Publications by authors named "Sandra C Tomany-Korman"
Background And Objective: Fifty-five million Americans speak a non-English primary language at home, but little is known about health disparities for children in non-English-primary-language households. Our study objective was to examine whether disparities in medical and dental health, access to care, and use of services exist for children in non-English-primary-language households.
Methods: The National Survey of Childhood Health was a telephone survey in 2003-2004 of a nationwide sample of parents of 102 353 children 0 to 17 years old.
Context/objectives: We surveyed New Jersey (NJ) hospitals to assess current language services and identify policy recommendations on meeting limited English proficiency (LEP) patients' needs.
Methods: Survey with 37 questions regarding hospital/patient features, interpreter services, and resources/policies needed to provide quality interpreter services.
Results: Sixty-seven hospitals responded (55% response rate).
Background: Not enough is known about the national prevalence of racial/ethnic disparities in children's medical and dental care.
Objective: The purpose of this work was to examine racial/ethnic disparities in medical and oral health, access to care, and use of services in a national sample.
Methods: The National Survey of Children's Health was a telephone survey in 2003-2004 of a national random sample of parents and guardians of 102,353 children 0 to 17 years old.
Background: Latinos continue to be the most uninsured racial/ethnic group of US children, but not enough is known about the risk factors for and consequences of not being insured in Latino children.
Objective: [corrected] The objective of this study was to identify the risk factors for and consequences of being uninsured in Latino children.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted of parents at urban, predominantly Latino community sites, including supermarkets, beauty salons, and laundromats.
Background: Eight and a half million US children are uninsured, despite the 1997 enactment of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) with $39 billion in funding, and Latinos continue to be the most uninsured racial/ ethnic group, with 24% (3 million) uninsured. Why SCHIP and Medicaid have not been more successful insuring uninsured children is unclear.
Objective: To identify reasons why parents are unable to insure uninsured Latino children in a state where all low-income children are eligible for insurance.
Background: Little is known about whether racial/ethnic differences exist in household family activities, safety practices, and educational opportunities known to impact young children's healthy development and school success.
Objective: To examine whether racial/ethnic disparities exist in early childhood home routines, safety measures, and educational practices/resources.
Methods: The 2000 National Survey of Early Childhood Health is a telephone survey of a nationwide sample of parents of 2608 children aged 4 to 35 months.
Background: Racial/ethnic disparities in health care have received much national attention recently, but few studies have focused on disparities among children. We studied disparities in early childhood health and health care.
Methods: We analyzed data for 2608 children, 4 to 35 months of age, from the 2000 National Survey of Early Childhood Health, a nationwide household survey.