2012-05-24T14:56:13Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/african-american-populations.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100243.html Nov 30, 2011 Nov 30, 2011

Nearly 40% of a nationally representative cohort of children started kindergarten with a BMI in the top quartile of the growth charts. This proportion increased significantly between 1st and 3rd grades but there was no further increase during middle school.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100212.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011

This study investigates racial and ethnic disparities in hospital admission and emergency room visit rates resulting from exposure to ozone and fine particulate matter levels in excess of federal standards (

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100194.html Jul 31, 2011 Jul 31, 2011

Interventions need to recognize the importance of social networks of homeless youth in emerging adulthood by enhancing supportive bonds and reducing substance use and risky sex.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100202.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

These interviews with young black men who have sex with men showed that perception of masculinity was the primary contextual factor influencing partner selection, risk assessment, and decision-making with regard to condom usage.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000185.html Nov 30, 2010 Nov 30, 2010

This study used data from 3 sites to examine the invariance and psychometric characteristics of the Brief Symptom Inventory –18 across Black, Hispanic, and White mothers of 5th graders. Results showed that the instrument may be used for mean comparisons between Black and White women.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091232.html Aug 31, 2009 Aug 31, 2009

Review of: Whatever it takes: Geoffrey Canada's quest to change Harlem and America, by Paul Tough.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081003.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Estimates place effects on racial health disparities. Controlling for a single point-in-time measure of residential context results in a 15-76% reduction of black/white disparities in self-rated health not accounted for by individual-level controls.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081002.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Examines psychosocial correlates of unprotected sex without disclosure of HIV status among men who have sex with men and women, including relationships of race/ethnicity and psychosocial variables to unprotected sex without disclosure of HIV status.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070101.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>Large racial disparities in completion rates from substance abuse treatment programs in urban settings remain largely unexplained, although evidence is accumulating that neighborhood conditions may influence individual substance abuse patterns and consequences.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060121.html Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005

<p>African American women may be vulnerable to prejudice within reproductive health care contexts, including family planning.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050326.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>Policy and programmatic implications of conspiracy beliefs for the prevention of HIV, other STIs, and unintended pregnancy.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050813.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>This article examines the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs about birth control (e.g., the belief that birth control is a form of Black genocide) and their association with contraceptive attitudes and behavior among African Americans.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000524.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

<p>Patient race may impact on medical intervention and preferences in seriously ill patients. However, in this population, the differences are of modest clinical importance.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000011.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

<p>Gender and socioeconomic status are more significant factors than ethnicity in determining risk for depressive disorder.</p>