Rena J. Pasick
University of California, San Francisco
87 Papers
660 Citations
Rena J. Pasick is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 86 publications. Previous affiliations of Rena J. Pasick include University of California & University of California, Berkeley.
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Papers
Theorizing Social Context: Rethinking Behavioral Theory
TL;DR: It is concluded that the incorporation into health behavior theory of a multidimensional socioculturally oriented, theoretical approach to social context is critical to understand and redress health disparities in multicultural societies like the United States.
Barriers and Facilitators to Online Portal Use Among Patients and Caregivers in a Safety Net Health Care System: A Qualitative Study.
Lina Tieu,Urmimala Sarkar,Dean Schillinger,James D. Ralston,Neda Ratanawongsa,Rena J. Pasick,Courtney R. Lyles +6 more
TL;DR: A strong need for training and support to assist vulnerable patients with portal registration and use, particularly those with limited health literacy is suggested.
Community-based cancer screening for underserved women: design and baseline findings from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Intervention Study.
Robert A. Hiatt,Rena J. Pasick,Susan L. Stewart,Joan R. Bloom,Patricia Davis,Phillip Gardiner,Monica Johnston,Judith Luce,Kimberley Schorr,Wendel Brunner,Florence M. Stroud +10 more
TL;DR: These baseline results support the importance of cancer screening interventions targeted to persons of foreign origin, particularly those less acculturated.
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Similarities and Differences across Cultures: Questions to Inform a Third Generation for Health Promotion Research
TL;DR: It is suggested that effective health promotion will tailor interventions by culture as necessary but reach across cultures when possible and appropriate.
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Culture: The missing link in health research.
M. Kagawa Singer,William W. Dressler,Sheba George,Claudia R. Baquet,Ronny A. Bell,Linda Burhansstipanov,Nancy J. Burke,Suzanne Dibble,William Elwood,Linda C. Garro,Clarence C. Gravlee,Peter J. Guarnaccia,Michael L. Hecht,Jeffrey A. Henderson,Daniel J. Hruschka,Roberto Lewis-Fernández,Robert C. Like,Charles P. Mouton,Hector F. Myers,J. Bryan Page,Rena J. Pasick,Bernice A. Pescosolido,Nancy E. Schoenberg,Bradley Stoner,Gregory Strayhorn,Laura A. Szalacha,Joseph E. Trimble,Thomas S. Weisner,David J. Williams +28 more
TL;DR: This paper highlights the lack of progress made in the health sciences to explain differences between population groups, and identifies 10 key barriers in research impeding progress in more effectively and rapidly realizing equity in health outcomes.
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