Inner City

Research Findings

Research Activities, February 2012:
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with elevated hemoglobin A1c levels in low-income blacks with diabetes

Research Activities, May 2011:
Diabetes testing plummets among poor, minority, and inner-city adults

Research Activities, April 2011:
Regional poverty boosts adults' chances of having unmet health care needs

Research Activities, December 2010:
Access to care for patients with lupus affected by several local factors

Research Activities, August 2010:
More stress means worse asthma in inner-city adults
Health literacy level has no impact on frequency of blood-glucose monitoring for inner-city patients with diabetes

Research Activities, June 2010:
Disadvantages in housing, food, and health care all predict health declines in older Americans

Research Activities, April 2010:
Rural and urban residents have similar perceptions of health care quality, despite differences in care delivery
Neighborhoods, abuse, and anxiety contribute to low birth weights
Neighborhood surroundings may affect whether children are overweight
Many minority patients do not receive or complete colorectal cancer screening tests in urban, primary care settings

Research Activities, March 2010:
Poverty, race, and gender are all factors in the epidemic of severely obese children
Inner-city minority adults with chronic asthma are more likely to take inhaled medicine if they believe in its benefits

Research Activities, October 2009:
Factors other than gender are associated with poor growth in urban children

Research Activities, July 2009:
Inner-city Hispanic adults with limited English proficiency have poorer asthma control and quality of life

Research Activities, June 2009:
Nurse-led disease management of heart failure is cost-effective in ethnically diverse urban communities

Research Activities, May 2009:
Lack of self-efficacy keeps inner-city primary care providers from following national asthma management guidelines

Research Activities, April 2009:
Boosting and preserving green spaces in urban neighborhoods may help reduce childhood obesity

Research Activities, January 2009:
Culturally appropriate interventions raise flu and pneumonia vaccine rates at inner-city health centers

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