The United States' response to COVID-19 created a policy, economic, and healthcare provision environment that had implications for the sexual reproductive health (SRH) of racialized minoritized communities. Perspectives from heterogenous immigrant communities in New York City, pandemic epicenter States (US), provides glimpse into how restrictive social policy environments shape contraception, abortion, pregnancy preferences, other aspects SRH marginalized We conducted in-depth interviews...

Introduction: Community-based organizations (CBOs) played a critical role in meeting the needs of immigrants during COVID-19. Immigrant women experienced disproportionate burden social, economic, and health impacts pandemic as result intersecting vulnerabilities constrained access to resources services. Although extant literature has shed light on some key responses by CBOs COVID-19, less is known about how incorporated gendered antiracist approaches their efforts promote equity. Methods:...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected minoritized racial groups, especially Latinx immigrants, evidenced by the high rates of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths among this population. With increasing xenophobia anti-immigrant sentiment in parallel to pandemic, it is critical understand perspectives populations. This study explores immigrant women's perceptions racism their health care experiences New York City (NYC) during and, further, seeks role perceived...

Abstract Introduction This paper presents findings from a qualitative study exploring the perspectives of primary care patients on use artificial intelligence (AI) to synthesize data electronic medical record (EMR) and audio recordings patient speech as way detect cognitive impairment. Methods We conducted interviews with racially educationally diverse sample ( N = 31) large healthcare system in New York City, York. Interviews focused AI EMR speech. Data were analyzed using content analysis....

Black women in the United States experience considerable amounts of stress, which has been exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic. Prior studies have linked stress to adverse mental and physical outcomes for and, moreover, shown that are more susceptible maladaptive coping, compounds these risks. Research on Superwoman Schema Sojourner's Syndrome, instance, shows how compelled portray strength resilience while suffering internally experiencing poor health outcomes. These phenomena can be...

In this article, we introduce the SSM-MH Special Issue "Journaling and Mental Health during COVID-19: Insights from Pandemic Journaling Project," which presents findings Project (PJP). PJP is an online journaling platform mixed-methods research study created in May 2020 to provide ordinary people around world opportunity chronicle impact of COVID-19 pandemic their lives-for themselves for posterity. The essays collection demonstrate how via can help illuminate experiences mental wellbeing...

Purpose: To provide perspectives from heterogenous cisgender immigrant women and service providers for immigrants in New York City (NYC) on how restrictive sexual reproductive health (SRH) care delivery environments during COVID-19 shape immigrant's access to outcomes generate insights clinical practices policies women's needs. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted 2020 2021, including in-depth interviews with 44 different national origins 19 direct communities NYC explore adapted were...

This study examines perceptions of changes in intimate relationships among partnered, immigrant women New York City during the first year COVID-19 pandemic. We pay close attention to how structural oppression, particularly related undocumented immigration status, shaped women's experiences with their partners a period social upheaval. has exacerbated many existing inequities and subsequent stressors that have been shown an adverse effect on relationships, including increased economic...

This article is based on our analysis of a subset data from the Pandemic Journaling Project-Phase 1 (PJP-1). The PJP, collective, on-line journaling platform, was co-founded by anthropologists Dr. Sarah S. Willen and Katherine A. Mason in 2020. It has provided individuals with dedicated anonymous confidential space to document share their lived experiences Covid-19 pandemic over time (May 2020–May 2022). We employ case study approach closely analyze journal entries one Guatemalan woman, whom...

The Pandemic Journaling Project (PJP) is a combined virtual journaling platform and research study that chronicles the experiences of ordinary people during COVID-19 pandemic. In this interview, PJP cofounders, Sarah S. Willen Katherine A. Mason, speak with Postdoctoral Fellow Heather Wurtz about role human rights in how was conceived, designed, implemented. They describe contributes to broader effort advance social justice through collection preservation archival accounts historically...

Examining coping strategies and resilience among immigrant communities reflects a commitment to working with understand their needs while also identifying building upon strengths. In the United States, physical, emotional, economic impacts of COVID-19 pandemic intersected existing structural inequities produce distinct challenges stressors related pandemic, immigration, caregiving responsibilities, xenophobia. Leveraging an understanding multilevel effects stress, this qualitative study...

Online journaling is a methodological tool that has also been shown to have therapeutic benefits for some populations. However, the potential value – and limitations of online within immigrant communities remain underexplored. We present proof-of-concept analysis exploring efficacy feasibility engaging women in an project. report on study used as approach explore long-term social impact pandemic South Asian Latinx New York City. Findings suggest this method may work particularly well with...

El Proyecto Diarios de la Pandemia (PJP) es una plataforma diarios virtuales e investigación que registra experiencias las personas durante covid-19. En esta entrevista, cofundadoras PJP, doctoras Willen y Mason, hablan sobre el papel los derechos humanos en concepción, diseño, implementación PJP. Describen cómo PJP contribuye a un esfuerzo general para hacer avanzar justicia social por medio preservación cuentas registradas comunidades históricamente subrepresentadas. Mason también...