Continuity of Care and Lifestyle Intervention Programs for Spanish-Speaking Immigrants Without Health Insurance at a Free Clinic in Rhode Island
The BTG program demonstrated resilience in supporting improvement in the metabolic biomarkers of participants, despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the continued engagement of participants in self-care despite limited health care access, and underscores the positive role of free clinics among low-income, Spanish-speaking immigrants.
Authors
- Muneet Gill
- Julia Testa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8093-8142)
- C.-Y. Wang
- Morgan Leonard
- Jih-Jing Yang
- Anne S. De Groot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5911-1459)
Institutions
- Providence College (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic (US)
- EpiVax (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventing Chronic Disease
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd21.240136
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85