This article provides an analysis of novel topics emerging in recent years in research on
Latino immigrants, acculturation, and health. In the past ten years, the number of studies …

874 Circulation September 1, 2015 references are intended to be illustrative and to highlight
significant knowledge in the field. The premise underlying this scientific statement is that, at …

Objective: Latinos disproportionately experience overweight/obesity (OWOB) and insufficient
physical activity (PA), which are risk factors for numerous health conditions. Whereas …

Latina adults in the United States have a disproportionately higher prevalence of chronic
diseases related to low physical activity levels than non-Hispanic women. Literature …

Introduction to the Special Section on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health
Disparities: Where We Are and Where We're Going | Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Oxford …

This study applies the perspective of intersectionality, defined as social identities combining
with one another and with structural societal factors to produce health inequities, to assess …

Socially and culturally embedded norms regarding smoking may be one pathway by which
individuals adopt smoking behaviors. However, few studies have examined if social norms …

Immigrant women represent half of New York City (NYC) births, and some immigrant groups
have elevated risk for poor maternal health outcomes. Disparities in health care utilization …

Objectives: The aim was to systematically review and synthesise international evidence on
changes in health risk behaviours by immigrants' duration of residence. Methods: We …

Comparison of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Attainment and Acculturation among Asian
Americans and Latinos - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access keys …