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Removing Barriers to Vaccination for Black Americans
To improve Black Americans' confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, health care organizations and the public health system need to become more trustworthy. Honesty about historical and ongoing discrimination and working with communities to provide equitable, accessible care could help.
Aug 6, 2021
Essay
What Programs Can Help Parents in Prison and Their Children?
Around 2.3 million people live in U.S. jails and prisons, and most of them are parents. What are prisons doing to help them be better parents when they get out? It's more than just a policy question—it's a social justice question.
May 2, 2022

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Associations Between Socioeconomic Status and Obesity in Diverse, Young Adolescents: Variation Across Race/Ethnicity and Gender
This study examined the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity risk during early adolescence, ages 10–13 years, and whether this association is present in different racial/ethnic and gender groups during 2 time points in early adolescence.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
TV Viewing, Perceived Similarity Coviewing, and Mental Well-Being Among African American, Latino, and White Children
The purpose of the present study is to examine associations between TV viewing, perceived similarity, and coviewing and mental well-being in African American, Latino, and White children.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Disparities in Quality of Care Among Publicly Insured Adults with Schizophrenia in Four Large U.S. States, 2002–2008
Examines racial/ethnic disparities in quality of schizophrenia care and assess the size of observed disparities across four U.S. states and over time.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Single-parent Family Structure and Sleep Problems in Black and White Adolescents
Sleep is critical for adolescent health and is influenced by the family environment. In our study, we examined if family structure defined as single- vs 2-parent households affected adolescent sleep.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Tobacco Use and Smoking Intentions Among U.S. Fifth-Grade Students
Racially/ethnically diverse preadolescent children share many of the same risk factors for smoking that have been found in studies of older children. Therefore, antismoking policies and programs might be more effective if designed for preadolescents as well as adolescents.
Nov 1, 2013
Journal Article
All-cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality Rates in Postmenopausal White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian Women with and Without Diabetes in the United States: The Women's Health Initiative, 1993-2009
Because of the amplifying effect of diabetes prevalence, efforts to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in the rate of death from diabetes should focus on prevention of diabetes.
Nov 1, 2013
Journal Article
Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Problem Behaviors Among Preadolescent Youths
An examination of the contribution of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination to disparities in problem behaviors found that eliminating discrimination could considerably reduce mental health issues, including problem behaviors, among Black and Latino youths.
May 22, 2013
Journal Article
Racial Disparities in Criminal Court Referrals to Drug Treatment
The U.S. prison population grew nearly fivefold between 1980 and 2009, at least partially due to the “War on Drugs.” Racial disparities in criminal justice referrals to drug treatment potentially affect access to treatment for hundreds of thousands of individuals arrested for drug offenses each year.
May 13, 2013
Journal Article
Perceived Discrimination and Physical Health Among HIV-positive Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men
Findings suggest that the stress of multiple types of discrimination plays a role in health outcomes.
May 1, 2013
Journal Article
Race and Beliefs About Mental Health Treatment Among Anxious Primary Care Patients
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.
Mar 1, 2013
Journal Article
Association of Discrimination-Related Trauma with Sexual Risk Among HIV-positive African American Men Who Have Sex with Men
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.
Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article
Is Obesity Associated with Reduced Health-Related Quality of Life in Latino, Black and White Children in the Community?
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.
Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article
Are Social Network Correlates of Heavy Drinking Similar Among Black Homeless Youth and White Homeless Youth?
Understanding factors associated with heavy drinking among homeless youth is important for prevention efforts.
Nov 1, 2012
Journal Article
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Medicare Part D Experiences
Racial/ethnic minorities report more difficulties in getting drugs and needed information through Medicare's Part D program. However, quality improvement efforts may reduce these disparities in beneficiary experience with prescription drug coverage.
Oct 29, 2012
Blog
Understanding the Roots of Dramatic Black-White Cancer Disparities in the Nation's Capital
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.
Oct 22, 2012
Journal Article
Prenatal, Perinatal, Early Life, and Sociodemographic Factors Underlying Racial Differences in the Likelihood of High Body Index in Early Childhood
Racial disparities in early childhood high BMI were largely explained by potentially modifiable risk and protective factors.
Oct 16, 2012
Journal Article
Differences in Life Expectancy Due to Race and Educational Differences Are Widening, and Many May Not Catch Up
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.
Aug 1, 2012
Commentary
Gulf States Among Top in New HIV, AIDS Cases
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.
Jun 27, 2012
Journal Article
Experiences of Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries with ESRD: Medicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey Results
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have special health needs; little is known about their care experiences.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Comparative Effectiveness of Clozapine Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
Clozapine is more effective than other antipsychotics for treating schizophrenia across racial and ethnic groups.
Jan 1, 2012

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