Valentine Villa
Biographic Data
| ID | 3622418 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valentine Villa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valentine |
| FAMILY NAME | Villa |
| SIGNATURE | VILLA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State College, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
American Indian Veterans' Views about Their Choices in Health Care
Legislation during the past three decades has gradually drawn Indian Health Service (IHS)–funded clinics into the mainstream of the US medical care environment. The Indian Self-Determination and Education Reform Act of 1973 and its Indian Education Amendments of 1984 began a movement away from federal management of health services to local tribal control of the more than five hundred facilities serving American Indians. At the same time the India…
Racial/Ethnic Variations in Veterans’ Ambulatory Care Use
Objectives. We assessed racial/ethnic variations in patterns of ambulatory care use among Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care–eligible veterans to determine if racial/ethnic differences in health care use persist in equal-access systems. Methods. We surveyed 3227 male veterans about their health and ambulatory care use. Results. Thirty-eight percent of respondents had not had a health care visit in the previous 12 months. Black (odds …
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
Health Practices of Korean Elderly People
The official health promotion goals for the year 2000 in the United States include an emphasis on behavioral and contextual changes to increase the healthy lifespan of Americans. The goals also encompass reducing disparities in health status among different groups, and many of the specific goals address issues pertinent to older people. Limited data on the health status and health behaviors of older Asians and Pacific Islanders contributed to the…
Racial/Ethnic Variations in Veterans’ Ambulatory Care Use
Objectives. We assessed racial/ethnic variations in patterns of ambulatory care use among Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care–eligible veterans to determine if racial/ethnic differences in health care use persist in equal-access systems. Methods. We surveyed 3227 male veterans about their health and ambulatory care use. Results. Thirty-eight percent of respondents had not had a health care visit in the previous 12 months. Black (odds …
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
Health Practices of Korean Elderly People
The official health promotion goals for the year 2000 in the United States include an emphasis on behavioral and contextual changes to increase the healthy lifespan of Americans. The goals also encompass reducing disparities in health status among different groups, and many of the specific goals address issues pertinent to older people. Limited data on the health status and health behaviors of older Asians and Pacific Islanders contributed to the…
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
Racial/Ethnic Variations in Veterans’ Ambulatory Care Use
Objectives. We assessed racial/ethnic variations in patterns of ambulatory care use among Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care–eligible veterans to determine if racial/ethnic differences in health care use persist in equal-access systems. Methods. We surveyed 3227 male veterans about their health and ambulatory care use. Results. Thirty-eight percent of respondents had not had a health care visit in the previous 12 months. Black (odds …
American Indian Veterans' Views about Their Choices in Health Care
Legislation during the past three decades has gradually drawn Indian Health Service (IHS)–funded clinics into the mainstream of the US medical care environment. The Indian Self-Determination and Education Reform Act of 1973 and its Indian Education Amendments of 1984 began a movement away from federal management of health services to local tribal control of the more than five hundred facilities serving American Indians. At the same time the India…
Medicine (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works)