Shahna Arp
Biographic Data
| ID | 205456 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shahna Arp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shahna |
| FAMILY NAME | Arp |
| SIGNATURE | ARP S |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Carolina University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2305-9342 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Body composition and nutritional status of school‐aged H aitian children living in urban and peri‐urban areas of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
OBJECTIVES: This study examines body composition and nutritional status of Haitian children and adolescents living in urban and peri-urban communities in the Dominican Republic to provide estimates of stunting, underweight, overweight, and obesity for this under-researched population. METHODS: Anthropometric measures including height, weight, mid-upper arm circumference, and skinfold thicknesses (triceps and subscapular) were obtained for Kreyòl-…
Household Characteristics and Resource Access among Haitian and Haitian Dominican Families in the Puerto Plata Area, Dominican Republic
Considerable research has focused on the social, political, and economic marginalization of Haitians and Haitian Dominicans living in the Dominican Republic, particularly in rural areas. Yet studies rarely discuss household sociodemographic information and the material lives of this population in urban and peri-urban neighborhoods using a comparative framework that takes into consideration national and regional-level data. We intend to help fill …
Building Local Capacity for Monitoring Health Through Nutritional Status Training in the Dominican Republic
In this article, we discuss and evaluate a project aimed at capacity building for staff at a school that serves Haitian immigrant and Dominico-Haitian students in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of this analysis is to advance field-based educational practices that have the power to promote self-determination related to health and wellness. To accomplish this aim, we describe the training of school staff members by our nine-person team, which …
Living conditions and health care usage of Haitian families in the Dominican Republic
Previous research has drawn attention to the health risks and poor living conditions that families of Haitian descent contend with in the Dominican Republic, particularly in rural, agricultural communities. Less clearly described is whether these problems persist as households transition to non-agricultural work and increasingly urban residence patterns. This study compares the use of health care services and access to water, sanitation, and food…
Socioeconomic status and body size among women in Honduran Miskito communities
High SES women were significantly fatter than low SES women; and variation observed among groups is likely related to different patterns of dietary intake and physical activity
Threats to safe motherhood in Honduran Miskito communities
"A "Demographic Turnaround
In contrast to the rich scholarship documenting the traumatic post-contact destruction of indigenous populations in the Latin American tropics, little is known about their contemporary population dynamics. What accounts for the "demographic turnaround" reported for some groups? How widespread is population recovery, and what are its implications for indigenous political resurgence? We address these questions by compiling recent (post-1980) demogr…
"A "Demographic Turnaround
In contrast to the rich scholarship documenting the traumatic post-contact destruction of indigenous populations in the Latin American tropics, little is known about their contemporary population dynamics. What accounts for the "demographic turnaround" reported for some groups? How widespread is population recovery, and what are its implications for indigenous political resurgence? We address these questions by compiling recent (post-1980) demogr…
Threats to safe motherhood in Honduran Miskito communities
"A "Demographic Turnaround
In contrast to the rich scholarship documenting the traumatic post-contact destruction of indigenous populations in the Latin American tropics, little is known about their contemporary population dynamics. What accounts for the "demographic turnaround" reported for some groups? How widespread is population recovery, and what are its implications for indigenous political resurgence? We address these questions by compiling recent (post-1980) demogr…
Threats to safe motherhood in Honduran Miskito communities
Socioeconomic status and body size among women in Honduran Miskito communities
High SES women were significantly fatter than low SES women; and variation observed among groups is likely related to different patterns of dietary intake and physical activity
Living conditions and health care usage of Haitian families in the Dominican Republic
Previous research has drawn attention to the health risks and poor living conditions that families of Haitian descent contend with in the Dominican Republic, particularly in rural, agricultural communities. Less clearly described is whether these problems persist as households transition to non-agricultural work and increasingly urban residence patterns. This study compares the use of health care services and access to water, sanitation, and food…
Building Local Capacity for Monitoring Health Through Nutritional Status Training in the Dominican Republic
In this article, we discuss and evaluate a project aimed at capacity building for staff at a school that serves Haitian immigrant and Dominico-Haitian students in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of this analysis is to advance field-based educational practices that have the power to promote self-determination related to health and wellness. To accomplish this aim, we describe the training of school staff members by our nine-person team, which …
Body composition and nutritional status of school‐aged H aitian children living in urban and peri‐urban areas of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
OBJECTIVES: This study examines body composition and nutritional status of Haitian children and adolescents living in urban and peri-urban communities in the Dominican Republic to provide estimates of stunting, underweight, overweight, and obesity for this under-researched population. METHODS: Anthropometric measures including height, weight, mid-upper arm circumference, and skinfold thicknesses (triceps and subscapular) were obtained for Kreyòl-…
Household Characteristics and Resource Access among Haitian and Haitian Dominican Families in the Puerto Plata Area, Dominican Republic
Considerable research has focused on the social, political, and economic marginalization of Haitians and Haitian Dominicans living in the Dominican Republic, particularly in rural areas. Yet studies rarely discuss household sociodemographic information and the material lives of this population in urban and peri-urban neighborhoods using a comparative framework that takes into consideration national and regional-level data. We intend to help fill …
Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Indigenous Health and Education (3 works)