1,445 were noncitizens) from a nationally representative sample from the 2000 Na ...

Massachusetts' Health Care Reform Increased Access to Care for Hispanics, but Disparities Remain

August 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Dharma Cortés, and fellow researchers, found that rates of coverage increased dramatically for Hispanics in Massachusetts after the state's reforms, but disparities remain.

Latina Health Project Offers Outreach, Educational, Clinical and Counseling Activities

December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

Three grants from RWJF partially funded the health outreach, educational, clinical, and counseling activities of the Latina Health Project of the Planned Parenthood Association of Mercer Area, in Mercer County, N.J.

Eniola Mudasiru, Minority Medical Education Program, 2001

April 17, 2006 | Story

Once she completes her residency in one of several internal medicine sub-specialties she is considering, Mudasiru would like to practice both here and in her native country.

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