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Exploring Oral Health Problems In Adult Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Claudia A. Serna Nov 2014

Exploring Oral Health Problems In Adult Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Claudia A. Serna

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This mixed-methods study examined patterns of dental health care utilization in adult Hispanic migrant farmworkers (AHMFW) with special emphasis on non-compliance with the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) recommendation of visiting the dentist at least once a year; while also exploring the group’s social and cultural construction of oral health.

A total of 278 farmworkers responded to a close ended survey. Binary and hierarchical logistic regression analysis were employed in identifying predisposing, enabling, and needs factors associated with non-compliance. Following the survey, fourteen ethnographic interviews were conducted with respondents who volunteered to participate in …


Preparing North Philadelphia's Teen Population For A Healthy Future, Marissa Goldberg, Marc Wagner Jan 2014

Preparing North Philadelphia's Teen Population For A Healthy Future, Marissa Goldberg, Marc Wagner

Bridging the Gaps Posters 2014

No abstract provided.


Safe Corridors, Kevin Amiri, Megan Dinapoli Jan 2014

Safe Corridors, Kevin Amiri, Megan Dinapoli

Bridging the Gaps Posters 2014

No abstract provided.


Veterans Helping Veterans, Christopher Damiano, Laurel Garber Jan 2014

Veterans Helping Veterans, Christopher Damiano, Laurel Garber

Bridging the Gaps Posters 2014

No abstract provided.


Play Is Child's Work: Play Pods Invade North Philadelphia To Put Children To Work, Amanda Mastrogiovanni, Nicole Viray Jan 2014

Play Is Child's Work: Play Pods Invade North Philadelphia To Put Children To Work, Amanda Mastrogiovanni, Nicole Viray

Bridging the Gaps Posters 2014

No abstract provided.


Promoting Advancement Of Eye Care, Nutrition And Oral Health In Underprivileged Youth, Nicole Frerichs, Joseph Moran Jan 2014

Promoting Advancement Of Eye Care, Nutrition And Oral Health In Underprivileged Youth, Nicole Frerichs, Joseph Moran

Bridging the Gaps Posters 2014

No abstract provided.


Working It Out At Haddington Townhouses, Rachael Oyewole, Aliya Shaikh Jan 2014

Working It Out At Haddington Townhouses, Rachael Oyewole, Aliya Shaikh

Bridging the Gaps Posters 2014

No abstract provided.


Oral Health Literacy Of Parents And Dental Service Use For Children Enrolled In Medicaid, Angel Smith Jan 2014

Oral Health Literacy Of Parents And Dental Service Use For Children Enrolled In Medicaid, Angel Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many people in the United States have untreated dental disease due to a lack of dental insurance, a lack of oral health knowledge, and a lack of priority placed on dental health. Despite an increase in dental service use by Medicaid recipients as a result of local programs, children enrolled in Medicaid often have low rates of use of dental services. Using the health literacy framework of the Paasche-Orlow and Wolf (POW) model, the purpose of this study was to explore to the relationship between oral health literacy of parents and dental service use for children enrolled in Medicaid and …