Rexford S Ahima
Biographic Data
| ID | 7709798 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rexford S Ahima |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rexford S |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahima |
| SIGNATURE | AHIMA R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3479-1942 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Discrimination Is Associated with Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk among African Immigrants in the African Immigrant Health Study
African immigrants with frequent experiences of discrimination were more likely to have elevated CVD risk. Targeted and culturally appropriate interventions are needed to reduce the high burden of CVD risk in this population. Health care providers should be aware of discrimination as a meaningful social determinant of CVD risk. At the societal level, policies and laws are needed to reduce the occurrence of discrimination among African immigrants …
Hypertension, overweight/obesity, and diabetes among immigrants in the United States
Immigrants from Mexico/Central America/Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent bore the highest burden of overweight/obesity and diabetes while those from Southeast Asia and Russia bore the highest burden of hypertension
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Hypertension, overweight/obesity, and diabetes among immigrants in the United States
Immigrants from Mexico/Central America/Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent bore the highest burden of overweight/obesity and diabetes while those from Southeast Asia and Russia bore the highest burden of hypertension
Discrimination Is Associated with Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk among African Immigrants in the African Immigrant Health Study
African immigrants with frequent experiences of discrimination were more likely to have elevated CVD risk. Targeted and culturally appropriate interventions are needed to reduce the high burden of CVD risk in this population. Health care providers should be aware of discrimination as a meaningful social determinant of CVD risk. At the societal level, policies and laws are needed to reduce the occurrence of discrimination among African immigrants …
Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Immigration (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Obesity (2 works) · Overweight (2 works) · Biostatistics (1 work)