dr. ronald e. mcnair acknowledgements - University of St. Thomas

Chia Lee
Public Health Health care Accessibility in Hmong Community
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15 Ibid, 302; Ikeda, Hmong American food practices, customs, and
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16 Sharon K. Johnson, “Hmong Health Beliefs and
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17 Torry G. Cobb, “Strategies for Providing Cultural
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18 Sharon K. Johnson, “Hmong Health Beliefs and
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19 Hee Yun Lee and Suzanne Vang, “Barriers to Cancer
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25 Rickelle Richards and Smith, Chery, “Shelter Environment
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26 Philip Cloke, Crang, Philip, and Goodwin, Mark, ed.,
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27 Susan J. Smith, “Chapter 2: Society—space,” Introducing
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28 John Corbett, “Tornsten Hägerstrand: Time Geography,”
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29 Jane E. Brody, “Head Out for a Daily Dose of Green Space,”
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31 Todd Fergson, “Creating Healing Environments with
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32 Cynthia Gordon et al., “Measuring Food Deserts in New
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33 R.E. Walker, Keane, C.R., and Burke, J.G., “Disparities
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34 Cynthia Gordon et al., “Measuring Food Deserts in New
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36 Ibid, 45.
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38 Kerry Joyce, “’To me it’s just another tool to help
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39 Jeanette Eckert and Shetty, Sujata, “Food systems, planning
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40 Frank Tanser, Gijsbertsen, Brice, and Herbst, Kobus,
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41 Kristina Sundquist et al., “Neighborhood walkability,
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