Debbie Salas-Lopez
Biographic Data
| ID | 281907 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debbie Salas-Lopez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debbie |
| FAMILY NAME | Salas-Lopez |
| SIGNATURE | SALAS-LOPEZ D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwell Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Bridging Care Divides
Defining and Targeting Health Care Access Barriers
The impact of social and economic determinants of health status and the existence of racial and ethnic health care access disparities have been well-documented. This paper describes a model, the Health Care Access Barriers Model (HCAB), which provides a taxonomy and practical framework for the classification, analysis and reporting of those modifiable health care access barriers that are associated with health care disparities. The model describe…
Understanding the Role of the Promotora in a Latino Diabetes Education Program
We explore the role of the promotora de salud (health promoter) who provided diabetes self-management education to Puerto Rican diabetics in her community. The education program was developed as a hospital and community-based organization partnership. Information from both Spanish-language focus groups with 35 class participants and an in-depth interview with the promotora indicated patients appreciated having the classes taught in Spanish by a L…
Practicing Anthropology in an Academic Community Hospital
Practicing anthropology at an academic community hospital involves collaborations across the full continuum of care, from hospital, to doctor's office, to the medical education classroom and into the community. Through these collaborations, the anthropologist learns about hospital culture through many different lenses and is, in turn, able to provide valuable insights into organizational culture and patient care from a variety of vantage points
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Understanding the Role of the Promotora in a Latino Diabetes Education Program
We explore the role of the promotora de salud (health promoter) who provided diabetes self-management education to Puerto Rican diabetics in her community. The education program was developed as a hospital and community-based organization partnership. Information from both Spanish-language focus groups with 35 class participants and an in-depth interview with the promotora indicated patients appreciated having the classes taught in Spanish by a L…
Practicing Anthropology in an Academic Community Hospital
Practicing anthropology at an academic community hospital involves collaborations across the full continuum of care, from hospital, to doctor's office, to the medical education classroom and into the community. Through these collaborations, the anthropologist learns about hospital culture through many different lenses and is, in turn, able to provide valuable insights into organizational culture and patient care from a variety of vantage points
Defining and Targeting Health Care Access Barriers
The impact of social and economic determinants of health status and the existence of racial and ethnic health care access disparities have been well-documented. This paper describes a model, the Health Care Access Barriers Model (HCAB), which provides a taxonomy and practical framework for the classification, analysis and reporting of those modifiable health care access barriers that are associated with health care disparities. The model describe…
Bridging Care Divides
Medicine (3 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (3 works) · General partnership (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Academic community (1 work) · Affect (linguistics) (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)