Shih-Tien Pan, Ying-Li Lee, Hung-Hsi Cheng, Ching-Wei Huang, Shih-Yueh Chu, Li-Mei Cheng, Feng-Yaun Chu, Felice Tien O'Donnell, Chih-Hao Lin
{"title":"Emergency Medical Retrieval Services in Remote Indigenous Islands: Experiences in Lanyu, Taiwan.","authors":"Shih-Tien Pan, Ying-Li Lee, Hung-Hsi Cheng, Ching-Wei Huang, Shih-Yueh Chu, Li-Mei Cheng, Feng-Yaun Chu, Felice Tien O'Donnell, Chih-Hao Lin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emergency medical retrieval services (EMRS) in remote Indigenous islands is rarely investigated. We analyzed the characteristics of patients who underwent EMRS in Lanyu, an offshore island of Taiwan, from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2021. The need for EMRS for Lanyu Indigenous residents (N=132, 3.83‰) was almost 1.5-fold and 100-fold for non-Indigenous residents (N=16, 2.64‰) and tourists (N=40, 0.04‰), respectively. The resident group had a longer hospitalization (12.0 ± 12.9 vs. 5.9 ± 11.7 days, p=.007). The tourist group had more near-drowning or decompression sickness (44.0% vs. 3.0%, p<.001) and secondary transfers (20.0% vs. 5.4%, p=.003). All the patients (N=12) that required multiple retrievals were Lanyu Indigenous residents. The Lanyu Indigenous residents, compared with the non-Indigenous residents, had fewer admissions to intensive care units (47.7% vs. 80.0%) and more in-hospital mortalities (10.6% vs. 0.0%). Multifaceted approaches should be initiated to improve the health care system in remote Indigenous islands.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 3","pages":"962-977"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Legal Recognition, Protection, and Health: A Socio-legal Framework for Assessing Determinants of Health in the Jamaican Trans Community.","authors":"Emme Christie","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, the legal system allows for discrimination based on gender and sexual identity with impunity. This exposes trans people to disparate risks of violence and barriers to accessing social services such as health care. In this paper we assess the social determinants of health in the Jamaican trans population using a modified social-ecological model of transgender stigma and stigma interventions. To conduct this assessment, we situated the findings of the 2021 Jamaican Trans Health Needs Assessment and Trans Health Strategy within the socio-ecological framework with direct application to rights-based health services as well as the Jamaican legal system to develop a model for understanding the socio-legal determinants of health. The social determinants of health identified within the Jamaican trans community are all influenced by a lack of legal protection suggesting a need for legal reform toward nondiscrimination of sexual and gender-diverse populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 3","pages":"816-836"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kayoll Gyan, Preeti Khanal, Hayley Dunnack Yackel, Jill B Hamilton
{"title":"<i>\"We Just Brush It Off, God's Got Us . . .\"</i>: African American Adolescent Girls' Expressions of Spirituality in Response to Stressful Experiences.","authors":"Kayoll Gyan, Preeti Khanal, Hayley Dunnack Yackel, Jill B Hamilton","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2024.a943976","DOIUrl":"10.1353/hpu.2024.a943976","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mental health burden is increasing among the young adolescent population worldwide, with more reports of sadness and mental illness diagnoses. This study explored how African American adolescent girls use religious and spiritual practices to cope with stressful experiences. A qualitative descriptive design was used to interview 22 African American adolescent girls. Data were analyzed using content analysis and constant comparison technique. The following themes emerged related to prayer, scripture, and songs: 1) Healing for themselves or others, 2) instructions on how to live, 3) provision from God, 4) protection during dangerous situations, 5) strength to endure, and 6) connectedness to God, self, and others. Adolescent girls used spirituality and religion as coping mechanisms during various life stressors while healing, reframing thoughts to a positive mindset, and seeking direction and protection. Future studies should consider incorporating spiritual and religious coping mechanisms as a mental health intervention, particularly for this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 4","pages":"1039-1052"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142711315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Loral Patchen, Roxana Richardson, Lisa Kessler, Deborah F Perry, Kimberly Martinez, Vicki W Girard
{"title":"Establishing a Perinatal Medical-Legal Partnership to Address the Health-Harming Legal Needs of Pregnant and Postpartum Birthing People.","authors":"Loral Patchen, Roxana Richardson, Lisa Kessler, Deborah F Perry, Kimberly Martinez, Vicki W Girard","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2024.a943995","DOIUrl":"10.1353/hpu.2024.a943995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This Report from the Field chronicles the establishment of Georgetown University's Perinatal Legal Assistance and Wellbeing Project, a medical-legal partnership in Washington, D.C. It describes foundational steps, implementation strategies, and lessons learned, and reflects on impacts of addressing the unmet legal needs of birthing individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 4","pages":"1351-1359"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142711425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard Calvin Chang, 'Alisi Tulua, Karla Thomas, Corina S Penaia, Ninez A Ponce
{"title":"Building the NHPI Data Policy Platform to Identify the Most Pressing SDOH Policy Domains for the NHPI Community.","authors":"Richard Calvin Chang, 'Alisi Tulua, Karla Thomas, Corina S Penaia, Ninez A Ponce","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Access to accurate Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) social drivers of health (SDOH) data is crucial for understanding health needs and shaping effective public health strategies. However, this data often gets obscured within broader racial and ethnic categories making NHPI issues invisible. Moreover, NHPI communities face barriers when published data formats are inaccessible to community-based organization staff. To tackle these challenges, we initiated the Assessing Social Determinants of Health Data Through Local Data Intermediaries Initiative (AHEAD), supported by the federal Office of Minority Health. We developed two community-centered resources:1. The NHPI Data Policy Platform, shaped by 138 NHPI community leaders from 13 states and Washington, D.C., representing nine NHPI subgroups. This platform highlights NHPI priority issues and provides equitable data policy recommendations for advocates and policymakers.2. An NHPI SDOH Dashboard for California Counties, tailored to offer accessible data for community-based organization staff, ensuring better-informed interventions and support.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 3S","pages":"16-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141789504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sherry Everett Jones, Izraelle I McKinnon, Kathleen H Krause, Jonetta J Mpofu, Jingjing Li
{"title":"Exploring Monoracial/Ethnic and Multiracial/Ethnic Classification in the Context of Mental Health Among High School Students.","authors":"Sherry Everett Jones, Izraelle I McKinnon, Kathleen H Krause, Jonetta J Mpofu, Jingjing Li","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To explore the prevalence of Multiracial/ethnic identity and its association with mental health among high school students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The 2021 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N=17,232) data were used. Respondents were classified as monoracial/ethnic or Multiracial/ethnic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 21.5% of students were Multiracial/ethnic. Multiracial/ethnic status was most prevalent among students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino. Logistic regression models showed Multiracial/ethnic classification was associated with persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness among students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black, and White. Multiracial/ethnic Asian students had significantly higher odds of all four indicators of poor mental health compared with monoracial/ethnic Asian students.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Multiracial/ethnic students constitute a heterogenous group. This study found important subgroup differences in indicators of mental health that might be missed when Multiracial/ethnic groups are considered in aggregate.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 3","pages":"920-932"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11354185/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141917793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael A Sundberg, Loretta Christensen, Allison Kelliher, Matthew L Tobey, Michael Toedt, Mary J Owen
{"title":"Why the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Has Failed to Effectively Fund Workforce Development for the Indian Health Service.","authors":"Michael A Sundberg, Loretta Christensen, Allison Kelliher, Matthew L Tobey, Michael Toedt, Mary J Owen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Indian Health Service (IHS) faces severe workforce shortages due to underfunding and underdevelopment of clinical training programs. Unlike other direct federal health care systems that have implemented clinical training paradigms as central parts of their success, the IHS has no formalized process for developing such programs internally or in partnership with academic institutions. While the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) authorizes mechanisms by which the IHS can support overall workforce development, a critical portion of the act (U.S. Code 1616p) intended for developing clinical training programs within the agency remains unfunded. Here, we review the funding challenges of the IHCIA, as well as its authorized and funded workforce development programs that have only partially addressed workforce shortages. We propose that through additional funding to 1616p, the IHS could implement clinical training programs needed to prepare a larger workforce more capable of meeting the needs of American Indian/Alaska Native communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 1","pages":"375-384"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140873010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rafael J C Hernández, Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez, Ana María Ardón, Rosalva A Romero Gonzalez
{"title":"Affirming Community Cultural Wealth of Chicana/o and Latina/o Youth in a Community-Based After-School Program.","authors":"Rafael J C Hernández, Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez, Ana María Ardón, Rosalva A Romero Gonzalez","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Racialized, deficit-oriented educational practices and inadequate safe spaces for youth undermine Communities of Color. We discuss our after-school program's framework, strategies, activities, and partnerships with community stakeholders, demonstrating that a collaborative, culturally responsive, strengths-based approach to mitigate trauma and enhance health and educational opportunities is essential for empowering Chicana/o/Latina/o youth and families.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 3S","pages":"174-185"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141789502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Latrice Rollins, Tiara Giddings, Sarah T Henes, Mohamed Mubasher, Chris White
{"title":"Project DINE: Addressing Disparities in Nutrition and Maternal Mortality and Morbidity through Nutrition and Father Engagement.","authors":"Latrice Rollins, Tiara Giddings, Sarah T Henes, Mohamed Mubasher, Chris White","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study assessed the outcomes of an intervention (Project DINE) that added nutrition and breastfeeding education to Healthy Start programs in Georgia for a sample of Black expecting parents. Using a community-based participatory approach and a 2 × 2 randomized cluster factorial design, three of six Healthy Start sites were intervention sites. Participants completed the Adult Food and Physical Activity Behavior Questionnaire and a breastfeeding education survey pre- and post-intervention. Paired t-tests determined that there was an improvement in overall self-reported diet quality among the expecting couples (n=61; p = .025). Breastfeeding survey data showed that the percentage of correct answers increased from 78% to 84% (n=89; p=.0009) for all participants. Qualitative data were also collected through open-ended responses on the breastfeeding post-test (n=66) and focus groups with fathers (n=10). This project demonstrates the need for nutrition and breastfeeding education for both expecting parents during pregnancy to improve maternal health.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 3S","pages":"62-84"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141789513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scott K Okamoto, Andrew M Subica, Katlyn J An, Kelsie H Okamura, Sarah D Song, Paula Angela Saladino, Adabelle B Carson, Tea A Stephens, Sarah Momilani Marshall, Steven Keone Chin, Thomas A Wills, Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, Pallav Pokhrel
{"title":"Exploring Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youths' E-Cigarette Resistance Strategies: Implications for Tobacco Product Use Prevention.","authors":"Scott K Okamoto, Andrew M Subica, Katlyn J An, Kelsie H Okamura, Sarah D Song, Paula Angela Saladino, Adabelle B Carson, Tea A Stephens, Sarah Momilani Marshall, Steven Keone Chin, Thomas A Wills, Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, Pallav Pokhrel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the e-cigarette and vaping resistance strategies used by Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) youths in rural Hawai'i. Focus groups (N = 17) were conducted in eight geographically dispersed elementary, middle/intermediate, and multilevel schools in low-income communities on Hawai'i Island. Sixty-nine youths (67% NHPI, Mage = 12.5 years) participated in this study. The resistance strategies discussed across the greatest number of groups were \"refuse\" (saying no), \"explain\" (providing reasons for vaping refusal), \"avoid\" (avoiding people or places where e-cigarettes were used), and \"leave\" (walking away from a situation where e-cigarettes were being used). Participants described the challenges in using these strategies within contexts characterized by widespread peer and family vaping and strong social demands to use e-cigarettes. The findings suggest the need for multi-level interventions based on youths' resistance strategies to meaningfully reduce youth vaping use in rural and/or NHPI communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"35 2","pages":"692-706"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11238740/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141200884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}