Abrania Marrero
Biographic Data
| ID | 5476979 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abrania Marrero |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abrania |
| FAMILY NAME | Marrero |
| SIGNATURE | MARRERO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3159-1371 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Overlooked toll of climate change on migrant children in the Americas
Posture, proximity, and positionality
Introduction: Public health leadership is a call to action, drawing us nearer to the individuals and communities burdened by health disparities and social injustice. Reimagining public health leadership to center health equity entails collective and community engaged applied practice, premised on humility, shared power, and life-long learning. Public health education has a unique imperative to offer experiential, transformative opportunities for …
Evaluating knowledge and utilization of community health resources to promote autonomous decision-making among people experiencing homelessness in New Orleans
People experiencing homelessness encounter barriers to self-directed community health resource use that may limit autonomous decision-making. Tailored educational material is needed to increase knowledge, promote well-informed resource access, and improve community health system navigability. This study aimed to 1) assess homeless individuals' baseline knowledge and utilization of community health resources and 2) evaluate use of a pocket-sized r…
The association between purchasing locally produced food and diet quality among adults in Puerto Rico
Objective: Diminished diet quality in the Caribbean and other island settings may be related to a dietary transition from local foods towards imported products. The current study aimed to characterise the association between intentionally purchasing local foods (IPLF) and diet quality in Puerto Rico (PR). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Primary care clinics in the PR metropolitan area. Participants: Data were obtained from adult participa…
Narrating agricultural resilience after Hurricane María
The association between purchasing locally produced food and diet quality among adults in Puerto Rico
Objective: Diminished diet quality in the Caribbean and other island settings may be related to a dietary transition from local foods towards imported products. The current study aimed to characterise the association between intentionally purchasing local foods (IPLF) and diet quality in Puerto Rico (PR). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Primary care clinics in the PR metropolitan area. Participants: Data were obtained from adult participa…
Narrating agricultural resilience after Hurricane María
Evaluating knowledge and utilization of community health resources to promote autonomous decision-making among people experiencing homelessness in New Orleans
People experiencing homelessness encounter barriers to self-directed community health resource use that may limit autonomous decision-making. Tailored educational material is needed to increase knowledge, promote well-informed resource access, and improve community health system navigability. This study aimed to 1) assess homeless individuals' baseline knowledge and utilization of community health resources and 2) evaluate use of a pocket-sized r…
Posture, proximity, and positionality
Introduction: Public health leadership is a call to action, drawing us nearer to the individuals and communities burdened by health disparities and social injustice. Reimagining public health leadership to center health equity entails collective and community engaged applied practice, premised on humility, shared power, and life-long learning. Public health education has a unique imperative to offer experiential, transformative opportunities for …
Overlooked toll of climate change on migrant children in the Americas
Medicine (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Agricultural diversification (1 work)