RE: Latino Issues Journal???

[Guest guest]

it would seem that the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved might be a good vehicle for the information you are describing. Del

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:48 PM Subject: [ ] Latino Issues Journal???

Hola:A colleague and I were just discussing the limited peer-reviewed journal avenues for publishing information regarding Latino health issues. She did a research project on an embedded population in the racing industry with some very interesting results. Reviewers tend to dismiss the publications submitted questioning why one would compare this group to NHANES or other like databases, why one would discuss potential conditions with lack of actual diagnosis among these populations (having used screening measures), and generally they reviewers show a lack of understanding about the issues in accessing the populations, issues related to avoidance of health care systems, and issues related to functioning "under the radar", etc. Have any of you had similar experiences? Are there any journals or avenues for publishing this information so it can be shared with all of us working in this field?Your comments or advice is welcomed! BelmanResearch and Outreach/Diabetes Educator

[Guest guest]

We have been somewhat successful in publishing results from our research on the occupational health of Latino workers (farmworkers and poultry workers). In studies of pesticide exposure, we have compared our results to NHANES data. We have not had the problem of reviewers questioning the comparison to NHANES; however, we have written justifications for this comparison. These papers have been published in Human Organization, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, and Environmental Health Perspectives. In studies of food insecurity and hunger among farmworker families, we have compared our results to national USDA data. These papers have been published in Journal of Nurtrition and Public Health Reports.

Journals that have been very receptive to publishing studies of Latino health have been, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, and Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

I have begun arguring that Latino immigrant populations fit the definition of a "hidden" or "hard-to-reach" population for health research -- there is no existing sampling frame for the population and members are often unwilling to participate in research due to strong privacy concerns. The literature on sampling in such populations has been developed in research on HIV/AIDS and substance abuse. However, this methodological literature gives legitmacy for the difficulties of conducting research in Latino communities.

I hope this helps in getting your research published in the peer-reviewed literature.

A. Arcury, PhD

Professor and Research Director

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084

phone: 336-716-9438

fax: 336-716-3206

e-mail: tarcury@...

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:48 PM Subject: [ ] Latino Issues Journal???

Hola:A colleague and I were just discussing the limited peer-reviewed journal avenues for publishing information regarding Latino health issues. She did a research project on an embedded population in the racing industry with some very interesting results. Reviewers tend to dismiss the publications submitted questioning why one would compare this group to NHANES or other like databases, why one would discuss potential conditions with lack of actual diagnosis among these populations (having used screening measures), and generally they reviewers show a lack of understanding about the issues in accessing the populations, issues related to avoidance of health care systems, and issues related to functioning "under the radar", etc. Have any of you had similar experiences? Are there any journals or avenues for publishing this information so it can be shared with all of us working in this field?Your comments or advice is welcomed! BelmanResearch and Outreach/Diabetes Educator