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Featured Articles from Around the Globe

The Power of Community: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Mitigating COVID-19-Related Impacts on Well-Being Among South Florida's Minoritized Populations The Power of Community: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Mitigating COVID-19-Related Impacts on Well-Being Among South Florida's Minoritized Populations

Author(s): Brittney R. Davis, Brittany A. Jaso, Ashli S. Cleveland, Laura P. Kohn-Wood, Aaron S. Heller, & Kilan C. Ashad-Bishop

 

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The study included longitudinal survey data collected via ecological momentary assessment and in-depth interviews with Breakthrough Miami families to gather richer and nuanced data regarding indicators of well-being and CBO engagement. Quantitative results indicated that as perceived stress increased over time, so too did emotional and informational support. Follow-up qualitative interviews indicated that 100% of families identified Breakthrough Miami as a source of academic support during the pandemic. 

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The COVID-19 Crisis: Using the Cracks in Neoliberalism for Social Transformation Towards a More Just Society The COVID-19 Crisis: Using the Cracks in Neoliberalism for Social Transformation Towards a More Just Society

Author(s): Ann Marie Beals, Margaret Douglin, Kimberly Jewers-Dailley, Sarah Ranco, Kai Reimer-Watts, & Rajni Sharma

 

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Within the current COVID-19 pandemic, cracks observed in neoliberal dominant global economic paradigms reveal how austerity policies have crippled crucial social safety nets, such as health care, with capitalism continuing to adversely impact our climate with ad infinitum extraction of resources for overconsumption. In examining these associations, this collaborative paper critically applies social theories to explore ideas and approaches to creating transformative social change, in an effort to move towards a more just and sustainable society in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and other ongoing systemic crises. 

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Critical Conscientisation; Linking Insecurity Feelings with Structural Oppression A Case Study of Fisheries Community of Saribi and Submander In the Island of Numfor, Papua province of Indonesia Critical Conscientisation; Linking Insecurity Feelings with Structural Oppression A Case Study of Fisheries Community of Saribi and Submander In the Island of Numfor, Papua province of Indonesia

Author: Maria Latumahina

 

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This approach of critical conscientisation that includes collective memory work and training for transformation, have been tested with members of fishing communities on Numfor Island in the Indonesian Province of Papua. The results of this research are presented in this paper. 

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Analysis of the accessibility of perinatal and early childhood services for parents with physical disabilities: a modelled reading of access barriers Analysis of the accessibility of perinatal and early childhood services for parents with physical disabilities: a modelled reading of access barriers

Author(s): Coralie Mercerat & Thomas Saïas

 

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The objective of this article is to analyse, through the Dixon-Woods et al. accessibility model, the barriers to accessing perinatal and early childhood services from the perspective of parents with physical disabilities. 

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The Use of Creative Podcasting in Combating Ethno-Racial Health Disparities in Primary Care Education: A Brief Report The Use of Creative Podcasting in Combating Ethno-Racial Health Disparities in Primary Care Education: A Brief Report

Author: Stacy Ogbeide

 

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Racially and ethnically diverse populations are more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to report experiencing poorer quality patient-provider interactions as well as perceived discrimination from the primary care team. An approach to address discrimination in primary care is through alterations in primary care workforce development. This paper will focus on how the use of trainee-generated content (TGC) through creative podcasting can be used as a teaching aid to help trainees address implicit bias and discrimination in clinical practice. 

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Peer support groups and peer mentoring in refugee adolescents and young adults: A literature review Peer support groups and peer mentoring in refugee adolescents and young adults: A literature review

Author(s): Filippos Barbaresos, Nelly Georgiou, Fotis Vasilopoulos, Chrysovalantis Papathanasiou

 

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This literature review explores the application of these methods for adolescent refugees. It also attempts to determine the effectiveness of these interventions, the methodology of assessment of their effectiveness and the specific settings where they have been used. 

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