Friday, January 30, 2015

Drs. Garcia and Rivera publish article in Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Dr. Gabriel Garcia, UAA Department of Health Sciences and Dr. Marny Rivera, Justice Center faculty, published the article, "Is Race a Factor in Disparate Health Problems Associated with Violence Against Women?," in the current issue of the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, Vol. 7, Issue 7, 2014.

In this article, they noted that "[r]esearch studies examining the health correlates of violence against women have consistently demonstrated associations between violence and poor health outcomes, but have not examined a disparate impact on racial minorities.... This study found that victimization increased the odds of health problems for all women, but significantly more so for minority women."

Published by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice is a refereed online journal that explores the dimensions of health disparities globally.