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23 – General Edition

Edition 23, General

Edition 23 addresses a wide range of varied public health issues. Be it through op-eds, studies, and case reports, an array of topics including: polypharmacy, structural violence, medical debt, effective patient-caregiver communication, and the dietary habits of minority populations, have all been presented in the hopes of gaining awareness and promoting interest around these challenges.

 

Catherine Tsasis, Associate Editor, HPHR

Graph 1. U.S.-born and foreign-born participants’ self-reported frequency of fast/packaged food consumption in the last two weeks.

Acculturation, Familial Support, and Unhealthful Dietary Patterns: Evaluating Notable Trends in a Latino Population By Lauren E. Miller, Maud Joachim-Célestin, Marisol Lara,

Figure 1. Relative percentage decrease for the respondents in the NFCS survey answering “Yes” to the question, “Do you currently have any unpaid bills from a health care or medical service provider (e.g., a hospital, a doctor’s office, or a testing lab) that are past due?” States adopting Medicaid expansion as of 2015 appear in blue & non-expansion states are in orange.

Optimizing Big Data to Inform the Plausibility of Patient Debt By Sebastián R. Díaz and Vikrant Bhatnagar Citation Díaz S and Bhatnagar

Edition 23 – Culturally Sensitive Cooking Classes to Increase Healthy Cooking Confidence in the Latino Community

Culturally Sensitive Cooking Classes to Increase Healthy Cooking Confidence in the Latino Community By Christine Nguyen, Arram Noshirvan, Julia Tong, Jason Blanks,

Edition 23 – The Importance of Effective Communication in Healthcare Practice

The Importance of Effective Communication in Healthcare Practice By Haran Ratna Citation Ratna H. The importance of effective communication in healthcare practice. Harvard

Edition 23 – Conflicts of Patient-Caregiver Communication and Some Workable Solutions

Conflicts of Patient-Caregiver Communication and Some Workable Solutions By Vanessa Collins Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin

Edition 23 – Case Report of Non-Communicable Diseases in Uganda: Addressing Challenges with Access to Healthcare and How Community Health Workers May Be a Potential Solution

Case Report of Non-Communicable Diseases in Uganda: Addressing Challenges with Access to Healthcare and How Community Health Workers May Be a Potential

Edition 23 – In the Context of Palliative Care

In the Context of Palliative Care By Ian Wee Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Citation