JoAnn Damron‐Rodriguez
Biographic Data
| ID | 6532134 |
|---|---|
| NAME | JoAnn Damron‐Rodriguez |
| GIVEN NAMES | JoAnn |
| FAMILY NAME | Damron‐Rodriguez |
| SIGNATURE | RODRÍGUEZ J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Social Welfare Department |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Racial/Ethnic Variations in Veterans’ Ambulatory Care Use
Objectives. We assessed racial/ethnic variations in patterns of ambulatory care use among Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care–eligible veterans to determine if racial/ethnic differences in health care use persist in equal-access systems. Methods. We surveyed 3227 male veterans about their health and ambulatory care use. Results. Thirty-eight percent of respondents had not had a health care visit in the previous 12 months. Black (odds …
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
An International Approach to Community Health Care for Older Adults
Worldwide population ageing, concomitant increases in disability rates, and changes in family health care systems require an examination of current service delivery to optimize use of societal resources in the future. This article examines a community health care approach suggested by research conducted by the World Health Organization Kobe Centre for Health Development (WKC). The WKC approach, which uses a cross-national perspective, envisions a…
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
Veteran Identity and Race/Ethnicity
BACKGROUND: "Veteran identity" is defined as veterans' self-concept that derives from his/her military experience within a sociohistorical context. Veteran identity may vary by race/ethnicity because the sociohistorical context of the military experience varies by race. OBJECTIVES: To explore veteran identity and how it varies by race/ethnicity, and to identify aspects of veteran identity that significantly influence preferences for, and use of, …
Commentary
Racial/Ethnic Variations in Veterans’ Ambulatory Care Use
Objectives. We assessed racial/ethnic variations in patterns of ambulatory care use among Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care–eligible veterans to determine if racial/ethnic differences in health care use persist in equal-access systems. Methods. We surveyed 3227 male veterans about their health and ambulatory care use. Results. Thirty-eight percent of respondents had not had a health care visit in the previous 12 months. Black (odds …
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
Commentary
Veteran Identity and Race/Ethnicity
BACKGROUND: "Veteran identity" is defined as veterans' self-concept that derives from his/her military experience within a sociohistorical context. Veteran identity may vary by race/ethnicity because the sociohistorical context of the military experience varies by race. OBJECTIVES: To explore veteran identity and how it varies by race/ethnicity, and to identify aspects of veteran identity that significantly influence preferences for, and use of, …
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
An International Approach to Community Health Care for Older Adults
Worldwide population ageing, concomitant increases in disability rates, and changes in family health care systems require an examination of current service delivery to optimize use of societal resources in the future. This article examines a community health care approach suggested by research conducted by the World Health Organization Kobe Centre for Health Development (WKC). The WKC approach, which uses a cross-national perspective, envisions a…
Exploring the Diversity of Women Veterans' Identity to Improve the Delivery of Veterans' Health Services
This qualitative study explored the domains of gender, ethnicity, and military association in a population of women veterans as these domains related to the women's access to and use of health care services and assessed barriers to the use of health services and suggestions for improving them. The study found that a significant proportion of the participants had experienced some form of gender discrimination in the military, through segregation o…
Racial/Ethnic Variations in Veterans’ Ambulatory Care Use
Objectives. We assessed racial/ethnic variations in patterns of ambulatory care use among Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care–eligible veterans to determine if racial/ethnic differences in health care use persist in equal-access systems. Methods. We surveyed 3227 male veterans about their health and ambulatory care use. Results. Thirty-eight percent of respondents had not had a health care visit in the previous 12 months. Black (odds …
Medicine (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)