Publications by authors named "Camila A Pulgar"
Introduction: Existing data on how history of trauma and adversity affects healthcare professionals is limited. This study sought to describe the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) and their association with present-day workplace and wellbeing outcomes among a sample of healthcare teammates overall, as well as specifically among nurses. The paper also describes local trauma-informed care initiatives that supported study feasibility.
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- In February 2022, a fertilizer plant fire in Winston Salem, NC, led to a four-day blaze that forced thousands of low-income Black and Latino residents to evacuate their homes.
- Researchers partnered with affected residents and nonprofits to assess perceptions of health risks and the emotional and financial toll stemming from the incident, focusing on the release of nitrous dioxide.
- Using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, seven major themes emerged, highlighting residents’ views of their community pre- and post-fire, health effects experienced, and their concerns about environmental impacts and the city's response.
Dietary quality has been linked to obesity in children. Obesity among children of farmworker families exceeds that of other US Hispanic children. Knowledge of their dietary quality is needed to understand the origins and prevention of this obesity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEconomic Hardship and Depression Among Women in Latino Farmworker Families.
J Immigr Minor Health
June 2016
Farmworker family members risk poor mental health due to stressors including poverty, relocation, and documentation status. This paper explores the relationship between farm-work related stressors and depressive symptoms in women of Latino farmworker families. 248 mothers of young children completed fixed-response interviews in Spanish.
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