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Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

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Van Hook J, Landale NS, Hillemeier MH. 2013. Is the United States bad for children's health? Risk and resilience among young children of immigrants. Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute, 28 pp.

Annotation: This report summarizes current knowledge about the health of children of immigrants in the United States. The report provides an overview about children of immigrants of all national origins and then focuses on the largest group of children living in the United States today—the children of Mexican immigrants. Topics include the importance of childhood health and health disparities, health among children of immigrants:, and children of Mexican immigrants. For children of Mexican immigrants, the report focuses on asthma, obesity, and explaining poor health outcomes among this population.

Contact: Migration Policy Institute, 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 266-1940 Fax: (202) 266-1900 E-mail: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/contact/index.php Web Site: http://www.migrationpolicy.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Minority groups, Asthma, Obesity, Child health, Ethnic factors, Families, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Racial factors

Law J. 2011. An unprecedented health challenge working with border communities. Washington, DC: Grantmakers in Health, 2 pp. (Views from the field)

Annotation: This document provides information about the Paso del Norte Health Foundation's (PDNHF's) work in promoting health and preventing disease in the Paso del Norte region (including far western Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico). The fact sheet discusses the region's public health challenge that has arisen as a result of an upsurge in violent crime in the area. Stakeholders' perceptions and PDNHF's response are presented.

Contact: Grantmakers In Health, 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036-4101, Telephone: (202) 452-8331 Fax: (202) 452-8340 Web Site: http://www.gih.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Advocacy, Child health, Crime, Disease prevention, Education, Health promotion, Mental health, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Mexico, New Mexico, Pubic health, Research, Texas, Violence prevention

Kaye CI. [2003]. Reducing cultural barriers to the provision of genetic services in South Texas—Final report. San Antonio, TX: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 38 pp.

Annotation: This final report describes a project to improve access to and utilization of genetic services by Mexican Americans along the U.S.-Mexico border. The report includes an abstract, a discussion of the purpose of the project, the goals and objectives, the methodology, results/outcomes, a discussion, a summary, a list of publications and products, a discussion of dissemination of the results, and a discussion of future plans and follow-up. Statistical information is presented in tables and figures throughout the report. (Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Access to health care, Arizona, California, Cultural factors, Final reports, Genetic services, Health care utilization, Immigrants, Language barriers, Low income groups, MCH research, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas

Menard S. 1999. San Antonio Biethnic Children's Blood Pressure Study: [Final report]. San Antonio, TX: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 38 pp.

Annotation: This study evaluated blood pressures in biethnic (non-Hispanic white and Mexican-American) children, kindergarten through 12th grade, using the auscultatory method (with the cuff selected by the American Heart Association recommendation) and the oscillometric method. Thee study resulted in normative blood pressure (BP) standards for both methods, produced conversion factors between BP levels obtained by the two methods; provided, for the first time, reliable normative BP levels in Mexican-American children and provided information on ethnic differences, in BP levels; and helped to determine relationships between BP levels and other variables such as age, gender, and weight. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB2000-106929.

Keywords: Blood Pressure Determination, Hispanics, Hypertension, MCH Research, Mexicans, Research

Menard S. 1999. San Antonio Triethnic Children's Blood Pressure Study: [Final report]. San Antonio, TX: University of Texas, 38 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this study was to develop normative BP data for African-American children and adolescents and to combine those data with data from a previous study in order to acquire normative BP data from three ethnic groups: Mexican Americans, African Americans, and whites. The study evaluated blood pressure (BP) in African-American children, using auscultatory and oscillometric methods. Anthropometric measures, triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness measures, three BP measures for each method of measurement (in a rotational sequence), and a dietary history were obtained for each student. A mean BP, standard deviation, and percentile values for each group by age, ethnicity, and gender were calculated for auscultatory and Dinamap values. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB2000-106929.

Keywords: Blacks, Blood Pressure Determination, Hispanics, Hispanics, MCH Research, Mexicans, Mexicans, Research

Rassin D. 1991. Acculturation, Psychosocial Predictors, and Breastfeeding [Final report]. Galveston, TX: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 54 pp.

Annotation: The long-term objectives of this project were to increase the incidence and maintenance of breastfeeding in a United States-Mexico border population, to identify the reasons mothers choose to breastfeed, to determine factors important to the maintenance of breastfeeding, and to study infant health and nutritional status as a function of breastfeeding. A number of psychosocial variables were measured to assess their importance in the initiation of breastfeeding. These data were analyzed within ethnic groups by degree of acculturation. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB92-136126.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Data Collection, Doula (Breastfeeding Comforter and Facilitator), Ethnicity, Hispanics, Mexicans, Minorities, Mothers, Nutrition

Ortega H. 1989 (ca.). Maternal and Infant Risk Assessment and Referral Training Project [Final report]. El Paso, TX: U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association, 44 pp.

Annotation: This project sought to improve the health status of women and infants on the Texas-Mexico border by maximizing utilization of health resources and improving coordination of services in both nations, as well as by enhancing binational staff development efforts. Activities included distribution of the Maternal and Child Health Resource Directory; provision of continuing education for nurses, lay midwives, and auxiliary health workers; and implementation of an exchange observation program for nurses from the United States and Mexico. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Border, Education of Health Professionals, Hispanics, Mexicans, Mexico/U, Midwives, Pregnant Women, S, Women

Ito KL. 1987. Pregnancy among Hispanic and Anglo women: Post partum interviews in a San Diego hospital—Final report. Sacramento, CA: Health Officers Association of California, 94 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the results of a series of interviews of postpartum Hispanic and Anglo women about their prenatal behavior and beliefs. The purpose of the research was to identify Mexico-born women who choose to deliver their children in the United States, why they made this choice, and what their cultural beliefs, needs, and support networks are. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Hispanic women, Maternal health, Mexicans, Pregnancy, Surveys, Women
   

The MCH Digital Library is one of six special collections at Geogetown University, the nation's oldest Jesuit institution of higher education. It is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy with an award of $700,000/year. The library is also supported through foundation and univerity funding. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.