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Racial/ethnic disparities and patient safetyGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children s Research Institute, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Pediatr Clin North Am 53:1197-215. 2006....- Why are Latinos the most uninsured racial/ethnic group of US children? A community-based study of risk factors for and consequences of being an uninsured Latino childGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Pediatrics 118:e730-40. 2006..Latinos continue to be the most uninsured racial/ethnic group of US children, but not enough is known about the risk factors for and consequences of not being insured in Latino children... 
Urban minority children with asthma: substantial morbidity, compromised quality and access to specialists, and the importance of poverty and specialty careGlenn Flores
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
J Asthma 46:392-8. 2009..Asthma disproportionately affects minorities, but not enough is known about morbidity and specialist access in asthmatic minority children...- Improving asthma outcomes in minority children: a randomized, controlled trial of parent mentorsGlenn Flores
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
Pediatrics 124:1522-32. 2009..Because asthma disproportionately affects minorities, we evaluated the effects of parent mentors (PMs) on asthma outcomes in minority children... - Satisfaction with care and ease of using health care services among parents of children with special health care needs: the roles of race/ethnicity, insurance, language, and adequacy of family-centered careEmmanuel M Ngui
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics, Health Policy Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Pediatrics 117:1184-96. 2006.... 
Limited english proficiency, primary language at home, and disparities in children's health care: how language barriers are measured mattersGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Public Health Rep 120:418-30. 2005....- Primary care quality and subsequent emergency department utilization for children in Wisconsin MedicaidDavid C Brousseau
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 N 92nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Acad Pediatr 9:33-9. 2009..Our goal was to determine the association between parent-reported primary care quality and subsequent ED utilization for children in Medicaid... - The health of Latino children: urgent priorities, unanswered questions, and a research agendaGlenn Flores
Department of Pediatrics, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
JAMA 288:82-90. 2002..This article suggests areas in which more research is needed and ways to improve research and care of Latino children... - Racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care among U.S. adolescentsMay Lau
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390 9063, USA
Health Serv Res 47:2031-59. 2012..To examine racial/ethnic disparities in medical and oral health status, access to care, and use of services in U.S. adolescents... - Racial and ethnic disparities in early childhood health and health careGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Pediatrics 115:e183-93. 2005..Racial/ethnic disparities in health care have received much national attention recently, but few studies have focused on disparities among children. We studied disparities in early childhood health and health care... - Unmet needs for specialty, dental, mental, and allied health care among children with special health care needs: are there racial/ethnic disparities?Emmanuel M Ngui
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics and Department of Population Health, Medical College of Wisconsin MCW, Milwaukee, WI, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 18:931-49. 2007.... - Moderate and vigorous exercise programs in children with asthma: safety, parental satisfaction, and asthma outcomesMichael Weisgerber
Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children s Research Institute, Children s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Pediatr Pulmonol 43:1175-82. 2008..Previous research suggests that physical activity programs may improve fitness and reduce symptoms in children with asthma, but few studies have included severe asthmatics and focused on safety and parental satisfaction with the programs... - How Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program can do a better job of insuring uninsured children: the perspectives of parents of uninsured Latino childrenGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Ambul Pediatr 5:332-40. 2005..Parents need better information about programs, eligibility, and the application process, and a more efficient, user-friendly system... - A randomized, controlled trial of the effectiveness of community-based case management in insuring uninsured Latino childrenGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Pediatrics 116:1433-41. 2005..A randomized, controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of various public insurance strategies for insuring uninsured children has never been conducted... - The potential impact of Medicaid reform on the health care-seeking behavior of Medicaid-covered children: a qualitative analysis of parental perspectivesKyle Jones
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 101:213-22. 2009..To assess perceptions and intended behaviors of parents of Medicaid-covered children regarding the potential impact of recent Medicaid reform on children's health care... - Family-centered care for US children with special health care needs: who gets it and why?Tumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Pediatrics 125:1159-67. 2010..The goal was to examine racial/ethnic and language disparities in family-centered care (FCC) and in FCC components for children with special health care needs (CSHCN)... - Iron deficiency in early childhood in the United States: risk factors and racial/ethnic disparitiesJane M Brotanek
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 9063, USA
Pediatrics 120:568-75. 2007..Given the detrimental long-term effects and high prevalence of iron deficiency, its prevention in early childhood is an important public health issue... - A randomized, controlled trial of a school-based intervention to reduce violence and substance use in predominantly Latino high school studentsRashmi Shetgiri
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 103:932-40. 2011..This study assessed the effects of a school-based program on reducing violence and substance use among primarily Latino high school students... - Racial and ethnic disparities in medical and dental health, access to care, and use of services in US childrenGlenn Flores
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Pediatrics 121:e286-98. 2008..Not enough is known about the national prevalence of racial/ethnic disparities in children's medical and dental care... - Keeping children with asthma out of hospitals: parents' and physicians' perspectives on how pediatric asthma hospitalizations can be preventedGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Pediatrics 116:957-65. 2005..A total of 196,000 hospitalizations occur each year among the 9 million US children who have been diagnosed with asthma. Not enough is known about how to prevent pediatric asthma hospitalizations... - Urban parents' knowledge and practices regarding managed careGlenn Flores
Department of Pediatrics, Center for the Advancement of Urban Children, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Med Care 42:336-45. 2004..Managed care is the dominant form of health insurance in the United States, covering millions of children. Little is known about whether inner-city parents adequately understand managed care's complex definitions and rules... - Access to hospital interpreter services for limited English proficient patients in New Jersey: a statewide evaluationGlenn Flores
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:391-415. 2008..CONTEXT/OBJECTIVES: We surveyed New Jersey (NJ) hospitals to assess current language services and identify policy recommendations on meeting limited English proficiency (LEP) patients' needs... - Devising, implementing, and evaluating interventions to eliminate health care disparities in minority childrenGlenn Flores
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Pediatrics 124:S214-23. 2009..The intervention must also include community collaboration, minimize attrition, adjust for potential confounders, and incorporate mechanisms for sustainability... - Adolescent fighting: racial/ethnic disparities and the importance of families and schoolsRashmi Shetgiri
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390 9063, USA
Acad Pediatr 10:323-9. 2010..To identify factors associated with fighting among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino, and white youth, with a focus on family and school connectedness... - Racial and ethnic disparities in physical abuse reporting and child protective services interventions in the United StatesSuzanne R Dakil
University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Pediatrics, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 103:926-31. 2011..Minorities are more prevalent than the general population in the child protection system; however, racial/ ethnic disparities in physical abuse and child protective services interventions are not understood... - Secular trends in the prevalence of iron deficiency among US toddlers, 1976-2002Jane M Brotanek
Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 9063, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:374-81. 2008..To examine secular trends in iron deficiency among US children 1 to 3 years old... - Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency: a survey of pharmaciesMichael Bradshaw
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Pediatrics 120:e225-35. 2007..Language barriers can have major adverse consequences in health care, but little is known about whether pharmacies provide adequate care to patients with limited English proficiency... - Evaluation of Cooper 12-minute walk/run test as a marker of cardiorespiratory fitness in young urban children with persistent asthmaMichael Weisgerber
Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, MACC Fund Research Building, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Clin J Sport Med 19:300-5. 2009..To evaluate Cooper 12-minute run/walk test (CT12) as a one-time estimate of cardiorespiratory fitness and marker of fitness change compared with treadmill fitness testing in young children with persistent asthma... - Leave no asthmatic child behind: the cultural competency of asthma educational materialsJane M Brotanek
Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 9063, USA
Ethn Dis 17:742-8. 2007..The study objective was to evaluate the cultural competency of printed asthma educational materials targeting minorities in Wisconsin... - Family-centered rounds on pediatric wards: a PRIS network survey of US and Canadian hospitalistsVineeta S Mittal
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Dallas, TX 75390 9063, USA
Pediatrics 126:37-43. 2010..The goal was to examine pediatric hospitalist rounding practices and characteristics associated with programs conducting family-centered rounds (FCRs)... - Reasons for prolonged bottle-feeding and iron deficiency among Mexican-American toddlers: an ethnographic studyJane M Brotanek
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 9063, USA
Acad Pediatr 9:17-25. 2009..The objective of this study was to assess infant feeding beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors among Mexican-American parents... - Making tortillas without lard: Latino parents' perspectives on healthy eating, physical activity, and weight-management strategies for overweight Latino childrenGlenn Flores
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
J Acad Nutr Diet 112:81-9. 2012.... - Health outcomes and family services in kinship care: analysis of a national sample of children in the child welfare systemChristina Sakai
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:159-65. 2011..To comprehensively assess family services, health, and health care outcomes for US children in kinship care vs foster care... - Quality of primary care and subsequent pediatric emergency department utilizationDavid C Brousseau
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, CCC 550, 999 N 92nd St, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Pediatrics 119:1131-8. 2007..Our objective was to determine whether parent-reported, high-quality primary care was associated with decreased nonurgent pediatric emergency department utilization... - The language spoken at home and disparities in medical and dental health, access to care, and use of services in US childrenGlenn Flores
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
Pediatrics 121:e1703-14. 2008..Our study objective was to examine whether disparities in medical and dental health, access to care, and use of services exist for children in non-English-primary-language households... - The importance of cultural competency in general pediatricsJane M Brotanek
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Curr Opin Pediatr 20:711-8. 2008.... - Disparities for latino children in the timely receipt of medical careDavid C Brousseau
Department of Pediatrics Children s Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Ambul Pediatr 5:319-25. 2005..We compared timeliness of care among Latino, white, and African American children... - Culture, ethnicity, and linguistic issues in pediatric care: urgent priorities and unanswered questionsGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Urban Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Children's Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 53226, USA
Ambul Pediatr 4:276-82. 2004 - Does disadvantage start at home? Racial and ethnic disparities in health-related early childhood home routines and safety practicesGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:158-65. 2005..Little is known about whether racial/ethnic differences exist in household family activities, safety practices, and educational opportunities known to impact young children's healthy development and school success... - Language barriers to health care in the United StatesGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children's Research Institute of the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
N Engl J Med 355:229-31. 2006 - Preventing hospitalisations for childrenGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Lancet 365:201-2. 2005 - Iron deficiency, prolonged bottle-feeding, and racial/ethnic disparities in young childrenJane M Brotanek
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children s Research Institute, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:1038-42. 2005..Childhood iron deficiency is associated with behavioral and cognitive delays. Few studies have explored the relationship between prolonged bottle-feeding and iron-deficiency anemia among toddlers... - A pediatric weight management program for high-risk populations: a preliminary analysisJoseph A Skelton
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:1698-701. 2008..To determine whether a multidisciplinary pediatric weight management program effectively improves BMI, BMI z-score, and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) in high-risk populations... - She walked from El Salvador: caring for an immigrant nationGlenn Flores
Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 24:506-10. 2005 - The impact of medical interpreter services on the quality of health care: a systematic reviewGlenn Flores
Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
Med Care Res Rev 62:255-99. 2005..Evidence suggests that optimal communication, patient satisfaction, and outcomes and the fewest interpreter errors occur when LEP patients have access to trained professional interpreters or bilingual providers... - The language and culture of delayChristina Sakai
Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children s Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 31:255-7. 2010..His parents continue to translate your questions to him with variable results. He becomes increasingly difficult to engage, despite repeated attempts, in both English and Hindi, to attract his attention. Where do you go from here?.. - Keeping children out of hospitals: parents' and physicians' perspectives on how pediatric hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions can be avoidedGlenn Flores
Department of Pediatrics, Center for the Advancement of Urban Children, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Pediatrics 112:1021-30. 2003..The specific reasons for avoidability, and parents and physicians' perspectives on the proportion of actually avoidable pediatric AHCs, have not been examined adequately... - Providing culturally competent pediatric care: integrating pediatricians, institutions, families, and communities into the processGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Urban Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
J Pediatr 143:1-2. 2003 - Student competence in fluid and electrolyte management: the impact of various teaching methodsMichael Weisgerber
Division of Hospital Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Ambul Pediatr 7:220-5. 2007.... - Errors in medical interpretation and their potential clinical consequences in pediatric encountersGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Urban Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Pediatrics 111:6-14. 2003..About 19 million people in the United States are limited in English proficiency, but little is known about the frequency and potential clinical consequences of errors in medical interpretation... - The importance of cultural and linguistic issues in the emergency care of childrenGlenn Flores
Center for the Advancement of Urban Children, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 18:271-84. 2002.... - Providing life-saving health care to undocumented children: controversies and ethical issuesJanine Young
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 114:1316-20. 2004..This article reviews a relevant case history and provides a review and discussion of the ethical and policy issues associated with this problem... - Comida en venta: after-school advertising on Spanish-language television in the United StatesDarcy A Thompson
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Pediatr 152:576-81. 2008..To analyze the content of food and drink commercials aired during after-school hours on Spanish-language television... - Dolor aquí? Fiebre?: a little knowledge requires cautionGlenn Flores
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:638-40. 2002 - Mad scientists, compassionate healers, and greedy egotists: the portrayal of physicians in the moviesGlenn Flores
Division of General Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 94:635-58. 2002..Nevertheless, films about physicians can serve as useful gauges of public opinion about the medical profession, as tools for medical education, and as instruments of positive social change in efforts to reform managed care... - Lost in translation. Professional interpreters needed to help hospitals treat immigrant patientsMichael Greenbaum
CyraCom International, Tucson, Ariz, USA
Mod Healthc 34:21. 2004 - Changing healthcare professionals' behaviors to eliminate disparities in healthcare: What do we know? How might we proceed?Ronnie D Horner
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267 0840, USA
Am J Manag Care 10:SP12-9. 2004..For each intervention, methods for implementation were specified. On-going monitoring and evaluation of processes of care using race/ethnicity data were recommended to ensure the programs were functioning... - Lost in translation? Pediatric preventive care and language barriersGlenn Flores
J Pediatr 148:154-7. 2006 - Why aren't there more African-American physicians? A qualitative study and exploratory inquiry of African-American students' perspectives on careers in medicineVijaya Rao
Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, IL, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 99:986-93. 2007..S. physicians. The reasons for this disparity are unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify African-American high-school student perspectives on barriers to African Americans pursuing careers in medicine... - Heterogeneity of childhood asthma among Hispanic children: Puerto Rican children bear a disproportionate burdenMarielena Lara
University of California, Los Angeles RAND Program on Latino Children with Asthma, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pediatrics 117:43-53. 2006..To estimate differences in asthma prevalence among Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanic children living in the United States and to explore the association between these differences and risk factors... - Pediatricians' use of language services for families with limited English proficiencyDennis Z Kuo
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Pediatrics 119:e920-7. 2007..The objective of this study was to examine pediatricians' provision of language services to patients with limited English proficiency and the pediatrician, practice, and state characteristics associated with use of these services... - The healthy immigrant effect: a greater understanding might help us improve the health of all childrenGlenn Flores
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:295-7. 2005 - The role of clinical practice guidelines in enhancing quality and reducing racial/ethnic disparities in paediatricsMichael D Cabana
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109 0456, USA
Paediatr Respir Rev 3:52-8. 2002.... - Parents' beliefs and practices regarding childhood fever: a study of a multiethnic and socioeconomically diverse sample of parentsElsie M Taveras
Center for Child Health Care Studies, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 20:579-87. 2004..Educating parents about fever, improving access to health insurance and primary care, and ensuring that families have thermometers may enhance appropriate use of health services and improve outcomes for febrile children... - Pay now or pay later: providing interpreter services in health careLeighton Ku
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 24:435-44. 2005.... - Cultural and linguistic determinants in the diagnosis and management of development delay in a four year oldMartin T Stein
University of California San Diego, Children's Hospital San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 25:S43-8. 2004 - Cultural and linguistic determinants in the diagnosis and management of development delay in a four year oldMartin T Stein
University of California, San Diego Children's Hospital, San Diego La Jolla, California, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 23:371-6. 2002