Explanations for immigrant health outcomes often invoke culture through the use of the
concept of acculturation. The over reliance on cultural explanations for immigrant health …

Data from approximately 140 articles and reports published since 2000 on drinking, alcohol
use disorder (AUD), correlates of drinking and AUD, and treatment needs, access, and …

In a major contribution to the study of diabetes, this book is the first to analyze the disease
through a syndemic framework. An innovative, mixed-methods study, Emily Mendenhall …

Adopting socioecological, intersectionality, and lifecourse theoretical frameworks may
enhance our understanding of the production of syndemic adverse health outcomes among …

Objective: Little is known about the nature of the frailty syndrome in older Hispanics who are
projected to be the largest minority older population by 2050. The authors examine …

Objectives Researchers have posited that one potential explanation for the better-than-
expected health outcomes observed among some Latino immigrants, vis-à-vis their US-born …

Few longitudinal studies have explored to date whether minority status in disadvantaged
neighborhoods conveys risk for negative mental health outcomes, and the mechanisms …

The discrimination migrants perceive during their adaptation process is one of the main
sources of stress and it affects their well-being, health and integration severely. The present …

Objectives. We sought to better understand the prevalence and consequences of food
insecurity among American Indian families with young children. Methods. Parents or …

Background The prevalence of psychiatric disorders varies depending on the person's
neighborhood context, their racial/ethnic group, and the specific diagnoses being examined …