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Hispanic or Latino Student Success in Online Schools

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The purpose of this study is to examine graduation and dropout rates for Hispanic or Latino K–12 students enrolled in fully online and blended public school settings in Arizona.  The independent variables of school type (charter vs.
Michael Corry
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Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among Hispanic or Latino Adults in Southern California: Ventura PRESTO and HCHS/SOL [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Out‐of‐hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a leading cause of mortality, making prevention of SCA a public health priority. No studies have evaluated predictors of SCA risk among Hispanic or Latino individuals in the United States. Methods
Kyndaron Reinier, Jee‐Young Moon, Harpriya S. Chugh, Arayik Sargsyan, Kotoka Nakamura, Faye L. Norby, Audrey Uy‐Evanado, Gregory A. Talavera, Linda C. Gallo, Martha L. Daviglus, Katy Hadduck, Daniel Shepherd, Angelo Salvucci, Robert C. Kaplan, Sumeet S. Chugh   +14 more
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“Unidos Hablemos” – description of a virtual conference series to engage the Hispanic and Latino community in asthma and COVID-19 education and research [PDF]

Research Involvement and Engagement
Background Inequity in asthma and COVID-19 outcomes and research among Hispanic or Latino individuals is well established. Patient centered outcomes research (PCOR) may help address these inequalities.
Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, Mary Hart, Rose Marie Ramos, Lynda Mitchell, Alex Colon Moya, Dorothy Delarosa, Margie Lorenzi, Marcela Gieminiani, Donna D. Gardner   +8 more
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Mental health symptoms and discrimination among immigrant and US-born Hispanic or Latino adults during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

BMC Psychology
Background Mental health symptoms are highly stigmatized, potentially increasing the risk of experiencing discrimination, particularly within minoritized communities such as Hispanic or Latino populations.
Emmanuel A. Odame, Maryam Elhabashy, David Adzrago, Jolyna Chiangong, Cameron K. Ormiston, Faustine Williams   +5 more
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Association Between Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic or Latino Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

JMIR Formative Research
BackgroundDiscrimination and xenophobia toward Hispanic and Latino communities increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, likely inflicting significant harm on the mental health of Hispanic and Latino individuals.
Cameron K Ormiston, Kevin Villalobos, Francisco Alejandro Montiel Ishino, Faustine Williams   +3 more
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Association of Mediterranean Diet With Cognitive Decline Among Diverse Hispanic or Latino Adults From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

JAMA Netw Open, 2022
Importance: The Mediterranean diet may reduce the burden of Alzheimer disease and other associated dementias in Hispanic or Latino people. Objective: To investigate the association of a Mediterranean diet with cognitive performance among community-dwelling Hispanic or Latino adults.
Moustafa B, Trifan G, Isasi CR, Lipton RB, Sotres-Alvarez D, Cai J, Tarraf W, Stickel A, Mattei J, Talavera GA, Daviglus ML, González HM, Testai FD.   +12 more
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Health Literacy Instrument for Hispanic and Latino/a/e Communities [PDF]

Health Literacy Research and Practice
Hispanic and Latino/a/e individuals are more likely to have lower levels of health literacy compared to other ethnic and racial groups. Additionally, 32% of this population also has limited English proficiency. There is a need to develop culturally valid
Jennifer Contreras, Chun Wang, Wendy Camelo Castillo, Juan Caicedo, Monica Guerrero Vázquez, Tania Robalino, Aida Hidalgo-Arroyo, Ester Villalonga-Olives   +7 more
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Heterogeneity of Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Hispanic or Latino Individuals Residing in the US.

JAMA Cardiol, 2023
ImportanceLipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) is a genetically determined risk-enhancing factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The Lp(a) distribution among the diverse Hispanic or Latino community residing in the US has not been previously described, to the authors’ knowledge.ObjectiveTo determine the distribution of Lp(a) levels across a large
Joshi PH, Marcovina S, Orroth K, López JAG, Kent ST, Kaplan R, Swett K, Sotres-Alvarez D, Thyagarajan B, Slipczuk L, Sofer T, Daviglus ML, Talavera GA, Schneiderman N, Rodriguez CJ.   +14 more
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General or Central Obesity and Mortality Among US Hispanic and Latino Adults.

JAMA Netw Open
ImportanceThe Hispanic and Latino population is the second largest ethnic group in the US, but associations of obesity parameters with mortality in this population remain unclear.ObjectiveTo investigate the associations of general and central obesity with mortality among US Hispanic and Latino adults.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThe Hispanic ...
Zhang Y, Chen GC, Sotres-Alvarez D, Perreira KM, Daviglus ML, Pirzada A, Gallo LC, Llabre MM, Cai J, Xue X, Isasi CR, Kaplan R, Qi Q.   +12 more
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Heterogeneity of Apolipoprotein B Levels Among Hispanic or Latino Individuals Residing in the US.

JAMA Cardiol
ImportanceApolipoprotein B (apoB) distribution and its implications as an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk-enhancing factor among individuals of diverse Hispanic or Latino backgrounds have not been described.ObjectiveTo describe the distribution of apoB in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) cohort and to ...
Slipczuk L, Kuno T, Marcovina S, Swett K, Orroth KK, López JAG, Kent ST, Booth JN, Kaplan R, Sotres-Alvarez D, Thyagarajan B, Sofer T, Daviglus ML, Talavera GA, Joshi PH, Rodriguez CJ.   +15 more
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