Publications by authors named "Donna DeGracia"
Assessing Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening Among BIPOC Populations in the Twin Cities.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to uncover barriers to breast cancer screening among BIPOC and immigrant women in the Twin Cities, focusing on their perspectives to find effective interventions.
- - It utilized surveys and focus groups involving 41 women over 30 years old from various BIPOC communities in Minnesota to gather data.
- - Key barriers identified included psychosocial issues, financial constraints, lack of knowledge, challenges within the healthcare system, cultural factors, and logistical obstacles, suggesting that solutions must be culturally tailored and conveniently accessible.
Purpose: This pilot intervention aims to reduce stigma towards children with disabilities living in family-based care.
Materials And Methods: Kusamala + is a pre-post evaluation of a pilot community-based intervention in two low-income compounds in Lusaka, Zambia. Door-to-door canvassing and community referrals were used to identify and enroll children with disabilities.
Communication barriers between healthcare providers and patients contribute to health disparities and the effectiveness of health promotion messages. This is especially true regarding communication between providers and deaf and hard of hearing (HOH) patients due to lack of understanding of cultural and linguistic differences, ineffectiveness of various means of communication and level of health literacy within that population. This research aimed to identify American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters' perceptions of barriers to effective communication between deaf and HOH patients and healthcare providers.
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