Raffy Reinaldo Luquis - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile

Raffy Reinaldo Luquis
Professor of Health Education, School of Behavioral Sciences & Education (Harrisburg)
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Research Interests
- Cultural Competency
- Health Education
- Health Promotion
- Students
- Hispanic Americans
- Health
- Spirituality
- Health Educators
- Sexual Behavior
- Orgasm
- Lead
- Young Adult
Recent Publications
2022
Luquis, R, Perez, MA & Suarez, S 2022, 'An Assessment of Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Public Health Preparation Programs', Pedagogy in Health Promotion, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/23733799221115104
2021
Teye, SO, Yanosky, JD, Cuffee, Y, Weng, X, Luquis, R, Farace, E & Wang, L 2021, 'Exploring persistent racial/ethnic disparities in lead exposure among American children aged 1–5 years: results from NHANES 1999–2016', International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 94, no. 4, pp. 723-730. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-020-01616-4
Luquis, RR 2021, 'Integrating the concept of cultural intelligence into health education and health promotion', Health Education Journal, vol. 80, no. 7, pp. 833-843. https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969211021884
2020
Teye, SO, Yanosky, JD, Cuffee, Y, Weng, X, Luquis, R, Farace, E & Wang, L 2020, 'Association between blood lead levels and blood pressure in American adults: results from NHANES 1999–2016', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 27, no. 36, pp. 45836-45843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10381-3
2019
Luquis, RR 2019, 'Perceptions of Chronic Illnesses and Preventive Behaviors Among Hispanic/Latino men', Hispanic Health Care International, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 172-177. https://doi.org/10.1177/1540415319856076