Michael A Rodriguez
Biographic Data
| ID | 6074794 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael A Rodriguez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael A |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodriguez |
| SIGNATURE | RODRIGUEZ M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles CA USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Transformative Potential of Strategic Partnerships to Form a Health Equity Network of the Americas
Health inequities across the Americas are avoidable and unjust yet continue to persist. Systemic social determinants of health, which could be addressed at the policy level, are root causes of many inequities and prevent marginalized individuals and at-risk populations from reaching optimal health and well-being. In this article, we describe our approach to promote health equity through the intersectoral partnerships that were forged, and strate…
The Transformative Potential of Strategic Partnerships to Form a Health Equity Network of the Americas
Health inequities across the Americas are avoidable and unjust yet continue to persist. Systemic social determinants of health, which could be addressed at the policy level, are root causes of many inequities and prevent marginalized individuals and at-risk populations from reaching optimal health and well-being. In this article, we describe our approach to promote health equity through the intersectoral partnerships that were forged, and strateg…
Policy Solutions Are Needed for a Strong Latino Immigrant Workforce
AffiliationsCarmen Nevárez is with the Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. Xóchitl Castañeda is with the Health Initiative of the Americas, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Michael A. Rodriguez is with the Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and founding director,…
There and Back Again: How the Repeal of ACA Can Impact Community Health Centers and the Populations They Serve
We examined the impact of Medicaid expansion on rates of the remaining uninsured at the federally qualified health center level by race/ethnicity, limited English proficiency, and poverty status of their patients. Results indicated a systematic disadvantage in nonexpansion states for federally qualified health centers with high concentrations of these populations and an advantage in expansion states for federally qualified health centers with few…
Health Insurance, from a Child Language Broker's Perspective
In the midst of dramatic changes to American health care law there is need to understand the challenges that vulnerable populations encounter in obtaining and managing health insurance. Research has found that child language brokers, children who mediate language and culture for their immigrant families, assist with health‐related matters. We report on focus groups with 17 language brokers living in Central Los Angeles. In this article we detail …
First, Do No Harm: The US Sexually Transmitted Disease Experiments in Guatemala
Beginning in 1946, the United States government immorally and unethically—and, arguably, illegally—engaged in research experiments in which more than 5000 uninformed and unconsenting Guatemalan people were intentionally infected with bacteria that cause sexually transmitted diseases. Many have been left untreated to the present day. Although US President Barack Obama apologized in 2010, and although the US Presidential Commission for the Study of…
Provider Barriers and Facilitators to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in Bogotá, Colombia
We conducted interviews with 27 health care personnel in Bogotá, Colombia, to examine provider barriers and facilitators to screening for intimate partner violence (IPV). We used systematic qualitative analysis to identify the range and consistency of beliefs. We found that respondents did not routinely screen for IPV. Providers listed numerous barriers to screening. Ways to improve screening included increased clinician training, installing syst…
The Influence of Prenatal Trauma, Stress, Social Support, and Years of Residency in the US on Postpartum Maternal Health Status Among Low-Income Latinas
This study examined the associations of prenatal psychosocial factors, including depressive symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, trauma exposure including intimate partner violence, perceived stress, and social support, with perceived postpartum health status. Low-income Latinas (N = 203) were recruited from two health plans within the first 12 weeks of their pregnancies and followed through 3 months after birth. Participants comple…
Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Depression During the Perinatal Period: A Longitudinal Investigation of Latinas
This study assessed the course of perinatal depression among 210 Latinas who were and were not affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) and identified associated psychosocial factors. Peak depression prevalence occurred prenatally among 45.7% of IPV-exposed and 24.6% of non-IPV-exposed Latinas. At each assessment, depression was significantly higher for IPV-exposed compared to non-IPV-exposed mothers. Mastery and social support were associated…
Neighborhood Protective Effects on Depression in Latinos
Neighborhood social ecologies may have protective effects on depression in Latinos, after adjusting for demographic risk factors, such as nativity and length of stay in the US. This study examines the effects of neighborhood collective efficacy and linguistic isolation on depression in a heterogeneous urban Latino population from 1,468 adult respondents in Los Angeles County. We used multilevel models to analyze how major depression is associated…
Perceived Quality of Care, Receipt of Preventive Care, and Usual Source of Health Care Among Undocumented and Other Latinos
BACKGROUND: Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States and experience persistent disparities in access to and quality of health care. OBJECTIVES: (1) To determine the relationship between nativity/immigration status and self-reported quality of care and preventive care. (2) To assess the impact of a usual source of health care on receipt of preventive care among Latinos. DESIGN: Using cross-sectional data from the 2007 Pew Hispan…
Barriers to Health Care for Abused Latina and Asian Immigrant Women
This study identifies social, political, and cultural barriers to help seeking from health care organizations faced by abused Latina and Asian immigrant women. Qualitative data were collected through four semistructured ethnic-specific focus group interviews with 28 abused Latina and Asian immigrant women. Participants who had suffered intimate partner abuse were recruited through urban community-based organizations in San Francisco, California. …
Screening and Intervention for Intimate Partner Abuse: Practices and Attitudes of Primary Care Physicians
CONTEXT: Although practice guidelines encouraging the screening of patients for intimate partner abuse have been available for several years, it is unclear how well and in which circumstances physicians adhere to them. OBJECTIVE: To describe the practices and perceptions of primary care physicians regarding intimate partner abuse screening and interventions. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional survey of a stratified probability sam…
Neighborhood Protective Effects on Depression in Latinos
Neighborhood social ecologies may have protective effects on depression in Latinos, after adjusting for demographic risk factors, such as nativity and length of stay in the US. This study examines the effects of neighborhood collective efficacy and linguistic isolation on depression in a heterogeneous urban Latino population from 1,468 adult respondents in Los Angeles County. We used multilevel models to analyze how major depression is associated…
First, Do No Harm: The US Sexually Transmitted Disease Experiments in Guatemala
Beginning in 1946, the United States government immorally and unethically—and, arguably, illegally—engaged in research experiments in which more than 5000 uninformed and unconsenting Guatemalan people were intentionally infected with bacteria that cause sexually transmitted diseases. Many have been left untreated to the present day. Although US President Barack Obama apologized in 2010, and although the US Presidential Commission for the Study of…
Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Depression During the Perinatal Period: A Longitudinal Investigation of Latinas
This study assessed the course of perinatal depression among 210 Latinas who were and were not affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) and identified associated psychosocial factors. Peak depression prevalence occurred prenatally among 45.7% of IPV-exposed and 24.6% of non-IPV-exposed Latinas. At each assessment, depression was significantly higher for IPV-exposed compared to non-IPV-exposed mothers. Mastery and social support were associated…
Screening and Intervention for Intimate Partner Abuse: Practices and Attitudes of Primary Care Physicians
CONTEXT: Although practice guidelines encouraging the screening of patients for intimate partner abuse have been available for several years, it is unclear how well and in which circumstances physicians adhere to them. OBJECTIVE: To describe the practices and perceptions of primary care physicians regarding intimate partner abuse screening and interventions. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional survey of a stratified probability sam…
Barriers to Health Care for Abused Latina and Asian Immigrant Women
This study identifies social, political, and cultural barriers to help seeking from health care organizations faced by abused Latina and Asian immigrant women. Qualitative data were collected through four semistructured ethnic-specific focus group interviews with 28 abused Latina and Asian immigrant women. Participants who had suffered intimate partner abuse were recruited through urban community-based organizations in San Francisco, California. …
Perceived Quality of Care, Receipt of Preventive Care, and Usual Source of Health Care Among Undocumented and Other Latinos
BACKGROUND: Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States and experience persistent disparities in access to and quality of health care. OBJECTIVES: (1) To determine the relationship between nativity/immigration status and self-reported quality of care and preventive care. (2) To assess the impact of a usual source of health care on receipt of preventive care among Latinos. DESIGN: Using cross-sectional data from the 2007 Pew Hispan…
The Influence of Prenatal Trauma, Stress, Social Support, and Years of Residency in the US on Postpartum Maternal Health Status Among Low-Income Latinas
This study examined the associations of prenatal psychosocial factors, including depressive symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, trauma exposure including intimate partner violence, perceived stress, and social support, with perceived postpartum health status. Low-income Latinas (N = 203) were recruited from two health plans within the first 12 weeks of their pregnancies and followed through 3 months after birth. Participants comple…
Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Depression During the Perinatal Period: A Longitudinal Investigation of Latinas
This study assessed the course of perinatal depression among 210 Latinas who were and were not affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) and identified associated psychosocial factors. Peak depression prevalence occurred prenatally among 45.7% of IPV-exposed and 24.6% of non-IPV-exposed Latinas. At each assessment, depression was significantly higher for IPV-exposed compared to non-IPV-exposed mothers. Mastery and social support were associated…
Neighborhood Protective Effects on Depression in Latinos
Neighborhood social ecologies may have protective effects on depression in Latinos, after adjusting for demographic risk factors, such as nativity and length of stay in the US. This study examines the effects of neighborhood collective efficacy and linguistic isolation on depression in a heterogeneous urban Latino population from 1,468 adult respondents in Los Angeles County. We used multilevel models to analyze how major depression is associated…
Provider Barriers and Facilitators to Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in Bogotá, Colombia
We conducted interviews with 27 health care personnel in Bogotá, Colombia, to examine provider barriers and facilitators to screening for intimate partner violence (IPV). We used systematic qualitative analysis to identify the range and consistency of beliefs. We found that respondents did not routinely screen for IPV. Providers listed numerous barriers to screening. Ways to improve screening included increased clinician training, installing syst…
First, Do No Harm: The US Sexually Transmitted Disease Experiments in Guatemala
Beginning in 1946, the United States government immorally and unethically—and, arguably, illegally—engaged in research experiments in which more than 5000 uninformed and unconsenting Guatemalan people were intentionally infected with bacteria that cause sexually transmitted diseases. Many have been left untreated to the present day. Although US President Barack Obama apologized in 2010, and although the US Presidential Commission for the Study of…
Health Insurance, from a Child Language Broker's Perspective
In the midst of dramatic changes to American health care law there is need to understand the challenges that vulnerable populations encounter in obtaining and managing health insurance. Research has found that child language brokers, children who mediate language and culture for their immigrant families, assist with health‐related matters. We report on focus groups with 17 language brokers living in Central Los Angeles. In this article we detail …
There and Back Again: How the Repeal of ACA Can Impact Community Health Centers and the Populations They Serve
We examined the impact of Medicaid expansion on rates of the remaining uninsured at the federally qualified health center level by race/ethnicity, limited English proficiency, and poverty status of their patients. Results indicated a systematic disadvantage in nonexpansion states for federally qualified health centers with high concentrations of these populations and an advantage in expansion states for federally qualified health centers with few…
The Transformative Potential of Strategic Partnerships to Form a Health Equity Network of the Americas
Health inequities across the Americas are avoidable and unjust yet continue to persist. Systemic social determinants of health, which could be addressed at the policy level, are root causes of many inequities and prevent marginalized individuals and at-risk populations from reaching optimal health and well-being. In this article, we describe our approach to promote health equity through the intersectoral partnerships that were forged, and strate…
The Transformative Potential of Strategic Partnerships to Form a Health Equity Network of the Americas
Health inequities across the Americas are avoidable and unjust yet continue to persist. Systemic social determinants of health, which could be addressed at the policy level, are root causes of many inequities and prevent marginalized individuals and at-risk populations from reaching optimal health and well-being. In this article, we describe our approach to promote health equity through the intersectoral partnerships that were forged, and strateg…
Policy Solutions Are Needed for a Strong Latino Immigrant Workforce
AffiliationsCarmen Nevárez is with the Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. Xóchitl Castañeda is with the Health Initiative of the Americas, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Michael A. Rodriguez is with the Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and founding director,…
Medicine (11 works) · Political science (8 works) · Health care (7 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Economics (4 works)