Improving Health of Diverse Populations

Akiko Kamimura,Samin Panahi,Shannon Weaver

doi:10.21767/2049-5471.1000e29

Abstract

The issue for July 2018 mainly focuses on health of underserved populations in the United States (US), except three articles - one from Vietnam, one from the United Kingdom (UK), and the other from Poland. Three of the articles from the US - “Physical Activity Education for Adults with Refugee Background in the United States” “Targeting Diet and Physical Activity: Reaching Homeless Adults through Customized Interventions,” and “Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity Vary with Race/Ethnicity and Advancing Age” studied lifestyle-related issues among diverse populations. Physical activity is very important to control weight and reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. One of the negative health consequences from physical inactivity is obesity.

Highlights

The other three articles from the US examined the issues experienced by very specific minority groups – one about African American women and lupus (“If You Don’t Put it in Your Mind, it Don’t Matter: A Phenomenological Study of Coping Self-Efficacy in African American Women Diagnosed with Lupus”), one about stress management classes for uninsured free clinic patients (“Stress Management Classes for Uninsured Free Clinic Patients in the United States”), and the other about immigrant women and intimate partner violence (“Experiences of Immigrant Women Who Applied for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self- Petition in the United States: Analysis of Legal Affidavits”)
The issue for July 2018 mainly focuses on health of underserved populations in the United States (US), except three articles - one from Vietnam, one from the United Kingdom (UK), and the other from Poland
These three articles provide valuable information to promote healthy lifestyle among underserved populations in the United States (US)

Summary

Introduction

The other three articles from the US examined the issues experienced by very specific minority groups – one about African American women and lupus (“If You Don’t Put it in Your Mind, it Don’t Matter: A Phenomenological Study of Coping Self-Efficacy in African American Women Diagnosed with Lupus”), one about stress management classes for uninsured free clinic patients (“Stress Management Classes for Uninsured Free Clinic Patients in the United States”), and the other about immigrant women and intimate partner violence (“Experiences of Immigrant Women Who Applied for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self- Petition in the United States: Analysis of Legal Affidavits”).

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