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Race and Beliefs About Mental Health Treatment Among Anxious Primary Care Patients — Mar 1, 2013

There are large racial disparities in the use of mental health care. But they are not explained by different treatment preferences across ethnic and racial groups.

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Association of Discrimination-Related Trauma with Sexual Risk Among HIV-Positive African American Men Who Have Sex with Men — Jan 1, 2013

Men who experienced discrimination-related interpersonal trauma in their lifetime were more likely than were those who had not experienced such trauma to have engaged in unprotected anal intercourse with a male partner.

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Is Obesity Associated with Reduced Health-Related Quality of Life in Latino, Black and White Children in the Community? — Jan 1, 2013

Overweight, obese and extremely obese 5th graders on average experience worse HRQOL than normal weight children, especially in psychosocial domains including self-worth and peer relationships, regardless of race/ethnicity.

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Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Problem Behaviors Among Preadolescent Youths — Jan 1, 2013

We examined the contribution of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination to disparities in problem behaviors among preadolescent Black, Latino, and White youths.

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Disparities in Criminal Court Referrals to Drug Treatment and Prison for Minority Men — Jan 1, 2013

Disparities in prison and diversion to drug treatment among drug-involved offenders affect hundreds of thousands of citizens and might reinforce imbalances in criminal justice and health outcomes.

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Are Social Network Correlates of Heavy Drinking Similar Among Black Homeless Youth and White Homeless Youth? — Nov 1, 2012

Understanding factors associated with heavy drinking among homeless youth is important for prevention efforts.

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Medicare Part D Experiences — Oct 29, 2012

Quality improvement efforts may be needed to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in beneficiary experience with PD coverage.

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Understanding the Roots of Dramatic Black-White Cancer Disparities in the Nation'™s Capital — Oct 22, 2012

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The burden of cancer is not experienced equally across the population: Nationwide, black Americans have higher rates of death from cancer than white Americans, and nowhere has this disparity been more apparent than in the nation's capital, writes Rebecca Anhang Price.

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Hispanic and Black U.S. Children's Paths to Obesity — Sep 10, 2012

By 8th grade, Hispanic and black children are 50 percent more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic white children. Obesity is equally prevalent among Hispanic and black children, but it emerges and is sustained earlier in Hispanics. This should have implications for diagnosis and prevention strategies going forward.

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Differences in Life Expectancy Due to Race and Educational Differences Are Widening, and Many May Not Catch Up — Aug 1, 2012

It has long been known that despite well-documented improvements in longevity for most Americans, alarming disparities persist among racial groups and between the well-educated and those with less education.

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Gulf States Among Top in New HIV, AIDS Cases — Jun 27, 2012

Improving HIV prevention and medical care delivery to persons living with HIV/AIDS should be a collaborative effort, particularly in the Gulf States region, where resources are limited but the epidemic is expanding, writes Vivian Towe.

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The Effect of Race-Ethnicity and Geography on the Comparative Effectiveness of Clozapine Among Medicaid Beneficiaries — Jan 1, 2012

Clozapine proved to be superior to other antipsychotics for treating Black and Latino Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia. Efforts should be made to increase clozapine use, particularly among minority groups.

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Prenatal, Perinatal, Early Life, and Sociodemographic Factors Underlying Racial Differences in the Likelihood of High Body Index in Early Childhood — Jan 1, 2012

Racial disparities in early childhood high BMI were largely explained by potentially modifiable risk and protective factors.

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Quality of Life Among Asian American Youth — Jan 1, 2012

The aims of the present study were to examine whether Asian American youth experience disparities in quality of life (QL) compared with Hispanic, African American, and white youth in the general population and to what extent socioeconomic status (SES) mediates any disparities among these racial/ethnic groups.

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Experiences of Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries with ESRD: Medicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey Results — Jan 1, 2012

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have special health needs; little is known about their care experiences.

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Kids Are Gaining More Weight During the Elementary School Years — 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.

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Racial and ethnic disparities in hospital care resulting from air pollution in excess of federal standards — Oct 1, 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 ("excess attributable risk").

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Longitudinal Association of HIV Conspiracy Beliefs with Sexual Risk Among Black Males Living with HIV — Aug 1, 2011

In a sample of HIV-positive African American men, greater belief in HIV conspiracies was associated with a higher likelihood of reporting unprotected intercourse.

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Social Networks of Homeless Youth in Emerging Adulthood — Aug 1, 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.

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Racial and Ethnic Service Use Disparities Among Homeless Adults with Severe Mental Illnesses Receiving ACT — Jun 1, 2011

Case management of community interventions is intended to narrow racial and ethnic disparities, but this study of homeless individuals with severe mental illness found that it reduced disparities for blacks, but not for Latinos.

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