Nga Le
Biographic Data
| ID | 4145525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nga Le |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nga |
| FAMILY NAME | Le |
| SIGNATURE | LE N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4570-6296 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hernia repair prevalence by age and gender among the Australian adult population from 2017 to 2021
Despite of high annual rate of surgery worldwide, few national-level studies have explored the epidemiological aspects of various types of hernia repairs. Our study aims to examine the 5-year prevalence of hernia repairs in Australian adults. The number of hernia repair surgeries for femoral, inguinal, incisional, other abdominal, and epigastric hernias were extracted from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) database from financ…
Health Literacy and Preventive Behaviors Modify the Association between Pre-Existing Health Conditions and Suspected Covid-19 Symptoms
People with pre-existing health conditions (PEHC) are vulnerable to viral infection while health literacy (HL) and preventive behaviors (PB) have been shown to benefit people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to examine the association between PEHC and suspected COVID-19 symptoms (S-COVID-19-S), and to investigate the modification effect of HL and PB. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 8291 participants visiting outpat…
Using photovoice to develop critical awareness of tobacco environments for marginalized youth in California
Photovoice is used widely for engaging community members in action research aimed at reducing health inequities. Photovoice methodology can help to raise participants’ critical awareness regarding the root causes of community health problems, thereby encouraging them to take action to address these root causes. We report on our experiences using photovoice as part of a tobacco prevention project with multiethnic youths in an underresourced Northe…
The Legacy of Agent Orange
Conversation between US historian and pharmacist Amy Hay, political activist and freelance trainer Nga Le, who grew up in Germany and was born in Vietnam, and Christian Lahnstein, a member of an international reinsurance company. The discussion centers on the destructive force of Agent Orange and the fact that the impact and consequences of this herbicide have met with such little concern in the international arena. Agent Orange got its name from…
Using photovoice to develop critical awareness of tobacco environments for marginalized youth in California
Photovoice is used widely for engaging community members in action research aimed at reducing health inequities. Photovoice methodology can help to raise participants’ critical awareness regarding the root causes of community health problems, thereby encouraging them to take action to address these root causes. We report on our experiences using photovoice as part of a tobacco prevention project with multiethnic youths in an underresourced Northe…
The Legacy of Agent Orange
Conversation between US historian and pharmacist Amy Hay, political activist and freelance trainer Nga Le, who grew up in Germany and was born in Vietnam, and Christian Lahnstein, a member of an international reinsurance company. The discussion centers on the destructive force of Agent Orange and the fact that the impact and consequences of this herbicide have met with such little concern in the international arena. Agent Orange got its name from…
Using photovoice to develop critical awareness of tobacco environments for marginalized youth in California
Photovoice is used widely for engaging community members in action research aimed at reducing health inequities. Photovoice methodology can help to raise participants’ critical awareness regarding the root causes of community health problems, thereby encouraging them to take action to address these root causes. We report on our experiences using photovoice as part of a tobacco prevention project with multiethnic youths in an underresourced Northe…
Health Literacy and Preventive Behaviors Modify the Association between Pre-Existing Health Conditions and Suspected Covid-19 Symptoms
People with pre-existing health conditions (PEHC) are vulnerable to viral infection while health literacy (HL) and preventive behaviors (PB) have been shown to benefit people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to examine the association between PEHC and suspected COVID-19 symptoms (S-COVID-19-S), and to investigate the modification effect of HL and PB. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 8291 participants visiting outpat…
Hernia repair prevalence by age and gender among the Australian adult population from 2017 to 2021
Despite of high annual rate of surgery worldwide, few national-level studies have explored the epidemiological aspects of various types of hernia repairs. Our study aims to examine the 5-year prevalence of hernia repairs in Australian adults. The number of hernia repair surgeries for femoral, inguinal, incisional, other abdominal, and epigastric hernias were extracted from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) database from financ…
Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Action (physics (1 works) · Action research (1 works) · Agent Orange (1 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 works)