The association between parent racial socialization and child competence was examined in
a socioeconomically diverse sample of African American preschoolers living in an urban …

Objective To examine mortality in a representative nationwide sample of homeless and
marginally housed people living in shelters, rooming houses, and hotels. Design Follow-up study…

Public health researchers have provided a growing body of evidence on the salutary effects
of social capital for individual well being. The importance of these findings for social …

Recent years have seen a steady increase in attention to communities as a source of both risk
and protective factors for various individual outcomes. Psychological sense of community (…

Differences in racial socialization practices and their effects were examined in a sample of
241 African American 1st graders (average age 6.59 years) living in an urban area. Child …

There is growing recognition that neighborhood context contributes to the health and well-being
of residents over and above individual characteristics and health behaviors. However, …

The immigrant paradox refers to the contrasting observations that immigrants usually
experience similar or better health outcomes than the native-born population despite …

… At the time of this research, Patricia J. O’Campo was with the Department of Population and
Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md, …

Reducing physical abuse directed at women by male partners is one of the nation's Year 2000
health objectives. An important target group for achieving this health objective is pregnant …

Background: The purpose of this paper is to describe women’s opinions and policy preferences
concerning domestic violence screening and mandatory reporting. Methods: This case–…