Yrma Fiestas
Biographic Data
| ID | 6502174 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yrma Fiestas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yrma |
| FAMILY NAME | Fiestas |
| SIGNATURE | FIESTAS Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Neighborhood Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Eliminate the sources of harm”
As cities respond to climate change, what adaptive measures do residents of rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods prioritize, and why? As part of a Participatory Action Research study in metropolitan Boston, we conducted semi-structured interviews with residents of nine rapidly developing neighborhoods to explore their conceptualizations of resilience to climate change and their desires for climate adaptation. We found that residents in these communi…
Community change and resident needs
The health implications of urban development, particularly in rapidly changing, low-income urban neighborhoods, are poorly understood. We describe the Healthy Neighborhoods Study (HNS), a Participatory Action Research study examining the relationship between neighborhood change and population health in nine Massachusetts neighborhoods. Baseline data from the HNS survey show that social factors, specifically income insecurity, food insecurity, soc…
Community change and resident needs
The health implications of urban development, particularly in rapidly changing, low-income urban neighborhoods, are poorly understood. We describe the Healthy Neighborhoods Study (HNS), a Participatory Action Research study examining the relationship between neighborhood change and population health in nine Massachusetts neighborhoods. Baseline data from the HNS survey show that social factors, specifically income insecurity, food insecurity, soc…
Community change and resident needs
The health implications of urban development, particularly in rapidly changing, low-income urban neighborhoods, are poorly understood. We describe the Healthy Neighborhoods Study (HNS), a Participatory Action Research study examining the relationship between neighborhood change and population health in nine Massachusetts neighborhoods. Baseline data from the HNS survey show that social factors, specifically income insecurity, food insecurity, soc…
Eliminate the sources of harm”
As cities respond to climate change, what adaptive measures do residents of rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods prioritize, and why? As part of a Participatory Action Research study in metropolitan Boston, we conducted semi-structured interviews with residents of nine rapidly developing neighborhoods to explore their conceptualizations of resilience to climate change and their desires for climate adaptation. We found that residents in these communi…
Adaptation (eye (1 work) · Citizen journalism (1 work) · Climate change (1 work) · Climate change adaptation (1 work) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (1 work) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (1 work) · Cognitive reframing (1 work) · Community Health and Development (1 work) · Community-based participatory research (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work)