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Miria Kano

Associate Professor of Community & Behavioral Health, Colorado Schools of Public Health …
Verified email at cuanschutz.edu
Cited by 873

Unequal treatment: Mental health care for sexual and gender minority groups in a rural state

CE Willging, M Salvador, M Kano - Psychiatric Services, 2006 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Methods We conducted ethnographic interviews with 20 providers of mental health-related
care, most of whom primarily served two rural New Mexico communities. We first interviewed …

Stakeholders' recommendations to improve patient-centered “LGBTQ” primary care in rural and multicultural practices

M Kano, AR Silva-Bañuelos, R Sturm… - The Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Board Family Med
Purpose: Individuals among gender/sexual minorities share experiences of stigma and
discrimination, yet have distinctive health care needs influenced by ethnic/racial minority and …

[HTML][HTML] Pragmatic help seeking: How sexual and gender minority groups access mental health care in a rural state

CE Willging, M Salvador, M Kano - Psychiatric Services, 2006 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Methods As part of a larger ethnographic study of help-seeking behavior among sexual and
gender minority groups in New Mexico, we conducted semistructured interviews between …

[HTML][HTML] Improving sexual and gender minority cancer care: patient and caregiver perspectives from a multi-methods pilot study

M Kano, SA Jaffe, S Rieder, M Kosich, DD Guest… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: Up to 1 million sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals in the United States
have histories of cancer. Our paper presents findings from a pilot study to identify gaps and …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in genetics and genomics research

…, ED Paskett, CA Painter, N Wagle, M Kano… - JAMA Health …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Research into the genetic and genomic (“genomics”) foundations of disease is
central to our understanding of disease prevention, early detection, diagnostic accuracy, and …

Health related quality of life during cancer treatment: Perspectives of young adult (23–39 years) cancer survivors and primary informal caregivers

SI Mishra, HR Brakey, M Kano… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose There is a paucity of information regarding health related quality of life (HRQoL) of
young adults (YAs) with cancer and caregivers. Therefore, we characterize YA and caregiver …

Addressing cancer disparities in SGM populations: recommendations for a national action plan to increase SGM health equity through researcher and provider …

M Kano, N Sanchez, I Tamí-Maury, B Solder… - Journal of Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
Reducing health disparities for sexual and gender minority (SGM) people is a priority of the
National Institutes of Health. SGM populations face barriers in cancer prevention, treatment, …

[HTML][HTML] Racial, gender, and socioeconomic status bias in senior medical student clinical decision-making: a national survey

RL Williams, C Romney, M Kano, R Wright… - Journal of General …, 2015 - Springer
Background Research suggests stereotyping by clinicians as one contributor to racial and
gender-based health disparities. It is necessary to understand the origins of such biases …

Enhancing primary care services for diverse sexual and gender minority populations: a developmental study protocol

C Willging, M Kano, AE Green, R Sturm, M Sklar… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Compared with heterosexual, cisgender populations, sexual and gender
minority (SGM) people are more likely to suffer from serious health conditions and insufficient …

[HTML][HTML] Piloting the Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Curricular Advances for Research and Education (SGM Cancer CARE) workshop: research training in the …

M Kano, I Tamí-Maury, ML Pratt-Chapman… - Journal of Cancer …, 2023 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to describe the context, curriculum design, and pilot evaluation
of the educational program “Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Curricular Advances for …