2013-05-17T10:44:16Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/d/derose_kathryn_pitkin.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000305.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many Latinos have limited English proficiency and this may negatively affect their use of health care services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070910.html 2007-09-15T00:00:00Z 2007-09-15T00:00:00Z

Immigrants have been identified as a vulnerable population, but there is heterogeneity in the degree to which they are vulnerable to inadequate health care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081010.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finds that the relationship between social capital and preventable hospitalizations (PHs) is unclear. Some bonding and bridging ties were related to PHs, but differentially across age groups; more work is needed to operationalize linking ties.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071106.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Concepts and terms about health care quality translated well from English to Spanish.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050821.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is great potential in public health and faith communities partnering to promote health education and research.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19981208.html 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little is known about the health behaviors of church attendees.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20061118.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this paper, the authors outline an approach for modelling the health benefits of new diagnostic tools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100084.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A community based participatory approach is helping to define a role for urban congregations in preventing HIV/AIDS

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100134.html 2010-10-17T00:00:00Z 2010-10-17T00:00:00Z

Congregations can address a variety of HIV-related needs but activities such as providing pastoral care for people with HIV, raising awareness, and promoting testing appear easier for them to undertake than activities aimed at harm reduction.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090603.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a growing interest in community level characteristics such as social capital and its relationship to health care access.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100068.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Assesses how park characteristics and demographic factors are associated with park use.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100018.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Housing is a great unmet need for individuals living with HIV/AIDS Project New Hope in Los Angeles, CA, may be the nations first housing program exclusively designed for people with HIV/AIDS.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9512.html 2010-05-20T16:26:00Z 2010-05-20T16:26:00Z

Describes the role that faith-based organizations play in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras and how this role might be expanded.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9634.html 2011-12-07T10:30:00Z 2011-12-07T10:30:00Z

Examines the health care needs of released California prisoners, communities most affected by reentry, safety net capacity, and provider experiences with ex-prisoners, given California's Public Safety Realignment Plan and federal health care reform.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000906.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study assessed the effectiveness of telephone counseling in a church-based mammography promotion intervention trial.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000412.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Implementing a church-based telephone mammography counseling intervention with peer counselors representing three principal racial or ethnic groups.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100278.html 2011-09-01T12:00:00Z 2011-09-01T12:00:00Z

This article examines the different ways in which faith-based organizations (FBO) frame discussions about HIV.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200180.html 2012-07-01T12:00:00Z 2012-07-01T12:00:00Z

Parks provide numerous opportunities for physical activity (PA). Previous studies have evaluated parks' physical features, but few have assessed how park staff influence PA.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100201.html 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

All literacy skills are significantly associated with patients' self-advocacy when examined in isolation, but greater speaking and listening skills are significantly associated with better patient advocacy when all four skills were examined together.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100203.html 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z

Approaching disparities through a public health framework can provide the foundation for developing more robust evidence to inform additional policies for improving access and reducing disparities.