Elena Fuentes-Afflick

Datos Biográficos

ID236776
NOMBREElena Fuentes-Afflick
NOMBRESElena
APELLIDOFuentes-Afflick
FIRMAFUENTES-AFFLICK E
AFILIACIONESUniversity of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS12
TOTAL DE CITAS8
TOTAL COMO AUTOR12
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2002
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H2

  • Adapted Choice Architecture and Diversity in the National Academy of Medicine

    Open AccessRobert L Phillips, S-E Kim et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2024

    This Viewpoint discusses how the National Academy of Medicine’s adapted choice architecture has led to a more diverse membership and how other mission-based organizations can consider using this strategy

  • Philadelphia Latine Immigrant Birthing People’s Perspectives on Mitigating the Chilling Effect on Prenatal Care Utilization

    Diana Montoya-Williams, Alejandra Barreto et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2024Referencias: 33

    RESEARCH DESIGN: Community-engaged qualitative study using inductive thematic analysis of semistructured interviews. OBJECTIVE: To understand Latine immigrants' recent prenatal care experiences and develop community-informed strategies to mitigate policy-related chilling effects on prenatal care utilization. BACKGROUND: Decreased health care utilization among immigrants due to punitive immigration policies (ie, the "chilling effect") has been wel…

  • The Death of George Floyd

    Benard P Dreyer, Maria Trent et al.ARTICLEPEDIATRICS2020

    We have seen the horrifying cell phone and surveillance video footage of the murder of George Floyd replay again and again in the last few weeks. The aftermath begs the question why this particular murder of a Black man by a police officer has sparked the international response so few have received.1 Scores of other Black men, women, and children have been killed by police since the 2014 murder of Eric Garner in New York City, in which he suffere…

  • Pica is prevalent and strongly associated with iron deficiency among Hispanic pregnant women living in the United States

    Open AccessAditi Roy, Elena Fuentes-Afflick et al.ARTICLEAppetite2018Citada por: 4Referencias: 41

  • Hot topics, urgent priorities, and ensuring success for racial/ethnic minority young investigators in academic pediatrics

    Open AccessGlenn Flores, Fernando Mendoza et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2016

    The six compelling questions posed by the 10 young investigators-along with the responses of the senior conference leadership-provide a unique resource and "survival guide" for ensuring the academic success and optimal career development of young investigators in academic pediatrics from diverse backgrounds. A rich conversation ensued on the topics addressed, consisting of negotiating for protected research time, career trajectories as academic i…

  • Immigrant Latino Neighborhoods and Mortality Among Infants Born to Mexican-Origin Latina Women

    Open AccessLisa Ross Decamp, Hwajung Choi et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2014

  • Parental Immigration Status is Associated with Children’s Health Care Utilization

    Open AccessKatherine Yun, Elena Fuentes-Afflick et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2013

  • Parental Advocacy Styles for Special Education Students During the Transition to Adulthood

    Open AccessRoberta S Rehm, Lucille T Fisher et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2013Citada por: 2Referencias: 25

    In an ethnographic study of planning for the transition to adulthood, we explored parental advocacy styles in special education settings for youth and young adults with chronic health conditions and developmental disabilities. Of 61 parents, 43 were satisfied with outcomes in negotiations for school services for their children. We identified three parental advocacy styles for these parents: (a) high-profile parents, who insisted on specific, wide…

  • Interpersonal Processes of Care and Cesarean Delivery in Two Health Care Settings

    Nancy A Hessol, Roxana Odouli et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2012Citada por: 2Referencias: 12

    Objectives. We examined whether interpersonal processes of care (IPC) were associated with cesarean delivery. Methods. We performed a cross-sectional study of 1308 postpartum women at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek, CA (KP-WC), and San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) from 2004 to 2006. Using interview and medical record data, logistic regression analyses estimated the odds of cesarean delivery as a function of IPC domains. Res…

  • Depressive Symptoms in the Immediate Postpartum Period Among Hispanic Women in Three U.S. Cities

    Open AccessWen H Kuo, Wen-Hung Kuo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant Health2004

  • Reduced Risk of Inadequate Prenatal Care in the Era After Medicaid Expansions in California

    Nancy A Hessol, Eric Vittinghoff et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2004Referencias: 22

    BACKGROUND: To improve perinatal outcomes in the United States, access to prenatal care was expanded through Medicaid and women were encouraged to enter prenatal care early. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine if expanded eligibility for Medicaid increased use of prenatal care and reduced ethnic differences in use of prenatal care. RESEARCH DESIGN: We conducted secondary analysis of California birth certificate data for 1990, …

  • The Health of Latino Children

    Glenn Flores, Elena Fuentes-Afflick et al.ARTICLEJAMA2002

    Latinos recently became the largest racial/ethnic minority group of US children. The Latino Consortium of the American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Child Health Research, consisting of 13 expert panelists, identified the most important urgent priorities and unanswered questions in Latino child health. Conclusions were drawn when consensus was reached among members, with refinement through multiple iterations. A consensus statement with suppor…