Inez F Adams
Biographic Data
| ID | 157392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Inez F Adams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Inez F |
| FAMILY NAME | Adams |
| SIGNATURE | ADAMS I F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Talking about cancer
Cultural models of emotional disclosure and its impact on seeking support are understudied in the context of cancer diagnosis. We argue that two different cultural norms must be considered: (1) the importance of emotional disclosure and (2) attitudes toward seeking support from loved ones. Our interviews with 37 foreign-born Chinese American and 23 European American breast cancer survivors revealed differences in disclosure of cancer diagnosis an…
Delivering on the Promise of Smoke-Free Public Housing
On November 30, 2016, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a final rule mandating that public housing authorities it supports prohibit all smoking on their residential premises, including within residents’ apartments. The primary rationale for this action was to protect nonsmoking residents from the harms of tobacco smoke exposure. Although the harms of secondhand smoke are clear and the potential for reducing nonsmo…
A mixed method exploration of survivorship among Chinese American and non-Hispanic White breast cancer survivors
The Ethnographic Evaluation of Michigan's High-Risk Hepatitis B Vaccination Program
This paper discusses the evaluation of Michigan's High-Risk Hepatitis B Vaccination Program using ethnographic methods. Ninety-six face-to-face interviews were conducted in Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Adolescent Health clinics throughout Michigan. The purpose of this evaluation was to determine why many Michigan residents who sought care at these clinics refused free hepatitis B vaccines and others failed to complete the va…
Talking about cancer
Cultural models of emotional disclosure and its impact on seeking support are understudied in the context of cancer diagnosis. We argue that two different cultural norms must be considered: (1) the importance of emotional disclosure and (2) attitudes toward seeking support from loved ones. Our interviews with 37 foreign-born Chinese American and 23 European American breast cancer survivors revealed differences in disclosure of cancer diagnosis an…
Delivering on the Promise of Smoke-Free Public Housing
On November 30, 2016, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a final rule mandating that public housing authorities it supports prohibit all smoking on their residential premises, including within residents’ apartments. The primary rationale for this action was to protect nonsmoking residents from the harms of tobacco smoke exposure. Although the harms of secondhand smoke are clear and the potential for reducing nonsmo…
The Ethnographic Evaluation of Michigan's High-Risk Hepatitis B Vaccination Program
This paper discusses the evaluation of Michigan's High-Risk Hepatitis B Vaccination Program using ethnographic methods. Ninety-six face-to-face interviews were conducted in Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Adolescent Health clinics throughout Michigan. The purpose of this evaluation was to determine why many Michigan residents who sought care at these clinics refused free hepatitis B vaccines and others failed to complete the va…
The Ethnographic Evaluation of Michigan's High-Risk Hepatitis B Vaccination Program
This paper discusses the evaluation of Michigan's High-Risk Hepatitis B Vaccination Program using ethnographic methods. Ninety-six face-to-face interviews were conducted in Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Adolescent Health clinics throughout Michigan. The purpose of this evaluation was to determine why many Michigan residents who sought care at these clinics refused free hepatitis B vaccines and others failed to complete the va…
A mixed method exploration of survivorship among Chinese American and non-Hispanic White breast cancer survivors
Delivering on the Promise of Smoke-Free Public Housing
On November 30, 2016, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a final rule mandating that public housing authorities it supports prohibit all smoking on their residential premises, including within residents’ apartments. The primary rationale for this action was to protect nonsmoking residents from the harms of tobacco smoke exposure. Although the harms of secondhand smoke are clear and the potential for reducing nonsmo…
Talking about cancer
Cultural models of emotional disclosure and its impact on seeking support are understudied in the context of cancer diagnosis. We argue that two different cultural norms must be considered: (1) the importance of emotional disclosure and (2) attitudes toward seeking support from loved ones. Our interviews with 37 foreign-born Chinese American and 23 European American breast cancer survivors revealed differences in disclosure of cancer diagnosis an…
Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Breast cancer (2 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Chinese americans (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Political science (2 works)