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Peer mentor training: Pathway to competency for facilitators of Healthy Mothers Healthy Families workshops

Abstract Background Healthy Mothers Healthy Families (HMHF) is a women’s health and empowerment program designed to promote the health and wellbeing of mothers of children with a disability. An ongoing need to extend the reach of HMHF to more mothers, and increase scalability, resulted in development of a training program based in principles of adult […] The […]

Depressive Symptoms in Relation to Adverse Childhood Experiences, Discrimination, Hope, and Social Support in a Diverse Sample of College Students

Abstract Background Young adulthood is a critical transitory period, with various factors impacting mental health and longer-term health outcomes, particularly among racial/ethnic minorities. Drawing from minority stress theory, this study examined correlates of depressive symptoms, specifically adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), racial/ethnic discriminat […]

Structural Issues Associated with Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use in Men Who Have Sex with Men

Abstract Background Limited access to healthcare has been associated with limited uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM). This descriptive analysis examined, in a near universal healthcare setting, differences between MSM reporting using versus not using PrEP in the past 12 months. Method Data come from the 20 […]

Persistent Cost Efficiency at Public Community Colleges in the US: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis

Abstract This study utilizes an extensive panel data set spanning 15 years (2004–2018) and 752 public community colleges to investigate operating costs and persistent cost efficiency at public community colleges in the United States. We employ a generalized true random effects (GTRE) regression model that takes into account spatial correlation of costs among […]

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