Immigration and Migration

Active Projects: 53

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Patient, provider, and system-level perspectives on strategies to reduce fear and improve patient trust in emergency department settings in a time of heightened immigration Jacqueline Torres, PhD Emergency & acute care, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination
Reducing Breast Cancer Risk in Korean American Women Janice Tsoh, PhD Cancer/Oncology, Genetics, Immigration and Migration
WeChat to Quit: Engage Chinese Patients to Stop Smoking Janice Tsoh, PhD Immigration and Migration, Smoking and Tobacco
The Perspective of the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh on Repatriation to Myanmar Saba Rahman, MS Immigration and Migration
Immigrant Status — a Perceived Barrier to HIV Treatment and Care in San Francisco, California Emma Bohannon, MS HIV/AIDS, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination
Culturally tailored program to reduce stress among Vietnamese caregivers Neurology and Mental Health, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Training and Capacity Building, Patient and Peer Education
School-based Resiliency Outreach to Immigrant Youth Trauma and PTSD, Pediatrics, Immigration and Migration
Parental migration and young children’s health Emily Treleaven, PhD, MPH Immigration and Migration
Healthcare for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Ola Alani, MS Immigration and Migration
Refugee health Trauma and PTSD, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Policy and Standards of Care, Health Systems Strengthening, Training International Scholars and Clinicians
Improving access to quality healthcare for people living with HIV Mary McQuilkin, BSN, RN, MSN, NP, MPH HIV/AIDS, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration
Importance of content and format in oral health instructions for low-income Mexican immigrant parents: A qualitative study Oral Health, Pediatrics, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration
Access to care in resource poor environments Meghan O'Brien, MD Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Policy and Standards of Care
Pediatric drug dosing in very low resource environments Malnutrition, Micronutrients, Food Insecurity, Pharmacology and Drug Treatment, Immigration and Migration, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development
A qualitative study of transitions of care for children with special healthcare needs living in Spanish-speaking households Pediatrics, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Engagement in Care
Working with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and International Medical Corps to design and manage health systems capacity building in the villages of South Sudan Immigration and Migration
University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars Craig Cohen, MD, MPH Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Zoonosis, Emerging Disease, and Drug Resistance, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), HIV/AIDS, Opportunistic Infection, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Noncommunicable and/or Chronic Disease, Surgery and Anesthesia, Cancer/Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Respiratory Disease, Diabetes, Occupational and Environmental Disease, Diet, Exercise, and Obesity, Malnutrition, Micronutrients, Food Insecurity, Eye Disease and Blindness, Oral Health, Drug and Diagnostics Development, Immunology, Genetics, Pharmacology and Drug Treatment, Neurology and Mental Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Health, Aging, Labor and Delivery, Family Planning, Pediatrics, Newborn and Infant Health, Adolescent Health, Health Economics and Effectiveness, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination, Smoking and Tobacco, Policy and Standards of Care, Systematic Reviews and Guideline Development, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Triangulation, Global Strategic Information, Implementation and Behavioral Science, Engagement in Care, Substance Abuse, Treatment Adherence, Health Systems Strengthening, Risk Reduction and Prevention, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Documenting DREAMers: Challenges in Health Access among Undocumented Asian and Pacific Islanders in Northern California May Sudhinaraset, PhD Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration
Using Participatory Mapping Among Mexican Migrants to Foster Health Literacy Skills Margaret Handley, PhD, MPH Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination, Patient and Peer Education
Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Alka Kanaya, MD Cardiovascular Disease, Immigration and Migration
Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders among Populations Exposed to Mass Conflict and/or Displacement from Iraq, Palestine, and Syria: A Systematic Review Laila Soudi, MS Trauma and PTSD, Immigration and Migration
A Family-Focused Intervention for Asian American Male Smokers Janice Tsoh, PhD Immigration and Migration, Smoking and Tobacco
Promoting Post-Treatment Self-Management among Latinos with Cancer Cancer/Oncology, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination
Diabetes care in Latino youth with diabetes: a qualitative study of providers and health care systems Diabetes, Pediatrics, Immigration and Migration
Developing Health care systems for Syrian refugees in Jordan Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Health Systems Strengthening
Refugee and Asylum seeker Health Initiative Fatima Karaki, MD Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Stigma and Discrimination, Policy and Standards of Care
Addressing Oral Health Literacy among Mexican Immigrants Nancy Burke, PhD Oral Health, Immigration and Migration
Migration, Tourism and the HIV-drug use Syndemic in the Dominican Republic Torsten Neilands, PhD HIV/AIDS, Immigration and Migration, Epidemiology and Surveillance, Substance Abuse
Internal Chemical Exposure Study among Mexican Immigrants Laura Fejerman, PhD Occupational and Environmental Disease, Immigration and Migration
Meeting the self-care needs of Latinas after Breast Cancer Cancer/Oncology, Women's Health, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration
A Family-Based Approach to Reduce Smoking in Vietnamese Men Janice Tsoh, PhD Immigration and Migration, Smoking and Tobacco
Practice-based Intervention for Vietnamese & Korean Patients Janice Tsoh, PhD Immigration and Migration, Smoking and Tobacco
East African Immigrant Females: Adolescent Developmental Protective/Risk Factors Adolescent Health, Immigration and Migration
The Impact of Migration on the Family and Intergenerational Solidarity in Rural Cambodia Zachary Zimmer, PhD Immigration and Migration
HESPA: Health Effects of Speciated PM2.5 Aerosols in the San Joaquin Valley Occupational and Environmental Disease, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration
Promotoras and Community Health Workers Project Stuart Heard, PharmD Occupational and Environmental Disease, Immigration and Migration
Identifying Opportunities for HIV Prevention among Female Migrants in Kenya Carol Camlin, PhD HIV/AIDS, Women's Health, Immigration and Migration, Risk Reduction and Prevention
Enhancing Validity of South Asian Tobacco Survey Module Immigration and Migration, Smoking and Tobacco
Developing a Smokefree Intervention for Chinese Smokers and Nonsmokers Janice Tsoh, PhD Immigration and Migration, Smoking and Tobacco
A Family Intervention to Reduce Smoking in Vietnamese Men Janice Tsoh, PhD Immigration and Migration, Smoking and Tobacco
Toxic Matters - Spanish Translation, Design, Printing English and Spanish Versions, and Clinical Uptake Evaluation Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH Occupational and Environmental Disease, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration
Life Course Socioeconomics, Acculturation, and Type-2 Diabetes Risk among Latinos [II] Mary Haan, DrPH, MPH Diabetes, Immigration and Migration
The Role of Migration and Aculturation in Childhood Obesity Janet Wojcicki, MD, MPH Diet, Exercise, and Obesity, Pediatrics, Immigration and Migration
GHS Forum on Migrant Health Sarah Macfarlane, PhD, MSc Occupational and Environmental Disease, Immigration and Migration
Age, Disruption, and Life Reorganization after Hurricane Katrina Vincanne Adams, PhD Trauma and PTSD, Immigration and Migration
Immigration, Culture and Health Care Alicia Fernandez, MD Immigration and Migration
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation International Clinical Research Fellowship Program Joel Palefsky, MD HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Cancer/Oncology, Cardiovascular Disease, Oral Health, Neurology and Mental Health, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Newborn and Infant Health, Immigration and Migration, Training and Capacity Building, Residencies, Fellowships, and Postdoctoral Training
Advanced Education Nursing / Primary Care of High-Risk Populations: PrimeRISK Program Sally Rankin, FNP, FAAN Immigration and Migration, Training and Capacity Building
An Assessment of Burundian Refugees' Ideas on Family Planning in Kibondo, Tanzania Philip Darney, MD, MS Family Planning, Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration
Redes En Accion: National Latino Cancer Research Network Eliseo Perez-Stable, MD Cancer/Oncology, Immigration and Migration, Engagement in Care
AHEC/HETC - California Border Health Education Training Center Immigration and Migration, Training and Capacity Building
Family Processes in Chinese Americans with Diabetes Diabetes, Immigration and Migration
Redes En Accion: Cancer Awareness, Research and Training Eliseo Perez-Stable, MD Access or Barriers to Care, Immigration and Migration, Training and Capacity Building