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The Influence Of Maternal Body Mass Index And Physical Activity On Select Cardiovascular Risk Factors Of Preadolescent Hispanic Children, Basil A. Alhassan, Ying Liu, Deborah Slawson, Jonathan M. Peterson, Jo-Ann Marrs, William A. Clark, Arsham Alamian

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Background. Maternal obesity and physical inactivity have been identified as correlates of overweight and obesity and physical inactivity in older preadolescents; however, no study has explored this relationship in Hispanic preadolescents. Furthermore, the relation between maternal physical activity (PA) and blood pressure (BP) in Hispanic preadolescents has not been examined. Purpose. This study aimed to assess the associations between Hispanic mothers’ PA and body mass index (BMI) and their preadolescents’ PA, screen time, BP, and BMI. Methods. Data of 118 mother-child (aged 2–10 years) dyads enrolled in a crosssectional study of metabolic syndrome in Hispanic preadolescents at a community health …

Views On Healthcare: The Hispanic Migrant Worker Study In Rural Appalachia, Vickie Hughes, Kim Priode, Teresa Carnevale

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Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to highlight the lived experiences of Hispanic migrant workers seeking healthcare at a community care clinic in rural Appalachia with participation from student nurses learning about qualitative research methods.

Design/method: A phenomenological qualitative study was approved by the institutional IRB. Senior BSN nursing students, community care clinic staff and interpreters, and nurse educators participated in structured interviews during healthcare visits from Hispanic migrant workers at a local community care clinic in rural Appalachia. An audit trail provided the process to highlight common themes on health from the lived experiences of the Hispanic …

Nurses Forming Legal Partnerships To Meet The Needs Of The Underserved In Rural America, Patricia M. Vanhook, Trish Aniol, John Orzechowski, Grace Titilayo Babalola

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The impetus for the recognition of the need for legal partners in healthcare came from Boston City Hospital in 1993. The hospital provided care to the largest uninsured and underinsured population in the New England states. The pediatric patients were noted by Dr. Barry Zuckerman to have difficulty in recovering from medical illnesses. He linked their inability to improve their health to poor housing, food insecurity, and basic social determinants of health. His hiring of a part-time lawyer led to a national movement for the development of medical-legal partnerships. The American Bar Association, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnerships at …

The Future Direction Of Inter-Professional Education In Ireland: Insights From Focus Groups With Key Stakeholders, Cathal Cadogan, Cristin Ryan, Paul Gallagher, Helena Kelly, Catriona Bradley, Wilsie Bishop, Brian Cross, Larry Calhoun, Mckenzie Calhoun, Debbie C. Byrd, Reid B. Blackwelder, Judith Strawbridge

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Rationale: An inter-professional education (IPE) masterclass symposium titled, ‘The journey to team-based healthcare’, was jointly hosted by the School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), the Irish Institute of Pharmacy and the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy in East Tennessee State University in May 2017. The masterclass provided a comprehensive overview of IPE initiatives based on the extensive experience of senior academics from the host institutions, which included staff from pharmacy, nursing and medicine. The masterclass was attended by healthcare professionals, policy makers and educationalists working in Ireland. As part of the symposium, focus groups were conducted …