Problem. The problem of the study was to examine and test the effectiveness of the Promotoras model, through the development of a culturally sensitive peer-led pilot intervention to increase breast and cervical cancer awareness and screening behavior for Latinas. Hispanic/Latino…
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The inability of Hispanics with limited English proficiency (LEP) and health care providers to effectively communicate with each other can have a detrimental impact on healthcare. In response to this communication barrier most hospitals now offer some form of interpretation serv…
Suicide is recognized as a major public health and clinical problem in the United States. One fifth of adolescents in the United States seriously consider suicide each year, and about 8% of high school students attempt suicide at least once. Hispanic ethnicity constitutes a risk…
The recent hurricanes of Katrina, Rita, and Dolly have brought to light the precarious situation populations place themselves in when they are unprepared to face a storm, or do not follow official orders to evacuate when a destructive hurricane is poised to hit the area. Three c…
The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to examine how displaced Latinas coped with unemployment using their religion or spirituality (RS) to attain posttraumatic growth (PTG) using Fowler’s faith development theory. This study contributed to the limited literature on …
Ten years ago, a high school soccer team comprised mostly of Hispanic players was inches away from claiming championship gold but fell short, and they mainly were defeated by teams consisting primarily of Caucasian players. That high school team was High Point High School, the s…
Historical events have persitent effects on contemporary economic development. This paper studies a natural experiment of ethnic segregation. In its colonial foundation, the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, was divided into two kinds of settlements: one for the Spaniards and one for…
In the early 20th century Mexico, and surely in reaction to the Mexican Revolution, there was a growing desire to create a new nationalist artistic style that could promote mexicanidad, a word that reflects the nature of being Mexican and the pride felt in identifying as Mexican…