Objective This study examines the association between perceived social support and the
prevalence of physical and mental health conditions among adult patients of an urban free …

Little is known about screening mammography rates among women diagnosed with mental
illness–even though some studies have suggested that this population might be particularly …

School-based interventions may be a way to address increasing rates of childhood obesity.
Following an obesity intervention implemented by a low-income school district we found …

Background: This study explores the health status and the social and economic correlates
of adults 20 years of age and older who presented at an urban free medical clinic in Buffalo, …

Background Increasing living‐donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) requires education of
transplant candidates and their social network. This pre‐post study tested the feasibility and …

PURPOSE Puerto Ricans have higher lifetime and current asthma prevalence than other
racial and ethnic groups in the United States. A great many Hispanics use ethnomedical …

CONTEXT: There are 44 million uninsured Americans. Lack of insurance creates a major
barrier for the poor and near poor to get adequate medical attention. A portion of these are …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate a community-based diabetes education
pilot project. The Neighborhood Health Talker project aimed to train and implement cultural …

A substantial disparity exists in the prevalence and effective self-management of diabetes
among African Americans in the United States. Community-level programs have the potential …

Introduction: Community-based participatory research and animated video offer promising
approaches to attenuate disparities in access to kidney transplant information. Project Aims: …