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Political Identity Convergence: On Being Latino, Becoming a Democrat, and Getting Active

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2016
The majority of Latinos in the United States identify with the Democratic Party, a tendency with broad political implications as Latinos become an increasingly large segment of the population. Little research, however, has delved into the origins of this
Leonie Huddy, Lilliana Mason, S. Nechama Horwitz   +2 more
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Am J Public Health [PDF]

ObjectivesTo describe long-term national trends in health insurance among veterans in the U.S. from 2000 to 2016, in the context of recent health care reform.MethodsUsing data (2000\u20132016) on veterans aged 18 to 64 from the National Health Interview ...

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Smart Transfemoral Prosthetic Socket with Motorized Cable‐Driven System

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents an innovative transfemoral socket featuring a motorized cable‐driven system and a sensorized liner, designed to adapt to changes in residual limb volume while monitoring interface pressures. Users can seamlessly control the socket in both open‐ and closed‐loop modes via a customized mobile application, enhancing comfort and ...
Linda Paternò, Ahmed Zohaib Zaidi, Maria Grazia Polizzotto, Sofia Dalmiani, Djoeke Helsloot, Sybren Heikens, Emanuele Gruppioni, Arianna Menciassi   +7 more
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Factors Contributing to the Health of 0- to 5-Year-Old Low-Birth-Weight Children in the United States: Application of the Multiple Disadvantage Model

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
This secondary data analysis of 1731 low-birth-weight children and their parents in the United States investigated children’s health and its associations with social disorganization, social structural factors, social relationships, health/mental health ...
Tyrone C. Cheng, Celia C. Lo
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Racial Differences in Fringe Benefits and Compensation [PDF]

This paper examines differences in two important components of non-wage compensation, employer provided health insurance and pensions, across African Americans and the whites in the United States.
Mok, Wallace, Siddique, Zahra
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Exploring the link between the risk of violent injury in adolescents and historic redlining practices

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Violent injuries tend to cluster together geospatially. The discriminatory housing practice of redlining undertaken by the United States federal government in the 1930s has been repeatedly linked with various contemporary community‐level disparities.
Samuel J. West, Thomas A. Nixon Jr., Diane Bishop, Anabeel Sen, Derek A. Chapman, Nicholas D. Thomson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Negotiating Change: An Analysis of the Origins of Ghana\u27s National Health Insurance Act [PDF]

, 2006
Given the neo-liberal ideologies of the majority party and global trends toward market-based approaches to social services, the passage of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme, which provides coverage for all, seems anomalous. To answer the questions
Singleton, Jennifer L
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“And in some cases, we're the best option:” A qualitative study of community‐based doula support for black perinatal mental health

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract We explored community‐based doulas' perspectives on the acceptability of using formal screening tools to address low rates of mental health screening, diagnosis, and treatment for perinatal anxiety and depression among Black women. Using thematic analysis, we analyzed interview data from 30 community‐based doulas who support Black families ...
Tamara Nelson, Naysha N. Shahid, Samrawit B. Gebretensay, Chareina C. Johnson, Penny D. Telesford, Karen Sheffield‐Abdullah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

County-level factors associated with a mismatch between opioid overdose mortality and availability of opioid treatment facilities.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundOpioid overdose deaths in the United States remain a major public health crisis. Little is known about counties with high rates of opioid overdose mortality but low availability of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment facilities.
John G Rizk, Jannat Saini, Kyungha Kim, Uzma Pathan, Danya M Qato   +4 more
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Universal Health Insurance Coverage: Progress and Issues. Twenty-first Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy. [PDF]

Jonathan Gruber was a key architect of Massachusetts’ ambitious health reform effort, and in 2006 became an inaugural member of the Health Connector Board, the main implementing body for that effort.
Jonathan Gruber
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