Ethical Ambiguities in Participatory Action Research With Unauthorized Migrants Kalina Brabeck, M. Brinton Lykes, Erin Sibley & Prachi Kene a Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership & School Psychology Rhode Island College, Center for Human Rights and International Justice Boston College b Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology Department, Center for Human Rights and Inte...

From the Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital and Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI. Presented at the 2010 American Heart Association meeting in Chicago, IL, November 12–16, 2010. The online-only Data Supplement is available at http://circ.ahajournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.012112/-/DC1. Correspondence to R...

INTRODUCTION Oral health is an integral component of overall health and well-being. Very little Rhode Island state-level information exists on the determinants of tooth loss. The objective of this study was to systematically identify sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviors, health conditions and disabilities, and dental insurance coverage associated with tooth loss among noninstituti...

0% of Rhode Island's children under age 18 were uninsured, compared to 10.8% of children in the U.S. Rhode Island ranks 14 th in the nation with 93.0% of children with health insurance , down from 2 nd in 2002 and 2003. The majority of children in Rhode Island are covered by private health insurance, most of which is obtained through their parents' employers.  Recent increases in the rate of u...

The Rhode Island HEALTH Web Data Query System (RI HEALTH WDQS) allows health professionals, community agenccies, Rhode Island Health Department personnel, and the general public to access Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and Death Certificate Data online. This resource can provide health professionals and community organizations with valuable...