# overview
My research interests include exposure assessment and health outcomes, asthma in children, pediatric diabetes, children's environmental health, and public health disparities. My research is on the Texas-Mexico border.

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Climatic changes, Climate Dynamics and Prediction

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Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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United States Dept. Of Health And Human Services

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3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

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3.2 Interventions To Alter Physical And Biological Environmental Risks

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3 Prevention Of Disease And Conditions, And Promotion Of Well-being

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Posgrado; Ambiental; Evaluación; Enseñanza; México; Evaluación Y Manejo De Riesgos

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Health Effects Of Household Energy Combustion

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4.2 Evaluation Of Markers And Technologies

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2.2 Factors Relating To The Physical Environment

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Tulane University - (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)

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Autonomous University of Yucatan - (Mérida, Mexico)

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M.S.P.H. Master of Science in Public Health

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Tulane University - (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)

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Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment

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Tulane University - (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)

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Assessment of a Child Injury Prevention Intervention in the Texas-Mexico Border

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A regional approach to health care reform: the Texas border.

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Maternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in South Texas, evaluation of silicone wristbands as personal passive samplers.

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Comparisons of Latinos, African Americans, and Caucasians with multiple sclerosis.

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The effect of vaping on the human lung microbiota.

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Household and Environmental Determinants of Adult Asthma Morbidity in Texas, 20192022

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Effect of Ambient Air Pollution on Hospital Readmissions among the Pediatric Asthma Patient Population in South Texas: A Case-Crossover Study.

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Effects of the home-based educational intervention on health outcomes among primarily Hispanic children with asthma: a quasi-experimental study.

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Cash water expenditures are associated with household water insecurity, food insecurity, and perceived stress in study sites across 20 low- and middle-income countries.

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Regional Disparity in Asthma Prevalence and Distribution of Asthma Education Programs in Texas.

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Tabagisme passif : le plomb de la fume contaminerait substantiellement enfants et ados

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Maternal exposure to PM2.5 in south Texas, a pilot study.

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Improving Asthma in Hispanic Families Through a Home-Based Educational Intervention

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ACCOUNTING FOR THE HUMAN IMPACTS OF OVER-EXPLOITING AQUIFERS WITH DETERIORATING WATER QUALITY IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS

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Asthma Mortality and Hospitalizations in Mexico from 2010 to 2018: Retrospective Epidemiologic Profile.

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Incorporating what promotoras learn: becoming role models to effect positive change.

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Attitudes, Behaviors, and Perceptions of Students Vaping in Three Mexican Universities

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Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Hospital Length of Stay among Children with Asthma in South Texas.

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Linking Research to Health Promotion in Texas Colonias

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Vaping Behavior and Intention to Quit among Undergraduate Students in a Hispanic-Serving University.

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Progression in understanding and implementing the cultural and linguistic appropriate services standards: five-year follow-up at an academic center.

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A Focus on Asthma and Individual Health Plans

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Addressing Health Disparities: The Hispanic Perspective

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Obesity and comorbidities among hospitalized patients who died due to Covid-19 in Mexico

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Outcomes of Asthma Education and Healthy Homes Curriculum Provided Through Community Health Workers in South Texas Colonias

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Development and validation protocol for an instrument to measure household water insecurity across cultures and ecologies: the Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale.

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[An evaluation of the new program of Master of Sciences in Environmental Health].

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The Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale: development and validation of a household water insecurity measure for low-income and middle-income countries.

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[Evaluation of health status using Survey SF-36: preliminary results in Mexico].

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Factors Associated With Diet and Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Older Hispanics With Diabetes

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Home hazards assessment among elderly in South Texas colonias

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Neurocognitive Effects of Pesticides in Children

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Evaluation of Healthy South Texas Asthma Program on improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities among the underserved Hispanic population: using the RE-AIM model.

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Maternal mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: a preliminary analysis during the first year.

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Personal and cultural influences on diabetes self-care behaviors among older Hispanics born in the U.S. and Mexico.

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Bridging research and policy to address childhood obesity among border Hispanics: a pilot study.

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Awareness of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services at an academic health center.

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Household water insecurity will complicate the ongoing COVID-19 response: Evidence from 29 sites in 23 low- and middle-income countries.

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Multi-criteria assessment of county public health capability disparities.

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Secondhand smoke may be a substantial contributor to lead levels found in children and adolescents, new study finds

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Ozone Exposure, Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Resistance in the U.S.A.

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Does injury prevention education initiate household changes in a Spanish-speaking minority population?

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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF DIABETES SELF-CARE BEHAVIORS AMONG AGING MEXICAN AMERICANS IN THE TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER REGION

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The housing environment and its effect on Hispanic children with asthma

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A population-based study of smoking, serum cotinine and exhaled nitric oxide among asthmatics and a healthy population in the USA.

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The Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale: comparison scores from 27 sites in 22 countries

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Potential Sources of Childhood Exposure to Pesticides in an Agricultural Community

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Demographic and Health Indicators in Correlation to Interstate Variability of Incidence, Confirmation, Hospitalization, and Lethality in Mexico: Preliminary Analysis from Imported and Community Acquired Cases during COVID-19 Outbreak.

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A Systems Approach to Remediating Human Exposure to Arsenic and Fluoride From Overexploited Aquifers.

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Patterns of alcohol consumption in Mexico and mortality from alcohol consumption related diseases: an epidemiological state-clustered study

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Potential Sources of Childhood Exposure to Pesticides in an Agricultural Community

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Cross-sectional study to measure household water insecurity and its health outcomes in urban Mexico.

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Assessing Impact of Household Intervention on Indoor Air Quality and Health of Children with Asthma in the US-Mexico Border: A Pilot Study.

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Association between e-cigarette use and asthma among US adolescents: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 2015-2019.

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A systematic assessment of carcinogenicity of chemicals in hydraulic-fracturing fluids and flowback water.

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The impact of asthma health education for parents of children attending head start centers.

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Arsenic exposure and Measles Antibody Titers in the US Children: NHANES 2003-2004 and 2009-2010.

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Biomarkers of prenatal exposure to particulate air pollution in US and Chinese populations

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Evaluation of health status using Survey SF-36: preliminary results in Mexico

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Impact of Asthma 101 Training on Level of Nursing Students Knowledge

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The United States-Mexico border environmental public health: the challenges of working with two systems.

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The contribution of secondhand tobacco smoke to blood lead levels in US children and adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2015-2018.

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Clinical course and severity outcome indicators among COVID-19 hospitalized patients in relation to comorbidities distribution: Mexican cohort

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Serum folate levels and urinary arsenic methylation profiles in the US population: NHANES, 2003-2012.

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On linkages: a multi-institutional collaboration to develop asthma education for school settings in south Texas.

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Fumo passivo pode aumentar niveis de chumbo em criancas. Estudo mostra detalhes

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A pilot study of Latinos with multiple sclerosis: demographic, disease, mental health, and psychosocial characteristics.

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Evaluacin del nuevo programa de maestra en ciencias en salud ambiental

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Use of household safety devices among South Texas Colonia Residents

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Household water insecurity is strongly associated with food insecurity: Evidence from 27 sites in low- and middle-income countries.

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Combined Indoor Air Quality Management and Asthma Education on Indoor Air Quality and Asthma Control in Adults

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Waterborne arsenic and fluoride exposure in Mexico: risk assessment and epidemiological research on their health effects

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Pediatric asthma hospitalization: individual and environmental characteristics of high utilizers in South Texas.

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Association between life-style behaviors and health outcomes in Adventist and non-Adventist adolescents in Mexico: a pilot study.

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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Community Health Worker Led Asthma Education Program in South Texas.

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Asthma prevalence and school-related hazardous air pollutants in the US-Mxico border area.

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High-mobility group box 1 at the time of parturition in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

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Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on Maternal Mortality in Mexico

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Decreasing trend in passive tobacco smoke exposure and association with asthma in U.S. children.

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Academic and Psychosocial Impact of Air Pollution on Children

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The Benefits and Challenges of Managing Asthma in Hispanic Families in South Texas: A Mixed-Methods Study.

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Validation of novel biomarkers of traffic-related ambient air pollution exposure in a susceptible south Texas population

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Border Health 2012: binational collaboration to develop an outreach environmental educational program.

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Indoor Air Quality and Health Outcomes in Employees Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study

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Health-related quality of life among Latinos with multiple sclerosis.

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Impacting Environmental and Public Health through the Use of Dual Targeted and Tailored Asthma Educational Interventions.

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Working On Capacity Building To Improve Childrens Environmental Health

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Environmental Protection Agency - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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Texas A&M Health Science Center; Environmental And Occupational Health; 1266 TAMUS

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Maternity Mortality Increase During COVID-19 Affirms Value of Vaccination During Pregnancy

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COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased maternal mortality in Mexico

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Baek, Juha (2020-08). Environmental Factors and Hospital Utilization for Pediatric Asthma in South Texas: Air Pollution, Hospital Length of Stay, and Readmissions. Doctoral Dissertation.