A5034242452- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Lexicography and Language Studies
- linguistics and terminology studies
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
University of Nebraska Medical Center
2021-2024
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2021-2024
Western Illinois University
2024
Johns Hopkins University
2024
New York Medical College
2024
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on inequities in healthcare access faced by immigrant and refugee communities. To address ongoing disparities, there is an urgent need for ecological approaches to better understand the barriers that hinder resources facilitate healthcare. This study investigates system Yazidi refugees Midwestern United States. Methods Informed Interpretative Phenomenological Approach, three focus group meetings with a community advisory board were...
SFSP, as a federal food assistance program, could ensure that children have sufficient nutritious during summer. According to 2016 USDA report, only 0.4–0.6% of eligible participated in this program Nebraska, which makes for one the lowest SFSP participation rates U.S. This study aims better understand how COVID-19 pandemic has impacted implementation urban and rural settings across state. In qualitative, collective case study, we conducted eight structured zoom interviews with three state...
There is a critical need for research to examine factors that hinder or facilitate access healthcare in the context of COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated barriers marginalized communities globally, leaving many without needed health services. Resettled refugees, particular, must grapple with added challenges locating and obtaining culturally appropriate Recent focus groups shed light on experiences Yazidi refugees U.S. Midwest during Yazidis are historically persecuted...
The COVID-19 affects all communities in the United States, but its impact differs from one community to another. Undoubtedly, vulnerable populations are more impacted than others, especially refugees and immigrants. This study seeks understand of on marginalized need communicate health-related information equally. A lesson learned observation during an ongoing pandemic, including what I through my volunteer work between mid-March August 2020. finds that neighbors with limited English...