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| Isabel ScarinciSummaryAffiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham Country: USA Publications
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Sociocultural factors associated with cigarette smoking among women in Brazilian worksites: a qualitative studyIsabel C Scarinci
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
Health Promot Int 22:146-54. 2007..There are specific contextual factors that contribute to smoking initiation/cessation among women in Brazilian worksites which have important clinical, research and policy implications...- An examination of acceptability of HPV vaccination among African American women and Latina immigrantsIsabel C Scarinci
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 4410, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:1224-33. 2007..This study examined the acceptability of preventive human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among Latina immigrants and African American women through eight focus groups (n = 55, 28 Latinas and 27 African Americans)... - Physician-patient interaction and depression among African-American women: a national studyIsabel C Scarinci
University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Ethn Dis 14:567-73. 2004..To examine the relationship between physician-patient interaction and depression among African-American women... 
Planning and implementation of a participatory evaluation strategy: a viable approach in the evaluation of community-based participatory programs addressing cancer disparitiesIsabel C Scarinci
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Preventive Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294 4410, USA
Eval Program Plann 32:221-8. 2009..Despite the challenges, we offer a viable approach to evaluation of CBPR programs focusing on cancer disparities...- Cervical cancer prevention: new tools and old barriersIsabel C Scarinci
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 4410, USA
Cancer 116:2531-42. 2010..The goal was to inform future research and outreach efforts to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in underserved populations... - An examination of sociocultural factors associated with cervical cancer screening among low-income Latina immigrants of reproductive ageIsabel C Scarinci
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 4410, USA
J Immigr Health 5:119-28. 2003..01). Latina immigrants tended to display culturally based knowledge and beliefs regarding cervical cancer and screening that may influence getting a Pap smear... - A community-driven action plan to eliminate breast and cervical cancer disparity: successes and limitationsMona N Fouad
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294 4410, USA
J Cancer Educ 21:S91-100. 2006.... - Targeted intervention strategies to increase and maintain mammography utilization among African American womenMona N Fouad
Division of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA
Am J Public Health 100:2526-31. 2010..We assessed the impact of a theory-based, culturally relevant intervention designed to increase mammography screening among African American women in 8 underserved counties in Alabama... 
Developing a community action plan to eliminate cancer disparities: lessons learnedTheresa Ann Wynn
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Prog Community Health Partnersh 5:161-8. 2011....- Developing a family-based diabetes program for Latino immigrants: do men and women face the same barriers?Andrea Cherrington
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1717 11th Ave S, MT624, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA
Fam Community Health 34:280-90. 2011..Interventions aimed at improving diabetes self-management among US Latino immigrants should consider tailored approaches to help men and women overcome distinct barriers... - Recognizing the diverse roles of community health workers in the elimination of health disparities: from paid staff to volunteersAndrea Cherrington
School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Ethn Dis 20:189-94. 2010..Based on our experience with both the paid and volunteer approaches, we provide some lessons learned on how the CHW model can be integrated in our efforts to eliminate health disparities... - Implementing the community health worker model within diabetes management: challenges and lessons learned from programs across the United StatesAndrea Cherrington
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, 725 Faculty Office Tower, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294 3407, USA
Diabetes Educ 34:824-33. 2008..The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine methods of implementation of the community health worker (CHW) model within diabetes programs, as well as related challenges and lessons learned... - Predictors of retention of African American women in a walking programMonica L Baskin
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, AL 35294 4410, USA
Am J Health Behav 35:40-50. 2011..To predict retention of African American women 6 months after initiating a community walking program... 
Strategies for achieving healthy energy balance among African Americans in the Mississippi DeltaGroesbeck P Parham
Department of Medicine Room 126, Bevill Research Bldg, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A97. 2007....- Smoking attitudes and practices among low-income African-Americans: qualitative assessment of contributing factorsBettina M Beech
University of Memphis Center for Community Health, 5050 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1800, Memphis, TN 38157, USA
Am J Health Promot 17:240-8. 2003..The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the sociocultural factors associated with smoking attitudes and practices among low-income African-American young adults... - Awareness and knowledge about human papillomavirus among Latina immigrantsJonathan Drewry
Division of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Ethn Dis 20:327-33. 2010..The primary purpose of this study was to assess HPV awareness and knowledge, while examining demographic and healthcare utilization associations... - Tobacco use among rural African American young adult malesWilliam R Carroll
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Division of Otolaryngology, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 145:259-63. 2011..Effective cessation strategies require community-specific prevalence data. This project measures the prevalence of 9 tobacco products among young African American men in rural Alabama... - Child health needs of rural Alabama Latino familiesLynda Harrison
School of Nursing, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294 1210, USA
J Community Health Nurs 24:31-47. 2007..The findings can be used to guide the development of culturally appropriate, community-based programs to address the priority health needs of the growing Latino community in rural areas of the United States... - An examination of sociocultural factors associated with health and health care seeking among Latina immigrantsIsabel C Garces
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, MT 631, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 8:377-85. 2006.... - Contraceptive knowledge and use among low-income Hispanic immigrant women and non-Hispanic womenIsabel C Garcés-Palacio
Division of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Contraception 77:270-5. 2008.... - Addressing disparities through coalition building: Alabama REACH 2010 lessons learnedTheresa Ann Wynn
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 17:55-77. 2006..Lessons learned from the ABCCCC can provide others with an in-depth exploration of the processes involved in coalition formation and maintenance... - The relationship between socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and cigarette smoking in urban adolescentsIsabel C Scarinci
University of Memphis Center for Community Health, 5350 Poplar Ave, Suite 675, Memphis, TN 38119, USA
Prev Med 34:171-8. 2002.... - Race, socioeconomic status, and perceived discrimination among healthy womenJennifer M Watson
The University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA
J Womens Health Gend Based Med 11:441-51. 2002..76, CI = 2.14, 10.61). CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that both SES and race play important roles in women's perceptions of and responses to perceived discrimination... - Examination of the temporal relationship between smoking and major depressive disorder among low-income women in public primary care clinicsIsabel C Scarinci
University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Am J Health Promot 16:323-30. 2002..Further, the younger women start smoking the more likely they are to have MDD... - Seeking eye care for children: perceptions among Hispanic immigrant parentsMarcela Frazier
Department of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 11:215-21. 2009..Evaluation of perceptions and barriers is a necessary first step towards developing culturally relevant and effective interventions... - Applying the community health worker model to diabetes management: using mixed methods to assess implementation and effectivenessAndrea Cherrington
Division of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:1044-59. 2008..The community health worker (CHW) model is a popular method for reaching vulnerable populations with diabetes. This study assessed implementation and effectiveness of the model within diabetes programs... - Characteristics and correlates of quitting among black and white low-income pregnant smokersKenneth D Ward
Department of Health and Sports Sciences, Center for Community Health, The University of Memphis, 633 Normal Street, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
Am J Health Behav 30:651-62. 2006..To examine race-specific differences in correlates of cessation in low income pregnant women... - Adolescent reports of physician counseling for smokingCatherine M Alfano
University of Memphis Center for Community Health, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Pediatrics 109:E47. 2002.... - Preventive and curative care utilization among mexican immigrant women in birmingham, AlBertha Hidalgo
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Ave South, MT 101, Birmingham, AL, 35294 4410, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 14:983-9. 2012.... - A Focus Group Study of Mexican Immigrant Men's Perceptions of Weight and LifestyleJoseph Martinez
School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Public Health Nurs 29:490-8. 2012..The objective of this study was to explore Mexican immigrant men's perspectives regarding weight, diet, and physical activity as they relate to the individual and the family... - Socioeconomic status and insomniaLes A Gellis
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
J Abnorm Psychol 114:111-8. 2005..Additionally, individuals with fewer years of education, particularly those who had dropped out of high school, experienced greater subjective impairment because of their insomnia... - Vaginal douching among Latina immigrantsKatherine S Redding
Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294 4410, USA
Matern Child Health J 14:274-82. 2010..Factors associated with douching in this population vary from those in other U.S. populations and, therefore, it needs to be addressed in a culturally appropriate manner... - Modified tobacco use and lifestyle change in risk-reducing beliefs about smokingC Keith Haddock
Department of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:35-41. 2004..Strategies examined included switching to low-yield cigarettes, replacing cigarettes with cigars, switching from cigarettes to smokeless tobacco, adopting a healthy diet, and engaging in regular exercise... - Depression, socioeconomic status, age, and marital status in black women: a national studyIsabel C Scarinci
Center for Community Health, University of Memphis, TN 38157, USA
Ethn Dis 12:421-8. 2002..These findings suggest that income, education level, marital status, and age may be important demographic variables to consider when designing interventions to address depression among Black women... - Smoking-related correlates of depressive symptoms in low-income pregnant womenMark W Vander Weg
Nicotine Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Am J Health Behav 28:510-21. 2004..To investigate smoking-related correlates of depressive symptomatology in low-income pregnant women... - Changing multiple health behaviors: smoking and exerciseEdwin D Boudreaux
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Baton Rouge, 70808, USA
Prev Med 36:471-8. 2003..However, caution should be taken when interpreting the findings since 75% of the sample had at least one chronic illness... - Applying exercise stage of change to a low-income underserved populationCindy L Carmack Taylor
The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Behavioral Science, Houston, TX 77030 4095, USA
Am J Health Behav 27:99-107. 2003..To validate the transtheoretical model for exercise behavior and the constructs of decisional balance and self-efficacy for exercise in a low-income, poorly educated primary care sample... - Relationships among smoking status, ethnicity, socioeconomic indicators, and lifestyle variables in a biracial sample of womenJennifer M Watson
University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jackson, MS 39216 4505, USA
Prev Med 37:138-47. 2003..Little is known about the unique patterns of smoking, risk factors, and correlates of quitting in Black versus White women of child-bearing age... - Patient smoking cessation advice by health care providers: the role of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and healthThomas K Houston
Deep South Center for Effectiveness Research, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Alabama, USA
Am J Public Health 95:1056-61. 2005..We assessed differences by ethnicity in ever receiving advice from providers to quit smoking. We evaluated whether socioeconomic status and health status were moderators of the association... - Stage of change movement across three health behaviors: the role of self-efficacyEdwin D Boudreaux
La Salle University, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141, USA
Am J Health Promot 19:94-102. 2004..CONCLUSION: Self-efficacy influences SOC movement for smoking cessation, dietary fat reduction, and exercise adoption...
Research Grants
- Cervical Cancer Prevention in Latina ImmigrantsIsabel C Scarinci; Fiscal Year: 2010..Secondary outcome will include: changes in knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding the relationship between the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer. ..
- Cervical cancer screening in HispanicsIsabel Scarinci; Fiscal Year: 2002....
- Cervical Cancer Prevention in Latina ImmigrantsIsabel Scarinci; Fiscal Year: 2009..Secondary outcome will include: changes in knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding the relationship between the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer. ..
- Network for Tobacco Control among Women in Parana, BrazilIsabel Scarinci; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Network for Tobacco Control among Women in Parana, BrazilIsabel Scarinci; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Sowing the Seeds of Health: A Program for LatinasIsabel Scarinci; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- Cervical Cancer Prevention in Latina ImmigrantsIsabel Scarinci; Fiscal Year: 2005..Secondary outcome will include: changes in knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding the relationship between the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer. ..
- Network for Tobacco Control among Women in Parana, BrazilIsabel C Scarinci; Fiscal Year: 2010....