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February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
To explore the question of what constitutes quality in a health care encounter from the patient perspective, Mathematica Policy Research conducted focus groups with African Americans, Latinos, Asian Indians, and whites.
November 12, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Plainfield Health Center, operating under the Plainfield Neighborhood Health Services, established a comprehensive school-based health center at Washington Elementary School in Plainfield, N.J., in 2000.
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A study of parent perceptions of care for children at risk for obesity explored parents' satisfaction with care and nutrition and physical activity counseling received. Overweight parents with children with 85th to 95th percentile BMI reported infrequent advice.
February 18, 2010 | Program Result Report
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine tested whether using hand-held computers to answer questions about their health status and the reason for their current visit empowered African-American patients to take a more active role in their health care.
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
There is evidence that interpersonal experiences of minority patients with HIV care providers can be positive. While access to care facilities is less readily available to minorities, African-American patients report favorable communication with care providers.
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Despite the importance of access to risk-appropriate reproductive care, there is limited information on the perspectives of mothers and daughters about facilitators and barriers to receiving this care. Researchers conducted five focus groups with a ...
January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
The high proportion of African Americans who are overweight and obese is well known, placing them at a high risk for numerous health problems, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Little is known, however, about the relationship o ...
April 13, 2005 | Journal Article
The authors investigated if race was a factor in whether women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer received counseling concerning availability of genetic testing for BRCA 1/2 mutations. Mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 confer a significant ...
September 26, 2005 | Journal Article
Previous research shows that black Americans more often receive mental health services from a primary care physician than from a mental health specialist. This study assessed whether ethnicity was related to the diagnosis and treatment of depression ...
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Students who become pregnant in their teens are more likely to drop out of school, increasing the likelihood of persistent poverty and social disadvantage. This study examined the effect of school-based prenatal services on school attendance and dro ...