Ágústa Edwald Maxwell

Biographic Data

ID	342875
NAME	Ágústa Edwald Maxwell
GIVEN NAMES	Ágústa Edwald
FAMILY NAME	Maxwell
SIGNATURE	MAXWELL Á E
AFFILIATIONS	University of California, Los Angeles
ORCID	0000-0002-2334-8582
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	39
TOTAL CITATIONS	12
WORKS AS AUTHOR	39
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1957
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2022
H-INDEX	2

Facilitators and Challenges to Health Promotion in Black and Latino Churches
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald Maxwell, Claudia Vargas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2022
Aprendiendo de La Vida (Learning from Life)
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald Maxwell, Sandra Young et al.ARTICLEJournal of Medical Humanities2022
The Archaeology of Z
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald, Ágústa Edwald Maxwell et al.ARTICLEHistorical Archaeology2021References: 11
Household material culture in 19th-century Iceland
Ágústa Edwald, Ágústa Edwald MaxwellARTICLEPost-Medieval Archaeology2021Cited by: 4References: 13
The paper looks at changes in the composition of archaeological assemblages from 19th-century Iceland. It contextualises an increase in ceramics with other domestic materials by combining archaeological data with evidence from probate inventories. The study confirms that there was a marked change in domestic materiality in Iceland in the middle of the 19th century and suggests that further research into the origins and effects of this change need…
Organizational readiness for wellness promotion – a survey of 100 African American church leaders in South Los Angeles
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald Maxwell, Rhonda Santifer et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019
Many churches in South Los Angeles are actively engaged in health promotion activities, despite a general lack of resources. We recommend a comprehensive assessment of church characteristics in intervention studies to enable the use of strategies (e.g., stratification by size) that reduce imbalances that could mask or magnify study outcomes. Our data provide empirical support for the inner settings construct of the Consolidated Framework for Impl…
Cancer-related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors within the Latino Faith Community in South Los Angeles
Aziza Lucas-Wright, Aziza Lucas‐Wright et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2019
Our data suggest a need to focus on both primary and secondary cancer prevention by promoting healthy lifestyles to curb the obesity epidemic and by promoting colorectal cancer screening. These data will inform future interventions to promote wellness in South Los Angeles in collaboration with the Latino faith community
Effect of a media intervention on hepatitis B screening among Vietnamese Americans
Janet N Chu, Suzanne L Stewart et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2019
Objective: There is a lack of controlled studies of community-wide interventions to increase screening for hepatitis B (HBV) among Asian Americans, particularly Vietnamese Americans, who disproportionately suffer from HBV-related illnesses. The objective of our study was to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a media campaign to promote HBV screening among Vietnamese Americans. Design: We designed and implemented a three-year me…
Ágústa Edwald Maxwell
Ágústa Edwald, Ágústa Edwald MaxwellARTICLENorwegian Archaeological Review2017References: 6
Menningararfur a Islandi: gagnrýni og greining is a book with an agenda. Its authors offer a timely critique of heritage construction in Iceland and clearly demonstrate how discourse and performanc
On decentring ethnicity in buildings research
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald, Ágústa Edwald Maxwell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Archaeology2017Cited by: 4References: 33
The concept of ethnicity is a prevailing explanatory device in studies of colonial architecture. This paper argues for decentring ethnicity in buildings research through treating buildings as 'assemblages' of both material and social 'things'. Drawing on a case study from the late 19th-century settler landscape of Manitoba, Canada, we illustrate how settler architecture - conceived of as an 'assemblage' - can shed light on the events, processes a…
Social determinants of health in the Mixtec and Zapotec community in Ventura County, California
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald Maxwell, Sandra Young et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2015
Many basic needs in the Mixtec and Zapotec community in Ventura County are unmet. It will require many different resources and services to address the needs of this community and to overcome longstanding inequities that are experienced by immigrant farm workers. Our findings will guide the development of future health programs and will serve as a baseline to evaluate the impact of services to improve the health conditions in this community
Assessment of training and technical assistance needs of Colorectal Cancer Control Program Grantees in the U.S
Open AccessCam Escoffery, Peggy Hannon et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015
Public health organizations need greater supports for adopting evidence-based interventions, working with organizational-level change, partnership development and data management. Future capacity building efforts for the adoption of EBIs should focus on systems or provider level interventions and key processes for health promotion and should be delivered in a variety of ways to assist local organizations in cancer prevention and control
Building Capacity to Address Women's Health Issues in the Mixtec and Zapotec Community
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald Maxwell, Sandra Young et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2015
Adoption of an evidence-based colorectal cancer screening promotion program by community organizations serving Filipino Americans
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald Maxwell, Annette E Maxwell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014
The high rate of adoption among organizations that were referred by community partners or had partnered with us in the past underscores the importance of community resources, community-academic relationships, and partnership in the dissemination process. However, the moderate rate of adoption among new organizations and the demands of completing documentation and assessments in our trial to advance dissemination research raise questions regarding…
A Community Partnered-Participatory Research Approach to Reduce Cancer Disparities in South Los Angeles
Roberto Vargas, Ágústa Edwald Maxwell et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014
Our approach demonstrates the feasibility of the use of a replicable model of community and academic engagement that has resulted in products developed through collaborative efforts
What Factors Explain Disparities in Mammography Rates Among Asian-American Immigrant Women? A Population-Based Study in California
Open AccessSo Yeon Ryu, Catherine M Crespi et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2013
Colorectal cancer among Koreans living in South Korea versus California
So Yeon Ryu, Catherine M Crespi et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2013Cited by: 2References: 1
Despite almost identical CRC screening guidelines in South Korea and the USA and substantially higher screening rates among Korean Americans as compared to South Koreans, disparities remain in both populations with respect to CRC statistics. Thus, efforts to promote primary and secondary prevention of CRC in both Korean populations are critically important in both countries
Training Mixtec Promotores to Assess Health Concerns in Their Community
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald Maxwell, Sandra Young et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2012
A Bi-National Comparative Study of Health Behaviors of Koreans in South Korea and Korean Americans in California
Open AccessSo Yeon Ryu, Catherine M Crespi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2012
Health Risk Behaviors Among Five Asian American Subgroups in California
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald Maxwell, Catherine M Crespi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2011
Relationship between perceived body weight and body mass index based on self- reported height and weight among university students
Open AccessRafael Mikolajczyk, Rafael T Mikolajczyk et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2010
Weight ideals are rather uniform across the European countries, with female students being more likely to perceive themselves as "too fat" at a normal BMI, while male students being more likely to perceive themselves as "too thin". Programs to prevent unhealthy behaviours to achieve ill-advised weight ideals may benefit students
Results of a Community-Based Randomized Trial to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Filipino Americans
Ágústa Edwald Maxwell, Annette E Maxwell et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2010Cited by: 2References: 17
Objectives. We conducted 1 of the first community-based trials to develop a multicomponent intervention that would increase colorectal cancer screening among an Asian American population. Methods. Filipino Americans (n = 548) nonadherent to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines were randomized into an intervention group that received an education session on CRC screening and free fecal occult blood test (FOBT) kits; a second intervention g…
Correlates of Smoking Cessation Among Filipino Immigrant Men
Open AccessG Melissa Garcia, Romina A Romero et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2009
A survey on tobacco use among 318 Filipino immigrant men aged 40-75 years was conducted in Los Angeles, California. Those who reported more English language use with their family, friends and neighbors (OR = 1.31) and who lived in households with complete smoking prohibition (OR = 3.82) were more likely to be successful in quitting smoking. Those who endorsed more positive beliefs on physical and social consequences of smoking (OR = 0.69) and who…
Why are Korean American Physicians Reluctant to Recommend Colorectal Cancer Screening to Korean American Patients? Exploratory Interview Findings
Open AccessAngela M Jo, Ágústa Edwald Maxwell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2008
Assessing Psychological Stress among Arab Migrant Women in the City of Cologne/Germany Using the Community Oriented Primary Care (Copc) Approach
Open AccessMaesa Irfaeya, Ágústa Edwald Maxwell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2007
Colorectal Cancer Screening among Underserved Korean Americans in Los Angeles County
Open AccessAngela M Jo, Ágústa Edwald Maxwell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2007

Household material culture in 19th-century Iceland
Ágústa Edwald, Ágústa Edwald MaxwellARTICLEPost-Medieval Archaeology2021Cited by: 4References: 13
The paper looks at changes in the composition of archaeological assemblages from 19th-century Iceland. It contextualises an increase in ceramics with other domestic materials by combining archaeological data with evidence from probate inventories. The study confirms that there was a marked change in domestic materiality in Iceland in the middle of the 19th century and suggests that further research into the origins and effects of this change need…
On decentring ethnicity in buildings research
Open AccessÁgústa Edwald, Ágústa Edwald Maxwell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Archaeology2017Cited by: 4References: 33
The concept of ethnicity is a prevailing explanatory device in studies of colonial architecture. This paper argues for decentring ethnicity in buildings research through treating buildings as 'assemblages' of both material and social 'things'. Drawing on a case study from the late 19th-century settler landscape of Manitoba, Canada, we illustrate how settler architecture - conceived of as an 'assemblage' - can shed light on the events, processes a…
Colorectal cancer among Koreans living in South Korea versus California
So Yeon Ryu, Catherine M Crespi et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2013Cited by: 2References: 1
Despite almost identical CRC screening guidelines in South Korea and the USA and substantially higher screening rates among Korean Americans as compared to South Koreans, disparities remain in both populations with respect to CRC statistics. Thus, efforts to promote primary and secondary prevention of CRC in both Korean populations are critically important in both countries
Results of a Community-Based Randomized Trial to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Filipino Americans
Ágústa Edwald Maxwell, Annette E Maxwell et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2010Cited by: 2References: 17
Objectives. We conducted 1 of the first community-based trials to develop a multicomponent intervention that would increase colorectal cancer screening among an Asian American population. Methods. Filipino Americans (n = 548) nonadherent to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines were randomized into an intervention group that received an education session on CRC screening and free fecal occult blood test (FOBT) kits; a second intervention g…