Dolores Acevedo‐garcía
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3581320 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Dolores Acevedo‐garcía |
| PRENOMES | Dolores |
| SOBRENOME | Acevedo‐garcía |
| ASSINATURA | GARCIA D A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4334-1852 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 44 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 876 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 44 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2000 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 14 |
Does Poor Health Influence Residential Selection? Understanding Mobility Among Low-Income Housing Voucher Recipients in the Moving to Opportunity Study
Housing mobility programs and housing choice vouchers provide low-income families with a potentially-transformative opportunity to move to low-poverty neighborhoods. However, families often face barriers to attaining upward residential mobility; poor health may be one important barrier, although few studies have examined this hypothesis. We used the experimental Moving to Opportunity (MTO) Study, constructed residential trajectories, and linked n…
In Conversation with Equity
Making meaningful progress towards achieving racial equity in public serving institutions requires making equity-informed decisions, which itself requires the use of equity-oriented data. Public and nonprofit organizations, however, are at varying degrees of readiness to use this data and to make equity-focused decisions. We draw on qualitative research to examine how children's hospitals use equity-focused neighborhood data to understand racial/…
Addressing health inequities for children in immigrant families
What can psychologists do to address social determinants of health and promote health equity among America's approximately 20 million children in immigrant families (CIF)? This article identifies gaps in current research and argues for a stronger role for psychologists. Psychologists can advocate for and enact changes in institutional systems that contribute to inequities in social determinants of health and promote resources and services necessa…
Family Stressors and Resources as Social Determinants of Health among Caregivers and Young Children
Life course-informed theories of development suggest it is important to integrate information about positive and negative aspects of the social environment into studies of child and parental wellbeing, including both stressors that compromise health and resources that promote well-being. We recruited a sample of 169 pairs of caregivers and young children (birth to 5 years) from a community health clinic and administered survey questions to assess…
Families’ Job Characteristics and Economic Self-Sufficiency
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How much would family and medical leave cost workers in the US? Racial/ethnic variation in economic hardship under unpaid and paid policies
Using a capability approach, this study assesses economic constraints under the current US national unpaid family and medical leave (FML) policy compared to a hypothetical national paid FML policy for all full-year workers. Existing literature documents gender and class differences in barriers to FML use, but there is limited research on racial/ethnic minority workers. Our results indicate that if FML policy changed from unpaid to paid leave, bla…
Racial And Ethnic Inequities In Children’s Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods influence children's health, so it is important to have measures of children's neighborhood environments. Using the Child Opportunity Index 2.0, a composite metric of the neighborhood conditions that children experience today across the US, we present new evidence of vast geographic and racial/ethnic inequities in neighborhood conditions in the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the US. Child Opportunity Scores range from 20 in Fresn…
Impact of caring for children with medical complexity on parents' employment and time
Objectives: This study examined parental care of children with medical complexity (CMC) in terms of time spent providing care and impacts on employment and career.Methods: We recruited caregivers of 153 CMC in a tertiary center complex care program to participate in a cross-sectional mail survey.Results: Among 95 respondents (62% of eligible), 75% of primary caregivers and 53% of spouses experienced employment losses and one-third experienced neg…
The Child Opportunity Index
Improving neighborhood environments for children through community development and other interventions may help improve children's health and reduce inequities in health. A first step is to develop a population-level surveillance system of children's neighborhood environments. This article presents the newly developed Child Opportunity Index for the 100 largest US metropolitan areas. The index examines the extent of racial/ethnic inequity in the …
Examining mediators of housing mobility on adolescent asthma
Future Directions in Research on Institutional and Interpersonal Discrimination and Children’s Health
Research evidence indicates that 2 forms of racial discrimination—perceived interpersonal discrimination and racial/ethnic residential segregation (a form of institutional discrimination)—may influence children’s health and disparities. Although research on these 2 forms of discrimination and health has primarily focused on adults, smaller bodies of work have documented that perceived interpersonal discrimination and segregation have a negative e…
Integrating social epidemiology into immigrant health research
Special Issue introduction
Social determinants of state variation in special education participation among preschoolers with developmental delays and disabilities
Are Building-Level Characteristics Associated with Indoor Allergens in the Household
Building-level characteristics are structural factors largely beyond the control of those who live in them. We explored whether building-level characteristics and indoor allergens in the household are related. We examined the relationship between building-level characteristics and indoor allergens: dust mite, cat, cockroach, and mouse. Building-level characteristics measured were presence of pests (seeing cockroaches and rodents), building type (…
The impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigrant health
Child overweight and undernutrition in Thailand
Beyond individual neighborhoods
Support for Smoke-Free Policies
Objectives. We examined whether support for tobacco control policies varies by demographic group, including nativity status (i.e., immigrant versus US born). Methods. We analyzed 1995 to 2002 data from the Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement (n = 543 951). The outcome was a summary attitudinal measure assessing support of smoking bans in 4 of 6 venues. Results. US-born respondents, smokers, male respondents, Native Americans, Whites,…
Compared to whom? Subjective social status, self-rated health, and referent group sensitivity in a diverse US sample
The effect of immigrant generation and duration on self-rated health among US adults 2003-2007
Another Mexican birthweight paradox? The role of residential enclaves and neighborhood poverty in the birthweight of Mexican-origin infants
Subjective Social Status, a New Measure in Health Disparities Research
Studies have shown subjective social status (SSS) is associated with multiple health outcomes. This article examines the predictors of SSS, whether these associations vary by race/ethnicity, and whether SSS is sensitive to different referents used for social comparison. Data were from a national US mail survey. Income was strongly associated with SSS only among Whites and Hispanics. While there were no SSS differences by race/ethnicity using a di…
Is workplace smoking policy equally prevalent and equally effective among immigrants
BACKGROUND: This study examined whether immigrants were less likely to be covered by a smoke-free workplace policy and whether workplace smoking policies garnered comparable associations with smoking for immigrants and for those born in the USA. METHODS: Investigators applied multiple logistic regression to the 2001-2 Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement among US indoor workers (n = 85,784). The study examined first, whether nativity …
The Relationship Between Remittances and Health Care Provision in Mexico
Objectives. We examined whether remittances sent from the United States to Mexico were used to access health care in Mexico. Methods. Data were from a 2006 survey of 2 localities in the municipal city of Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. We used logistic regression to determine whether household remittance expenditure on health care was associated with type of health insurance coverage. Results. Individuals who lacked insurance coverage or who were cov…
Racial residential segregation and geographic heterogeneity in black/white disparity in poor self-rated health in the US
Future Directions in Residential Segregation and Health Research
The authors examine the research evidence on the effect of residential segregation on health, identify research gaps, and propose new research directions. Four recommendations are made on the basis of a review of the sociological and social epidemiology literature on residential segregation: (1) develop multilevel research designs to examine the effects of individual, neighborhood, and metropolitan-area factors on health outcomes; (2) continue ex…
The impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigrant health
Residential segregation and the epidemiology of infectious diseases
The effect of immigrant generation and duration on self-rated health among US adults 2003-2007
Another Mexican birthweight paradox? The role of residential enclaves and neighborhood poverty in the birthweight of Mexican-origin infants
Low birthweight among US Hispanic/Latino subgroups
Compared to whom? Subjective social status, self-rated health, and referent group sensitivity in a diverse US sample
Integrating social epidemiology into immigrant health research
Beyond individual neighborhoods
Quantifying Separate and Unequal
Researchers measuring racial inequality of neighborhood environment across metropolitan areas have traditionally used segregation measures; yet such measures are limited for incorporating a third axis of information, including neighborhood opportunity. Using Census 2000 tract-level data for the largest U.S. metropolitan areas, the authors introduce the interquartile-range overlap statistic to summarize the substantial separation of entire distrib…
The effect of immigrant generation on smoking
Immigration and Generational Trends in Body Mass Index and Obesity in the United States
Objectives. We examined patterns of body mass index (BMI) and obesity among a nationally representative sample of first-, second-, and third-generation Latinos and Asian Americans to reveal associations with nativity or country of origin. Methods. We used data from the National Latino and Asian American Survey (2002–2003) to generate nationally representative estimates of mean BMI and obesity prevalence and explored changes in the distribution of…
Differential effect of birthplace and length of residence on body mass index (BMI) by education, gender and race/ethnicity
Subjective Social Status, a New Measure in Health Disparities Research
Studies have shown subjective social status (SSS) is associated with multiple health outcomes. This article examines the predictors of SSS, whether these associations vary by race/ethnicity, and whether SSS is sensitive to different referents used for social comparison. Data were from a national US mail survey. Income was strongly associated with SSS only among Whites and Hispanics. While there were no SSS differences by race/ethnicity using a di…
Special Issue introduction
The effect of single motherhood on smoking by socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity
Undoing an Epidemiological Paradox
Objectives. We sought to ascertain whether the tobacco industry has conceptualized the US immigrant population as a separate market. Methods. We conducted a content analysis of major tobacco industry documents. Results. The tobacco industry has engaged in 3 distinct marketing strategies aimed at US immigrants: geographically based marketing directed toward immigrant communities, segmentation based on immigrants’ assimilation status, and coordinat…
Child overweight and undernutrition in Thailand
Support for Smoke-Free Policies
Objectives. We examined whether support for tobacco control policies varies by demographic group, including nativity status (i.e., immigrant versus US born). Methods. We analyzed 1995 to 2002 data from the Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement (n = 543 951). The outcome was a summary attitudinal measure assessing support of smoking bans in 4 of 6 venues. Results. US-born respondents, smokers, male respondents, Native Americans, Whites,…
The Relationship Between Remittances and Health Care Provision in Mexico
Objectives. We examined whether remittances sent from the United States to Mexico were used to access health care in Mexico. Methods. Data were from a 2006 survey of 2 localities in the municipal city of Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. We used logistic regression to determine whether household remittance expenditure on health care was associated with type of health insurance coverage. Results. Individuals who lacked insurance coverage or who were cov…
Future Directions in Research on Institutional and Interpersonal Discrimination and Children’s Health
Research evidence indicates that 2 forms of racial discrimination—perceived interpersonal discrimination and racial/ethnic residential segregation (a form of institutional discrimination)—may influence children’s health and disparities. Although research on these 2 forms of discrimination and health has primarily focused on adults, smaller bodies of work have documented that perceived interpersonal discrimination and segregation have a negative e…
Nativity and Duration of Time in the United States
Limited research has examined the association of diet with immigrant status, adjusting for multiple socio-demographic and contextual influences. Among 662 WIC-eligible postpartum women, those who were foreign-born and had lived in the United States for 4 or fewer years consumed 2.5 more fruit and vegetable servings daily than native-born women; this difference diminished with longer US residence. White women consumed 1 serving less than Latinas, …
Families’ Job Characteristics and Economic Self-Sufficiency
pa mel a Joshi, a
How much would family and medical leave cost workers in the US? Racial/ethnic variation in economic hardship under unpaid and paid policies
Using a capability approach, this study assesses economic constraints under the current US national unpaid family and medical leave (FML) policy compared to a hypothetical national paid FML policy for all full-year workers. Existing literature documents gender and class differences in barriers to FML use, but there is limited research on racial/ethnic minority workers. Our results indicate that if FML policy changed from unpaid to paid leave, bla…
Residential segregation and the epidemiology of infectious diseases
From chaos to coercion
Future Directions in Residential Segregation and Health Research
The authors examine the research evidence on the effect of residential segregation on health, identify research gaps, and propose new research directions. Four recommendations are made on the basis of a review of the sociological and social epidemiology literature on residential segregation: (1) develop multilevel research designs to examine the effects of individual, neighborhood, and metropolitan-area factors on health outcomes; (2) continue ex…
Undoing an Epidemiological Paradox
Objectives. We sought to ascertain whether the tobacco industry has conceptualized the US immigrant population as a separate market. Methods. We conducted a content analysis of major tobacco industry documents. Results. The tobacco industry has engaged in 3 distinct marketing strategies aimed at US immigrants: geographically based marketing directed toward immigrant communities, segmentation based on immigrants’ assimilation status, and coordinat…
The Differential Effect of Foreign-Born Status on Low Birth Weight by Race/Ethnicity and Education
Objectives. This article investigates whether foreign-born status confers a protective effect against low birth weight (LBW) and whether this protective effect varies across racial/ethnic groups and by socioeconomic status (ie, education) within various racial/ethnic groups. Methods. Logistic regression analyses of the Detail Natality Data, 1998 (n = 2 436 890), were used to examine differentials in LBW by nativity across racial/ethnic groups and…
The effect of immigrant generation on smoking
Racial residential segregation and geographic heterogeneity in black/white disparity in poor self-rated health in the US
Lifecourse, immigrant status and acculturation in food purchasing and preparation among low-income mothers
Objectives This study investigates how lifecourse, immigrant status and acculturation, and neighbourhood of residence influence food purchasing and preparation among low-income women with children, living in the USA. This research sought to understand physical and economic access to food, from both ‘individual’ and ‘community’ perspectives. Design This study used qualitative methodology (focus groups) to examine the mechanisms and pathways of foo…
Nativity and Duration of Time in the United States
Limited research has examined the association of diet with immigrant status, adjusting for multiple socio-demographic and contextual influences. Among 662 WIC-eligible postpartum women, those who were foreign-born and had lived in the United States for 4 or fewer years consumed 2.5 more fruit and vegetable servings daily than native-born women; this difference diminished with longer US residence. White women consumed 1 serving less than Latinas, …
Low birthweight among US Hispanic/Latino subgroups
The effect of single motherhood on smoking by socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity
Are Racial Disparities in Preterm Birth Larger in Hypersegregated Areas?
The causes of the racial/ethnic disparity in preterm birth (PTB) remain largely unknown; traditional risk factors such as smoking and prenatal care fail to account for it. The authors examined whether living in metropolitan areas (MAs) with high levels of residential racial segregation along multiple dimensions (hypersegregation) was associated with higher rates of PTB or larger racial disparities in PTB and whether segregation modified the estab…
Toward A Policy-Relevant Analysis Of Geographic And Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Child Health
Extreme racial/ethnic disparities exist in children's access to "opportunity neighborhoods." These disparities arise from high levels of residential segregation and have implications for health and well-being in childhood and throughout the life course. The fact that health disparities are rooted in social factors, such as residential segregation and an unequal geography of opportunity, should not have a paralyzing effect on the public health com…
Individual and Neighborhood Differences in Diet Among Low-Income Foreign and U.S.-Born Women
Bates Et Al. Respond
We appreciate Oza-Frank and Narayan’s interest in our article. We are pleased they agree with our conclusions regarding the need for data and analyses that are adequately powered and disaggregated to account for the heterogeneity of US immigrant populations. Their comments provide an opportunity to highlight some of the important challenges in immigrant health research that we raised in our article. We used several approaches to deal with the iss…
Immigration and Generational Trends in Body Mass Index and Obesity in the United States
Objectives. We examined patterns of body mass index (BMI) and obesity among a nationally representative sample of first-, second-, and third-generation Latinos and Asian Americans to reveal associations with nativity or country of origin. Methods. We used data from the National Latino and Asian American Survey (2002–2003) to generate nationally representative estimates of mean BMI and obesity prevalence and explored changes in the distribution of…
Knowledge and Opinions of Emergency Contraceptive Pills Among Female Factory Workers in Tijuana, Mexico
Workers in Mexico's maquiladoras (assembly plants) are mainly young, single women, many of whom could benefit from emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs). Because ECPs are readily available in Mexico, women who know about the therapy can obtain it easily. Do maquiladora workers know about the method? Could worksite programs help increase awareness? To investigate these questions, we conducted a five‐month intervention during which workers in three …
Differential effect of birthplace and length of residence on body mass index (BMI) by education, gender and race/ethnicity
Is workplace smoking policy equally prevalent and equally effective among immigrants
BACKGROUND: This study examined whether immigrants were less likely to be covered by a smoke-free workplace policy and whether workplace smoking policies garnered comparable associations with smoking for immigrants and for those born in the USA. METHODS: Investigators applied multiple logistic regression to the 2001-2 Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement among US indoor workers (n = 85,784). The study examined first, whether nativity …
The Relationship Between Remittances and Health Care Provision in Mexico
Objectives. We examined whether remittances sent from the United States to Mexico were used to access health care in Mexico. Methods. Data were from a 2006 survey of 2 localities in the municipal city of Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico. We used logistic regression to determine whether household remittance expenditure on health care was associated with type of health insurance coverage. Results. Individuals who lacked insurance coverage or who were cov…
Quantifying Separate and Unequal
Researchers measuring racial inequality of neighborhood environment across metropolitan areas have traditionally used segregation measures; yet such measures are limited for incorporating a third axis of information, including neighborhood opportunity. Using Census 2000 tract-level data for the largest U.S. metropolitan areas, the authors introduce the interquartile-range overlap statistic to summarize the substantial separation of entire distrib…
Beyond individual neighborhoods
Support for Smoke-Free Policies
Objectives. We examined whether support for tobacco control policies varies by demographic group, including nativity status (i.e., immigrant versus US born). Methods. We analyzed 1995 to 2002 data from the Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement (n = 543 951). The outcome was a summary attitudinal measure assessing support of smoking bans in 4 of 6 venues. Results. US-born respondents, smokers, male respondents, Native Americans, Whites,…
Compared to whom? Subjective social status, self-rated health, and referent group sensitivity in a diverse US sample
The effect of immigrant generation and duration on self-rated health among US adults 2003-2007
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