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| Jennifer B HunterSummaryAffiliation: University of Arizona Country: USA Publications
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Healthcare access and utilization among women 40 and older at the U.S.-Mexico border: predictors of a routine check-upJennifer B Hunter
Southwest Center for Community Health Promotion, Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
J Community Health 28:317-33. 2003..S. and Mexican border populations are similar with regard to healthcare access and utilization characteristics. Efforts to increase utilization of preventive health screenings among women are needed at the U.S.-Mexico border...
Male preventive health behaviors: perceptions from men, women, and clinical staff along the U.S. Mexico borderJennifer B Hunter
Southwest Center for Community Health Promotion, University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ 85704, USA
Am J Mens Health 1:242-9. 2007..Responses were triangulated. Common themes identified include health education/information/advertisement and female/family support as motivating factors and machismo/denial/fatalism as a barrier to male health-seeking behavior...
The impact of a promotora on increasing routine chronic disease prevention among women aged 40 and older at the U.S.-Mexico borderJennifer B Hunter
Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Health Educ Behav 31:18S-28S. 2004..35, 95% confidence interval 0.95-1.92). Using promotoras to increase compliance with routine screening exams is an effective strategy for reaching this female population...
Understanding the success of promotoras in increasing chronic diseases screeningKerstin M Reinschmidt
Southwest Center for Community Health Promotion, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 17:256-64. 2006..Most clinicians recommended working with a CHW to increase adherence to chronic disease prevention practices. A CHW can play a crucial role on a health care team and interventions should tap into this resource...
