Jennifer L Hunter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3670310 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer L Hunter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer L |
| FAMILY NAME | Hunter |
| SIGNATURE | HUNTER J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri–Kansas City |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2401-2757 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A population health approach to workplace mental health
Objectives: To describe a population health-based program to support employee and dependent mental health and learn from engagement trends. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a program utilizing an assessment of mental health risk. For scoring "at risk," a Care Concierge is offered to connect users with resources. Results: Participation was offered to 56,442 employees and dependents. Eight thousand seven hundred thirty-one completed the assessmen…
Women’s Understanding of the Term ‘Pap Smear’
An Intervention to Address Interpersonal Violence Among Low-Income Midwestern Hispanic-American Teens
Applying Constructivism to Nursing Education in Cultural Competence
A graduate course on culture, diversity, and cultural competence was developed based on constructivist learning theory and Campinha-Bacote's constructs of cultural awareness, knowledge, skill, and encounters. The epistemology, structure, assignments, and activities used in both online and classroom courses were highly effective and well received by the students. Student course evaluations and outcome assessments of students' cultural competence l…
Bereavement
A bereavement ritual observed during anthropological fieldwork in Peru gives basis to this article which asserts that bereavement has become an incomplete rite of passage. The article reviews the role of ritual and rites of passage, examines other anthropologic examples of death and bereavement rituals, and identifies the lack of post-funeral ritual for many bereaved individuals in the United States. While funerary rituals which end with the fune…
Emelda’s Story
This article builds a bridge between cultural research and clinical practice by applying insights from an ethnographic study of cervical cancer in Iquitos, Peru, to a cervical cancer focused cultural assessment tool and teaching guide for use with immigrant patients. This application is grounded in Campinha-Bacote’s model of cultural competency. Ethnographic research is recommended as a source of knowledge from which insights can be drawn to buil…
Better Late Than Never
Cervical cancer has disproportionately affected the world's most vulnerable women for generations, yet only recently has the disease become an international health priority. Using ethnographic evidence from a study in Iquitos, Peru, I identify three factors that have contributed to a historic blind spot regarding cervical cancer in underdeveloped regions: (a) transition theories predicting the emergence of cancer with increasing societal developm…
Cervical cancer in Iquitos, Peru
Cervical cancer is a major public health problem in Latin America, and in much of the underdeveloped world. This issue has not historically been addressed as a health priority, but in recent years is receiving increased attention and funding. This ethnographic study on the experience of cervical cancer was conducted in Iquitos, Peru, between August 1998 and May 1999. Research methodologies included: (1) observation and household interviews to obt…
Cervical cancer in Iquitos, Peru
Cervical cancer is a major public health problem in Latin America, and in much of the underdeveloped world. This issue has not historically been addressed as a health priority, but in recent years is receiving increased attention and funding. This ethnographic study on the experience of cervical cancer was conducted in Iquitos, Peru, between August 1998 and May 1999. Research methodologies included: (1) observation and household interviews to obt…
Cervical cancer in Iquitos, Peru
Cervical cancer is a major public health problem in Latin America, and in much of the underdeveloped world. This issue has not historically been addressed as a health priority, but in recent years is receiving increased attention and funding. This ethnographic study on the experience of cervical cancer was conducted in Iquitos, Peru, between August 1998 and May 1999. Research methodologies included: (1) observation and household interviews to obt…
Emelda’s Story
This article builds a bridge between cultural research and clinical practice by applying insights from an ethnographic study of cervical cancer in Iquitos, Peru, to a cervical cancer focused cultural assessment tool and teaching guide for use with immigrant patients. This application is grounded in Campinha-Bacote’s model of cultural competency. Ethnographic research is recommended as a source of knowledge from which insights can be drawn to buil…
Better Late Than Never
Cervical cancer has disproportionately affected the world's most vulnerable women for generations, yet only recently has the disease become an international health priority. Using ethnographic evidence from a study in Iquitos, Peru, I identify three factors that have contributed to a historic blind spot regarding cervical cancer in underdeveloped regions: (a) transition theories predicting the emergence of cancer with increasing societal developm…
Bereavement
A bereavement ritual observed during anthropological fieldwork in Peru gives basis to this article which asserts that bereavement has become an incomplete rite of passage. The article reviews the role of ritual and rites of passage, examines other anthropologic examples of death and bereavement rituals, and identifies the lack of post-funeral ritual for many bereaved individuals in the United States. While funerary rituals which end with the fune…
Applying Constructivism to Nursing Education in Cultural Competence
A graduate course on culture, diversity, and cultural competence was developed based on constructivist learning theory and Campinha-Bacote's constructs of cultural awareness, knowledge, skill, and encounters. The epistemology, structure, assignments, and activities used in both online and classroom courses were highly effective and well received by the students. Student course evaluations and outcome assessments of students' cultural competence l…
An Intervention to Address Interpersonal Violence Among Low-Income Midwestern Hispanic-American Teens
Women’s Understanding of the Term ‘Pap Smear’
A population health approach to workplace mental health
Objectives: To describe a population health-based program to support employee and dependent mental health and learn from engagement trends. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a program utilizing an assessment of mental health risk. For scoring "at risk," a Care Concierge is offered to connect users with resources. Results: Participation was offered to 56,442 employees and dependents. Eight thousand seven hundred thirty-one completed the assessmen…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Cancer (4 works) · Cervical cancer (4 works) · Cultural Competency in Health Care (3 works) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (2 works) · Cultural diversity (2 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works)