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| Carolyn M GarciaSummaryAffiliation: University of Minnesota Country: USA Publications
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Project Wings, a coping intervention for Latina adolescents: a pilot studyC Garcia
University of Minnesota, 5 140 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
West J Nurs Res 35:434-58. 2013..A trial with sufficient power is warranted to examine Project Wings' effects on mental health problems among Latina adolescents...
Conducting go-along interviews to understand context and promote healthCarolyn M Garcia
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Qual Health Res 22:1395-403. 2012..The go-along methodology is promising for researchers wanting to ground health-promotion efforts in the context of environmental or community-based strengths and needs...
Preventing sexual violence instead of just responding to it: students' perceptions of sexual violence resources on campusCarolyn M Garcia
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Forensic Nurs 8:61-71. 2012..Recommendations are offered to strengthen existing resources, such as prevention education and postassault interventions including sexual assault nurse examiner services, and to minimize barriers to access of sexual violence resources...
Knowledge, skills, and qualities for effectively facilitating an adolescent girls' groupCarolyn Garcia
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, USA
J Sch Nurs 27:424-33. 2011....
Urban and rural immigrant Latino youths' and adults' knowledge and beliefs about mental health resourcesCarolyn Marie García
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 5 140 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 13:500-9. 2011..Findings support systems-level changes including increased availability of culturally-specific mental health services, especially in rural areas...
Conceptualization and measurement of coping during adolescence: a review of the literatureCarolyn Garcia
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 42:166-85. 2010..The purpose of this review was to examine the conceptualization and measurement of coping in adolescent research...
Perceptions of mental health among recently immigrated Mexican adolescentsCarolyn M Garcia
Center for Adolescent Nursing, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Issues Ment Health Nurs 28:37-54. 2007..quot; Increased awareness of cultural influences and immigration on Latino adolescents' mental health is needed. Mental health nurses are in a unique position to educate and to influence accessibility of services...
No te entiendo y tú no me entiendes: language barriers among immigrant Latino adolescents seeking health careCarolyn M Garcia
Center for Adolescent Nursing and Integrative, Global, Public Health Co operative, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Cult Divers 16:120-6. 2009..Immigrant Latino adolescents experience health disparities and barriers to accessing health care. The purpose of this study is to describe barriers experienced by immigrant Latino adolescents seeking U.S. health care...
Context matters: where would you be the least worse off in the US if you were uninsured?Carolyn Garcia
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Health Policy 94:76-83. 2010..These communities differ substantially by the size of the local population without health insurance coverage...
Reflections on effective nursing partnerships addressing mental health in the Latino communityCarolyn Garcia
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, USA
Creat Nurs 14:152-4. 2008..An academic/community collaboration assesses attitudes about and knowledge of resources for mental health care in the Latino community and develops interventions and education/outreach models as well as ongoing partnerships...
Family and racial factors associated with suicide and emotional distress among latino studentsCarolyn Garcia
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Sch Health 78:487-95. 2008....
Perceptions of health among immigrant Latino adolescents from MexicoCarolyn M Garcia
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, USA
J Holist Nurs 25:81-91; discussion 92; quiz 93-5. 2007..This ethnographic study describes the health-related perceptions of immigrant Latino adolescents from Mexico...
Characterizing sexual health resources on college campusesMarla E Eisenberg
Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
J Community Health 37:940-8. 2012..Colleges without this resource could position sexual health resources in other offices or departments or provide referrals to sexual health resources in the broader community...
Health care reform and young adults' access to sexual health care: an exploration of potential confidentiality implications of the affordable care actEllen A Frerich
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Am J Public Health 102:1818-21. 2012..Further research is needed on the scope and outcomes of these concerns. Possible remedial actions include enhanced policies to protect confidentiality in billing and mechanisms to communicate confidentiality protections to young adults...
"Life grows between the rocks": Latino adolescents' and parents' perspectives on mental health stressorsCarolyn Garcia
School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Res Nurs Health 32:148-62. 2009..Findings support the need for collaborative interventions and multi-level strategies (individual, family, and community) to address stressors in Latino adolescents' experiences...
Noise and hearing protection: Latino construction workers' experiencesCheryl Robertson
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN, USA
AAOHN J 55:153-60. 2007..Researchers are applying results of this study in the development of a hearing conservation intervention for Latino construction workers to be evaluated in a randomized, controlled trial...
College students' sexual health: personal responsibility or the responsibility of the college?Kate E Lechner
Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414, USA
J Am Coll Health 61:28-35. 2013....
Using community-based participatory research to develop a bilingual mental health survey for LatinosCarolyn M Garcia
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, MN, USA
Prog Community Health Partnersh 2:105-20. 2008..Barriers may vary by geographic locations, but often include language, insurance coverage, immigration status, cultural beliefs, and lack of services...
Feasibility and acceptability of a school-based coping intervention for Latina adolescentsCarolyn Garcia
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Sch Nurs 26:42-52. 2010..The findings offer insights about intervention recruitment and retention that are specifically relevant to school nurses. Future research includes intervention testing using a randomized study design...
