Lorraine Halinka Malcoe
Biographic Data
| ID | 5135667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorraine Halinka Malcoe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorraine Halinka |
| FAMILY NAME | Malcoe |
| SIGNATURE | MALCOE L H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8778-9443 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The legacy of structural racism
Structural racism, which is embedded in past and present operations of the U.S. housing market, is a fundamental cause of racial health inequities. We conducted an ecologic study to 1) examine historic redlining in relation to current neighborhood lending discrimination and three key indicators of societal health (mental health, physical health, and infant mortality rate (IMR)) and 2) investigate sustained lending disinvestment as a determinant o…
Intimate Partner Violence and Structural Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common feature in the lives of incarcerated women returning to rural communities, enhancing their risk of mental ill-health, substance use, and recidivism. Women's experiences of IPV intersect with challenges across multiple social-ecological levels, including risky or criminalizing interpersonal relationships, geographic isolation, and persistent gender, racial, and economic inequities. We conducted quantitat…
Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice
Transgender people experience intersecting forms of social marginalization and are disproportionately affected by health inequities. We elucidate a novel conceptual framework for transgender health research that theorizes the constructs and pathways through which social inequities produce health inequities for transgender populations. Drawing on theories of intersectionality and structural injustice, Intersectionality Research for Transgender Hea…
Explaining Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Inequalities in Postseparation Violence Against Canadian Women
Adopting a structural violence approach, we analyzed 2004 Canadian General Social Survey data to examine Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal inequalities in postseparation intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. Aboriginal women had 4.12 times higher odds of postseparation IPV than non-Aboriginal women (p < .001). Coercive control and age explained most of this inequality. The final model included Aboriginal status, age, a seven-item coercive contro…
Investigating maternal risk factors as potential targets of intervention to reduce socioeconomic inequality in small for gestational age
Our findings regarding maternal height may indicate trans-generational aetiology for socioeconomic SGA inequalities and/or that adult height influences social mobility. Conditions affecting foetal and childhood growth might be viable targets to reduce absolute socioeconomic SGA inequality in future generations, but more research is needed to determine whether such an approach is appropriate
Primary Prevention of Lead Poisoning in Rural Native American Children
The current study examined the effectiveness of a community-based lay health advisor intervention, combined with youth engagement, in improving lead poisoning prevention behaviors and associated beliefs in a rural Native American population located in and near a Superfund site containing mining waste. Three sequential (1997, 2000, and 2004) cross-sectional assessments involving in-person interviews with Native American and White caregivers of you…
The Hispanic Women's Social Stressor Scale
Measurement of social stressors among Hispanic women is a growing and important area of study, particularly in terms of understanding explanatory mechanisms for health disparities. This study involved adaptation of the Hispanic Stress Inventory and the Latin American Stress Inventory to create a measure of social stressors specifically for both immigrant and nonimmigrant Hispanic women. The measurement development process included review of exist…
Risk factors for asthma and cough among Hispanic children in the southwestern United States of America, 2003-2004
Exposure to ETS in automobiles is an important risk factor for asthma and dry nighttime cough among Hispanic children in the southwest United States, regardless of mother's country of birth. Further research is needed to identify causes of the higher prevalence of asthma in Hispanic children of United States-born mothers
Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Shape Policy and Prevent Lead Exposure Among Native American Children
Using a CBPR approach that incorporated Native American social networks, TEAL played a major role in placing and maintaining lead poisoning on the policy agenda and in encouraging the local County Health Department and IHS to fully implement blood lead screening and parental notification for young children
Prevalence and predictors of home and automobile smoking bans and child environmental tobacco smoke exposure
This study of Hispanic mothers in the southwestern U.S. indicates that there are substantial differences between U.S.- and Mexico-born mothers in the prevalence of home and automobile smoking bans, and resulting child ETS exposure. Tobacco interventions to increase smoke-free environments for U.S. Hispanic children should focus on both home and automobile smoking practices, especially among U.S.-born mothers, and utilize strategies that impact sm…
Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Disorders Among Native American Women in Primary Care
Objectives. We examined the lifetime and the past-year prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among American Indian and Alaska Native women who presented for primary care. Methods. We screened 489 consecutively presenting female primary care patients aged 18 through 45 years with the General Health Questionnaire, 12-item version. A subsample (n = 234) completed the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. We examined associatio…
Results From a Lay Health Advisor Intervention to Prevent Lead Poisoning Among Rural Native American Children
Objectives. We tested the effectiveness of a community-based lay health advisor intervention for primary prevention of lead poisoning among Native American children who lived in a former mining area. Methods. We conducted cross-sectional population-based blood lead assessments of Native American and White children aged 1 to 6 years and in-person caregiver interviews before (n=331) and after (n=387) a 2-year intervention. Results. Mean childhood b…
Caregiver Beliefs and Behaviors in the Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning
Caregivers living in areas with environmental lead problems are often advised to engage in behaviors to protect their children from lead. This study investigates caregiver knowledge, beliefs, and barriers associated with lead poisoning prevention behaviors. Interviews were conducted with 332 caregivers of children ages 1 through 6 living in a mining area with large quantities of lead-contaminated soil. Findings indicated low to moderate levels of…
The Functional Value of Smoking and Nonsmoking from the Perspective of American Indian Youth
In spite of having the highest rate of smoking among major racial/ethnic groups in the U.S., very little research has been conducted on the initiation of smoking among American Indians. This research used focus groups to explore the functional value of smoking and nonsmoking from the perspective of American Indian youth. For smokers, the functional value of smoking was associated with peers, mood, image, addiction, family, and sensory pleasure. F…
The effect of congenital anomalies on mortality risk in white and black infants
OBJECTIVES: This population-based study examined the effect of all major congenital anomalies on the mortality of White and Black infants by infant sex, birthweight, gestational age, and lethality of the anomaly. The study also determined the total contribution of anomalies to infant mortality. METHODS: California Birth Defects Monitoring Program data were merged with linked birth-death files for 278,646 singleton non-Hispanic White and Black inf…
Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Disorders Among Native American Women in Primary Care
Objectives. We examined the lifetime and the past-year prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among American Indian and Alaska Native women who presented for primary care. Methods. We screened 489 consecutively presenting female primary care patients aged 18 through 45 years with the General Health Questionnaire, 12-item version. A subsample (n = 234) completed the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. We examined associatio…
The Hispanic Women's Social Stressor Scale
Measurement of social stressors among Hispanic women is a growing and important area of study, particularly in terms of understanding explanatory mechanisms for health disparities. This study involved adaptation of the Hispanic Stress Inventory and the Latin American Stress Inventory to create a measure of social stressors specifically for both immigrant and nonimmigrant Hispanic women. The measurement development process included review of exist…
Results From a Lay Health Advisor Intervention to Prevent Lead Poisoning Among Rural Native American Children
Objectives. We tested the effectiveness of a community-based lay health advisor intervention for primary prevention of lead poisoning among Native American children who lived in a former mining area. Methods. We conducted cross-sectional population-based blood lead assessments of Native American and White children aged 1 to 6 years and in-person caregiver interviews before (n=331) and after (n=387) a 2-year intervention. Results. Mean childhood b…
Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Shape Policy and Prevent Lead Exposure Among Native American Children
Using a CBPR approach that incorporated Native American social networks, TEAL played a major role in placing and maintaining lead poisoning on the policy agenda and in encouraging the local County Health Department and IHS to fully implement blood lead screening and parental notification for young children
Explaining Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Inequalities in Postseparation Violence Against Canadian Women
Adopting a structural violence approach, we analyzed 2004 Canadian General Social Survey data to examine Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal inequalities in postseparation intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. Aboriginal women had 4.12 times higher odds of postseparation IPV than non-Aboriginal women (p < .001). Coercive control and age explained most of this inequality. The final model included Aboriginal status, age, a seven-item coercive contro…
Caregiver Beliefs and Behaviors in the Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning
Caregivers living in areas with environmental lead problems are often advised to engage in behaviors to protect their children from lead. This study investigates caregiver knowledge, beliefs, and barriers associated with lead poisoning prevention behaviors. Interviews were conducted with 332 caregivers of children ages 1 through 6 living in a mining area with large quantities of lead-contaminated soil. Findings indicated low to moderate levels of…
The Functional Value of Smoking and Nonsmoking from the Perspective of American Indian Youth
In spite of having the highest rate of smoking among major racial/ethnic groups in the U.S., very little research has been conducted on the initiation of smoking among American Indians. This research used focus groups to explore the functional value of smoking and nonsmoking from the perspective of American Indian youth. For smokers, the functional value of smoking was associated with peers, mood, image, addiction, family, and sensory pleasure. F…
The effect of congenital anomalies on mortality risk in white and black infants
OBJECTIVES: This population-based study examined the effect of all major congenital anomalies on the mortality of White and Black infants by infant sex, birthweight, gestational age, and lethality of the anomaly. The study also determined the total contribution of anomalies to infant mortality. METHODS: California Birth Defects Monitoring Program data were merged with linked birth-death files for 278,646 singleton non-Hispanic White and Black inf…
Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Disorders Among Native American Women in Primary Care
Objectives. We examined the lifetime and the past-year prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among American Indian and Alaska Native women who presented for primary care. Methods. We screened 489 consecutively presenting female primary care patients aged 18 through 45 years with the General Health Questionnaire, 12-item version. A subsample (n = 234) completed the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. We examined associatio…
Results From a Lay Health Advisor Intervention to Prevent Lead Poisoning Among Rural Native American Children
Objectives. We tested the effectiveness of a community-based lay health advisor intervention for primary prevention of lead poisoning among Native American children who lived in a former mining area. Methods. We conducted cross-sectional population-based blood lead assessments of Native American and White children aged 1 to 6 years and in-person caregiver interviews before (n=331) and after (n=387) a 2-year intervention. Results. Mean childhood b…
Prevalence and predictors of home and automobile smoking bans and child environmental tobacco smoke exposure
This study of Hispanic mothers in the southwestern U.S. indicates that there are substantial differences between U.S.- and Mexico-born mothers in the prevalence of home and automobile smoking bans, and resulting child ETS exposure. Tobacco interventions to increase smoke-free environments for U.S. Hispanic children should focus on both home and automobile smoking practices, especially among U.S.-born mothers, and utilize strategies that impact sm…
Risk factors for asthma and cough among Hispanic children in the southwestern United States of America, 2003-2004
Exposure to ETS in automobiles is an important risk factor for asthma and dry nighttime cough among Hispanic children in the southwest United States, regardless of mother's country of birth. Further research is needed to identify causes of the higher prevalence of asthma in Hispanic children of United States-born mothers
Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Shape Policy and Prevent Lead Exposure Among Native American Children
Using a CBPR approach that incorporated Native American social networks, TEAL played a major role in placing and maintaining lead poisoning on the policy agenda and in encouraging the local County Health Department and IHS to fully implement blood lead screening and parental notification for young children
The Hispanic Women's Social Stressor Scale
Measurement of social stressors among Hispanic women is a growing and important area of study, particularly in terms of understanding explanatory mechanisms for health disparities. This study involved adaptation of the Hispanic Stress Inventory and the Latin American Stress Inventory to create a measure of social stressors specifically for both immigrant and nonimmigrant Hispanic women. The measurement development process included review of exist…
Primary Prevention of Lead Poisoning in Rural Native American Children
The current study examined the effectiveness of a community-based lay health advisor intervention, combined with youth engagement, in improving lead poisoning prevention behaviors and associated beliefs in a rural Native American population located in and near a Superfund site containing mining waste. Three sequential (1997, 2000, and 2004) cross-sectional assessments involving in-person interviews with Native American and White caregivers of you…
Investigating maternal risk factors as potential targets of intervention to reduce socioeconomic inequality in small for gestational age
Our findings regarding maternal height may indicate trans-generational aetiology for socioeconomic SGA inequalities and/or that adult height influences social mobility. Conditions affecting foetal and childhood growth might be viable targets to reduce absolute socioeconomic SGA inequality in future generations, but more research is needed to determine whether such an approach is appropriate
Explaining Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Inequalities in Postseparation Violence Against Canadian Women
Adopting a structural violence approach, we analyzed 2004 Canadian General Social Survey data to examine Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal inequalities in postseparation intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. Aboriginal women had 4.12 times higher odds of postseparation IPV than non-Aboriginal women (p < .001). Coercive control and age explained most of this inequality. The final model included Aboriginal status, age, a seven-item coercive contro…
Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice
Transgender people experience intersecting forms of social marginalization and are disproportionately affected by health inequities. We elucidate a novel conceptual framework for transgender health research that theorizes the constructs and pathways through which social inequities produce health inequities for transgender populations. Drawing on theories of intersectionality and structural injustice, Intersectionality Research for Transgender Hea…
The legacy of structural racism
Structural racism, which is embedded in past and present operations of the U.S. housing market, is a fundamental cause of racial health inequities. We conducted an ecologic study to 1) examine historic redlining in relation to current neighborhood lending discrimination and three key indicators of societal health (mental health, physical health, and infant mortality rate (IMR)) and 2) investigate sustained lending disinvestment as a determinant o…
Intimate Partner Violence and Structural Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common feature in the lives of incarcerated women returning to rural communities, enhancing their risk of mental ill-health, substance use, and recidivism. Women's experiences of IPV intersect with challenges across multiple social-ecological levels, including risky or criminalizing interpersonal relationships, geographic isolation, and persistent gender, racial, and economic inequities. We conducted quantitat…
Medicine (13 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Demography (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Population (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (4 works)