2]. Over 4.5 million women and babies die annually during pregnancy, childbirth, or the first weeks after birth. Most of these preventable deaths are concentrated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially among some geographical regions and...
Back in 2009 I worked with filmmaker Diedie Weng on this documentary as part of Squeaky Wheel’sChannelsprogram. Through this film, Diedie aimed to promote a conversation about low income communities’ efforts and struggles in revitalizing neglected historic Buffalo neighborhoods. It’s hard to bel...
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Situated in the popular Orange County about 30 minutes outside of Los Angeles, Fullerton has a lot to offer families. For one, it's less than five miles from Disneyland. Thecost of livingis high, about 37% above the national average, but themedian household incomeis also higher than aver...
Child care subsidy programs serve to reduce the number of families for whom child care is a barrier to work. Child care is essential to economic self-sufficiency, and it can also support child development, particularly for low-income children. However, most research has an urban focus so littl...
In Fit Moms/Mamás Activas, the intervention has been further adapted to fit needs of a postpartum, low-income, low literacy population; the website includes shorter written content, more pictures of pregnancy, mothers, and babies, and sleep and stress management components to address the ...
Additionally, a significant negative nonlinear association was found between environmental magnesium concentration and the county-level COVID-19 cumulative incidence. Furthermore, the populations distributed in low environmental magnesium areas faced a higher COVID-19 infection risk (RR: 1.066; CI: 1.063...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. food assistance programs allowed the use of program benefits to order groceries online. We examined relationships between the food environment, food assistance, online grocery ordering, and diet quality among adults from one low-income, low food access community...