Clara B Barajas

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ID226359
NOMBREClara B Barajas
NOMBRESClara B
APELLIDOBarajas
FIRMABARAJAS C B
AFILIACIONESMichigan State University
ORCID0000-0003-4361-9164
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAS13
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2019
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H2

  • Measuring county-level immigration policy contexts that may influence Latino health in California

    Open AccessFabiola Perez-Lua, Gabriela E Lazalde et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2025

    Studies have examined the impact of federal and state immigration policies on Latino immigrant health. Few studies have investigated the effects of local policies that shape access to services, resources, and opportunities among Latino and immigrant populations. This article presents a framework and measures to describe county-level immigration policy contexts. We developed multisectoral indicators of immigration policy contexts by linking polici…

  • The American Rescue Plan Act and Access to Health Care for Latinos According to Citizenship Status

    Damaris Lopez Mercado, Karoline Mortensen et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2025Referencias: 16

    OBJECTIVE: We studied patterns in health care access between Latino and non-Latino White adults according to citizenship status before and after the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 was enacted to determine whether inequities changed. METHODS: This study used 2019-2022 National Health Survey Interview data. Differences in predicted probabilities from logistic regression models were used to estimate changes in health care access outcomes (a…

  • Health Care Access and Utilization and the Latino Health Paradox

    Clara B Barajas, Alexandra C Rivera-González et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2024Referencias: 39

    BACKGROUND: The Latino health paradox is the phenomenon whereby recent Latino immigrants have, on average, better health outcomes on some indicators than Latino immigrants who have lived in the United States longer and US-born Latinos and non-Latino Whites. This study examined whether the paradox holds after accounting for health care access and utilization. METHODS: The 2019-2020 National Health Interview Survey data were used. The main predicto…

  • Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among Black Medical Students

    Open AccessAdam J Milam, Osose Oboh et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2022

  • An Evaluation Framework of a Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Equity Research

    Open AccessRoni Ellington, Clara B Barajas et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Evaluation2022Referencias: 3

    Over the last few decades, there has been an increase in the number of large federally funded transdisciplinary programs and initiatives. Scholars have identified a need to develop frameworks, methodologies, and tools to evaluate the effectiveness of these large collaborative initiatives, providing precise ways to understand and assess the operations, community and academic partner collaboration, scientific and community research dissemination, a…

  • An NIH investment in health equity - the economic impact of the Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions

    Open AccessCristian Meghea, Barrett Montgomery et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    The FCHES research funding yields significant direct economic impacts above and beyond the direct NIH investment of $11 million. The economic impact estimation method may be relevant and generalizable to other large research centers such as FCHES

  • Discrepancies in Local, State, and National Alcohol Outlet Listings

    Adam J Milam, Clara B Barajas et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2020

    Background The availability of local, state, and national data on alcohol outlet density have important implications for policies and interventions aiming to reduce alcohol-related problems. High-quality data on locations of alcohol outlets is important to accurately inform community interventions and public health initiatives, but such data is often not maintained, readily available, or of sufficient quality. Objectives: This study aims to exami…

  • Coping, Discrimination, and Physical Health Conditions Among Predominantly Poor, Urban African Americans

    Open AccessClara B Barajas, C T Jones et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2019Citada por: 8Referencias: 19

  • Racial discrimination, John Henryism coping, and behavioral health conditions among predominantly poor, urban African Americans

    Open AccessC T Jones, Shawn C T Jones et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2019Citada por: 5Referencias: 17

    The current study examined the relationship between John Henryism Active Coping (JHAC), experiences of racial discrimination, and behavioral health outcomes in a community sample of 319 Black adults. Assessments included primary health care screenings as well as self-reported survey questions to assess JHAC, experiences of discrimination, and self-reported behavioral health. Logistic regression models, adjusted for control variables, found a sign…