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Creating a Culturally Appropriate Web-Based Behavioral Intervention for American Indian/Alaska Native Women in Southern California: The Healthy Women Healthy Native Nation Study
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Gorman, Jessica R.; Clapp, John D.; Calac, Daniel; Kolander, Chelsea; Nyquist, Corinna; Chambers, Christina D. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2013
Health disparities in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are of high importance to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. We conducted focus groups and interviews with 21 AI/AN women and key informants in Southern California to modify a brief, Web-based program for screening and prevention of prenatal alcohol use. This process…
Descriptors: Females, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Internet
Group Counseling with South Asian Immigrant High School Girls: Reflections and Commentary of a Group Facilitator
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Thakore-Dunlap, Ulash; Van Velsor, Patricia – Professional Counselor, 2014
The diversity of the U.S. school population speaks to a need to provide support for youth from various backgrounds. As a school-based mental health counselor, the first author observed that the South Asian immigrant students at her school did not utilize any of the counseling services provided. Because South Asians are typically collectivistic,…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Group Counseling, Females, Immigrants
The Girl Game Company: Engaging Latina Girls in Information Technology
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Denner, Jill; Bean, Steve; Martinez, Jacob – Afterschool Matters, 2009
This article describes the Girl Game Company's involvement in teaching Latina girls to design and program computer games while building a network of support to help them pursue IT courses and careers. Afterschool programs like the Girl Game Company can fill an important gap by providing opportunities for underserved youth to build IT fluency. A…
Descriptors: Females, Hispanic Americans, Computer Games, Design
Breast Self-Examination among Chinese Immigrant Women
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Wong-Kim, Evaon; Wang, Caroline C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2006
The incidence of breast cancer is rising rapidly among the fast-growing demographic group of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). In this study, the authors assessed the awareness of breast self-exam (BSE) and factors predicting practice of BSE among Chinese immigrant women living in San Francisco. Three hundred and ninety-seven women…
Descriptors: Females, Familiarity, Cancer, Telephone Surveys
The Break the Cycle Evaluation Project
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Jaycox, Lisa H.; Aronoff, Jessica; Shelley, Gene A. – RAND Corporation, 2007
Break the Cycle is a private, nonprofit organization that seeks to end domestic violence by working proactively with youth. Founded in 1996, it includes a preventive education and outreach program, a legal services program, and a peer leadership program. All three programs focus exclusively on youth aged 12-22 years. In 2000, Centers for Disease…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Family Violence, Sexual Harassment, Outreach Programs
Cultural Considerations in Providing Chemical Dependency Treatment for Latinas in Southern California.
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Harris, Elizabeth; Castillo, Paula; Van Fleet, Peggie; Laydon, Abraham J. – 1999
La Casita is a culturally relevant 6-month residential substance abuse treatment program in southeast Los Angeles County (California) for low income Latina women. Most participants are second and third generation Latinas who clearly identify themselves as being Hispanic but behave in a bicultural manner. The average La Casita resident is 30 years…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse, Clinics, Cultural Relevance