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Disparities In Human Resources: Addressing The Lack Of Diversity In The Health Professions

, 2008
African Americans, Latinos, and American Indians are severely underrepresented in the health professions. A strong case for diversity may be made on the grounds of civil rights, public health and educational benefit, and business gains.
Kevin Grumbach, Rosalia Mendoza, Grumbach, K., Mendoza, R.   +3 more
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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
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NO NĀ PUA: Exploring the feasibility of culture‐based social prescribing on firefighters' wellbeing in Hawaiʻi

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda, Margary Martin, Misty Pacheco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Help‐Seeking and Substance Use Among Police Staff After the 2018 Strasbourg Christmas Market Attack

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The use of mental health services by police staff is usually low. After the 2018 attack on the Strasbourg Christmas market, police officers exposed to psychotraumatic risks were found to have a higher PTSD risk. This study aims to describe the help‐seeking and substance use by police staff after the attack.
Nathalie Nourry, Ludivine Nohales, Laurence Lalanne, Emmanuel Fort, Maria Gonzalez, Pierre Vidailhet, Amaury C. Mengin, Barbara Charbotel   +7 more
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Assessment of Growth in Cardio‐Facio‐Cutaneous Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cardio‐facio‐cutaneous (CFC) syndrome is a rare, multiple congenital anomaly disorder in which individuals commonly experience faltering growth; however, systematic analysis of growth parameters in this disorder has not been performed. We recruited 69 participants with CFC through CFC International and collected data on assessing height ...
Kari Johnston, Sandesh C. S. Nagamani, Bradley S. Miller, Katherine A. Rauen, Richard D. Boyce, Salma Musaad, Pilar L. Magoulas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of smoking, occupational stress level, and associated factors among nursing faculty members in Palestine: a multicenter nationwide survey

BMC Public Health
Background Smoking is a significant global health issue, causing millions of deaths annually and contributing to severe illnesses like lung cancer, coronary heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Ashraf Jehad Abuejheisheh, Rabia H. Haddad, Fatma Kamal Ali, Ibrahim Ghannam, Farid Ghrayed, Rania Abu Seir, Adham Basalat, Ayat Joulani, Ahmad Aladdin, Basil Husary, Mohamed Amera, Mohamed Atef, Qusay Nasser, Sabreen Matani   +13 more
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Impact of socioeconomic and behavioral factors on oral health of adult Americans: analysis of the 2011-2016 NHANES data

, 2020
Oral health is a critical determinant of overall health with reported links to adverse chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease. Several risk factors related to lifestyle behaviors and socioeconomic characteristics have direct influence on the ...

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Navigating Whiteness in Australia's Anti‐Racism Movement: A Duoethnographic Inquiry by Women of Colour Scholars

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper applies Critical Race Theory (CRT) to explore how whiteness operates within Australia's anti‐racism movement as a structuring force that shapes discourse, practice and policy. Despite the anti‐racism movement offering crucial spaces for resistance and reform, it remains entangled in Australia's settler‐colonial present and systemic ...
Franka Vaughan, Aish Ravi
wiley   +1 more source

Allied Health Professions

, 2021
The allied health professions are the professions in the health care system with some measure of autonomy from the medical profession. Having said this, it is then very difficult to come up with a unitary definition since it varies enormously from ...
White, Kevin Neil
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Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
wiley   +1 more source