Cynthia Tucker
Biographic Data
| ID | 5771583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Tucker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia |
| FAMILY NAME | Tucker |
| SIGNATURE | TUCKER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linda S. Sprague Martinez and Melanie Rocco are with the Health Disparities Institute, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, UConn Health, Hartford, CT. Judith C. Scott is with the Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, MA. Masill Miranda is with AIDS United in Washington, DC. Cynthia Tucker is with the AIDS Foundation Chicago in Chicago, IL. Angela Wangari Walter is with the Department of Public Health, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Lowell. |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0645-5308 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Black Authoritative Knowledge and Health Care Among Black Women With HIV
Black women have higher rates of HIV than do White and Latina women. Additionally, numerous Black women face intersecting issues, such as intimate partner violence, trauma, homelessness, and mental health disorders. Gaps still exist in implementing culturally relevant or tailored interventions for Black women with HIV. Culturally relevant bundled intervention approaches are needed that address social determinants of health, link Black women with …
Breaking Barriers
Employment has emerged as a critical focus in HIV interventions for Black women. A multilevel, community-based employment initiative in Chicago, Illinois, focused on justice-involved Black women with HIV. This program addressed complex barriers through bundled interventions, including navigation services and case management, with a major focus on employment. The evaluation demonstrated improvements in employment outcomes and health care access. T…
Critical Reflections From the Black Women First Initiative
In 2020, the Health Resources and Services Administration launched the first initiative focused on Black women in nearly 40 years of the HIV epidemic: the Black Women First initiative. A critical step toward advancing racial equity, the initiative addressed the health and social needs of diverse Black women in HIV care and treatment. In this essay, we posit that the disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS experienced by Black women is rooted in racis…
Looking Homeward
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Looking Homeward
Black Authoritative Knowledge and Health Care Among Black Women With HIV
Black women have higher rates of HIV than do White and Latina women. Additionally, numerous Black women face intersecting issues, such as intimate partner violence, trauma, homelessness, and mental health disorders. Gaps still exist in implementing culturally relevant or tailored interventions for Black women with HIV. Culturally relevant bundled intervention approaches are needed that address social determinants of health, link Black women with …
Breaking Barriers
Employment has emerged as a critical focus in HIV interventions for Black women. A multilevel, community-based employment initiative in Chicago, Illinois, focused on justice-involved Black women with HIV. This program addressed complex barriers through bundled interventions, including navigation services and case management, with a major focus on employment. The evaluation demonstrated improvements in employment outcomes and health care access. T…
Critical Reflections From the Black Women First Initiative
In 2020, the Health Resources and Services Administration launched the first initiative focused on Black women in nearly 40 years of the HIV epidemic: the Black Women First initiative. A critical step toward advancing racial equity, the initiative addressed the health and social needs of diverse Black women in HIV care and treatment. In this essay, we posit that the disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS experienced by Black women is rooted in racis…
Political science (4 works) · Health equity (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works)