2012-05-24T14:56:24Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/caucasian-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/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/research_briefs/RB9375.html Aug 11, 2008 Aug 11, 2008

<p>This fact sheet summarizes a study examining the variation of the intake of fruits and vegetables for blacks, whites, and Mexican Americans, in addition to the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and this intake.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080614.html May 31, 2008 May 31, 2008

<p>Neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) is positively associated with fruit and vegetable intake. Neighborhood SES partially explains black-white intake disparity and is differentially associated with white, black, and Mexican American intake.</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/EP20070402.html Mar 31, 2007 Mar 31, 2007

<p>Large differences in rates of outpatient and residential alcohol treatment completion between African American and white patients at publicly funded programs in LAC, the nation's second largest, publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment system, are partially because of economic differences among patients, but remain largely unexplained. These racial disparities merit additional investigation and the attention of health professionals.</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/EP20070119.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>There is strong evidence that pain is undertreated in black and Hispanic patients.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070211.html Dec 4, 2006 Dec 4, 2006

The good health habits of adolescent Asian immigrants improve with each generation born in the United States, but health habits among adolescent Latino immigrants generally remain poor or become worse in succeeding generations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050827.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>Commentary on a study in this issue that examines disparities in the quality of breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy received by black and white women within a university setting, and found that black women are more likely than white women to have delays in administration of chemotherapy, reductions in doses, and premature discontinuation of therapy.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050507.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>Racial and ethnic disparities exist in reported childhood asthma prevalence, but it is unclear if disparities stem from true prevalence differences or a different likelihood of receiving a diagnosis from a health professional.</p>