The case for embedding equity into incident command
WHO Eric Goralnick, MD, MS, Medical Director of Emergency Preparedness, Department of Emergency Medicine and the Center for Surgery and
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Contraceptive planning is essential to optimal health for women with heart disease
JACC focus seminar paper on cardio-obstetrics provides reproductive planning guidance for high-risk patient group
Read moreFor some Black students, discrimination outweighed integration’s benefits
Economists find Black students in integration completed less schooling
Read moreReport: Disparities limiting access to healthcare services in PA’s underserved communities
New report by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel University finds health inequities driven by geography and race, shortage of health care workers, digital divide, and pharmacy deserts
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New Scholarship to Reduce Barrier for Most Promising Medical Students
$1.1 million gift from philanthropist Ann Bedell Hunt establishes Bedell Family Endowed Medical Scholarship at UC San Diego School of Medicine in memory of her father, Omar Jaspering, and in honor of Simerjot K. Jassal, MD.
Read more1 in 5 Americans did not seek needed medical treatment during the pandemic due to cost
More than 46 million say they still could not afford medical care today
Read moreStudy reveals large and unequal health burden from air pollution in California’s Bay Area
Results underscore need for urgent action to reduce air pollution, particularly in overburdened areas
Read moreLand-based learning reconnects Indigenous youth to their cultures, says Elizabeth Fast
A 4-day retreat emphasizing knowledge-sharing, survival skills, ceremony and inclusivity builds a sense of belonging
Read moreTeachers can use popular media to address anti-Asian bias, KU research shows
Critical race media literacy effective approach, schools should use to address difficult topics, scholars argue
Read moreStroke rate 4 times higher in Black adults than whites
Kaiser Permanente research shows the need to raise awareness about the dangers of high blood pressure
Read moreLow parental socioeconomic status during pregnancy alters early fetal brain development
Maternal socioeconomic status impacts babies even before birth, emphasizing the need for policy interventions to support the wellbeing of pregnant
Read moreAutism rates have increased and show differences in ethnic minorities
Around one in 57 (1.76%) children in the UK is on the autistic spectrum, significantly higher than previously reported, according
Read moreRacial diversity within a church is associated with higher average attendance over time
New study is a ‘startling contrast’ to past sesearch, Baylor University sociologist says
Read moreSchool closures disproportionately hit disadvantaged students in the US
A study analyzing the distribution of school closures due to COVID concludes that racial minorities, students in need and with already poor academic performance have been more likely engaged in remote schooling since September 2020
Read moreNearly half of poison control calls for supersized alcopops involve underage drinkers
A new George Mason University study found that calls to US poison control centers for supersized alcopops disproportionately involved underage drinkers compared to calls for other alcohol products
Read moreUTA team working with communities to combat environmental racism, urban sprawl
A ‘design playbook’ for historic Black communities
Read morePartnership with churches increases COVID-19 vaccine delivery among Black population
New approach uses mobile vaccine clinics in church parking lots of Black communities
Read moreIncreasing diversity in clinical trials the focus of new stand up to cancer team
The Health Equity Breakthrough Team includes clinical cancer specialists and experts in the social science components of community health
Read moreWhy do some straight men have sex with other men?
According to nationally-representative surveys in the United States, hundreds of thousands of straight-identified men have had sex with other men.
Read moreStudy Aims to (re)Define Latino Manhood and Masculinity
Researchers Delve Deep into How Latinos’ Concepts of Masculinity and Family Shape Their Leadership Roles
Read moreCancer study highlights racial disparities for patients facing dual diagnoses
Findings suggest links between specific cancer treatments, clinical & lab parameters, and 30-day mortality
Read moreIn pandemic, potentially avoidable hospitalizations for non-COVID conditions fell more among whites
UCLA study suggests new way in which COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated racial health disparities
Read moreIncreasing neurodiversity within organisations can boost skill base
At the start of Neurodiversity Celebration Week , new research from Cranfield University demonstrates the importance of organisations becoming more
Read moreForeign-born run greater risk of workplace bullying
The risk of being bullied at work is twice as high if you were born abroad. And if you come
Read moreHigh vitamin D levels may protect against COVID-19, especially for Black people
In a retrospective study of individuals tested for COVID-19, vitamin D levels above those traditionally considered sufficient were associated with a lower risk of COVID-19.
Read moreStudy of 630,000 patients unveils COVID-19 outcome disparities across racial/ethnic lines
Researchers examined EHRs of patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 and found stark disparities in COVID-19 outcomes — odds of infection, hospitalization, and in-hospital mortality — between White and non-White minority racial and ethnic groups
Read moreMobility data used to respond to COVID-19 can leave out older and non-white people
Information on individuals’ mobility–where they go as measured by their smartphones–has been used widely in devising and evaluating ways to
Read moreText me about cervical cancer
Digital communication is a way to bridge the racial disparity gap in cervical cancer information and follow up
Read moreSocioeconomic Factors Play Key Role in COVID-19 Impact on Blacks, Hispanics
March 17, 2021– A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society reveals how socioeconomic factors
Read moreSerious vision impairment declines among older Americans between 2008 and 2017
The decline in the prevalence of impairment was greatest for women, those aged 85 and older, Black Americans and Hispanic Americans
Read moreRacial disparities in heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes death rates have minimally improved over last two decades
Black adults in rural areas have high mortality rates from high blood pressure, diabetes, but improvement seen in stroke outcomes, urban areas
Read moreStudy: Men of color avoid public places out of fear of involvement with criminal justice agents
The U.S. criminal legal system has expanded at a rapid pace, even as crime rates have declined since the 1990s.
Read moreBlack and Hispanic workers overrepresented in occupations with higher risk for COVID-19 exposure
Black workers are especially overrepresented in indoor jobs that require close proximity to others, while Hispanic workers are especially overrepresented in high proximity outdoor jobs, researchers report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Read moreHenry Ford Cancer Institute aims to increase minority participation in clinical trials
$750,000 grant from Genentech will support collaboration with the Detroit Urban Research Center
Read more‘Hunker down’ stress genes boosted in women who live in violent neighborhoods
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The chronic stress of living in neighborhoods with high rates of violence and poverty alters gene activity
Read moreBig shift seen in high-risk older adults’ attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination
Poll shows double-digit jumps since autumn in percentage of Black, Hispanic and chronically ill older adults who say they’ll get vaccinated — or already have
Read moreSchool closures may have wiped out a year of academic progress for pupils in Global South
As much as a year’s worth of past academic progress made by disadvantaged children in the Global South may have been wiped out by school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have calculated.
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From local to global, Argonne initiatives drive gender equality, diversity, respect
Argonne’s workforce has supported gender equality and diversity with various initiatives for 30 years.
Read moreGlobalization of cancer clinical trials linked to lower enrollment of Black patients
For the drug approval process in the United States, investigators have been expanding clinical trials to sites outside the country.
Read more90% of young women report using a filter or editing their photos before posting
New report shows that young women feel under constant scrutiny, and this anxiety and distress has been amplified during the Covid-19 pandemic
Read moreAssessing regulatory fairness through machine learning
The perils of machine learning – using computers to identify and analyze data patterns, such as in facial recognition software
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New health care partnership seeks to help the underserved in Maricopa County, Arizona
The partnership will more deeply integrate SVdP’s Virginia G. Piper Medical Clinic into the Creighton Health Sciences – Phoenix Campus curriculum.
Read moreAfrican American breast cancer survivor cardiovascular disease risk high but knowledge low
New research led by George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services faculty Dr. Michelle Williams found that although African American breast cancer survivors have a higher prevalence of CVD risk factors, their knowledge about CVD is low
Read moreRacial/ethnic disparities in autism
What The Study Did: Survey data were used to estimate changes in racial/ethnic disparities in rates of autism spectrum disorder
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Rutgers University’s Resilient, Innovative Year Confronting COVID-19
The last year, which has been unlike any other in Rutgers’ 254-year history, has centered on keeping the Rutgers community safe, providing top-notch health care, developing the first saliva test for the coronavirus and helping society cope with the biggest global public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Read moreCulturally tailored intervention boosts safe sex, reduces drinking among young Black women
Weekend workshops with group therapy component dually address safe sex and risky alcohol use
Read moreA parental paradox for Black girls in the justice system
Research suggests caregiver attention linked to greater PTSD symptoms
Read moreIncentives can reduce alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native people
SPOKANE, Wash. – The researchers’ findings showed that participants who were given A low-cost, easy-to-administer intervention that uses small prizes
Read moreTop diversity and equity leaders in psychiatry offer guidelines for academic medicine
New article and commentary from American Journal of Psychiatry
Read moreNE Ohio initiative to increase prostate cancer screening in African Americans
Supported with three-year, $2.75M grant from Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
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