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The Science of Justice, Race, Arrests, and Police Use of Force [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The current report examines racial disparities in use of force across 12 law enforcement departments from geographically and demographically diverse locations and reveals that racial disparities in police use of force persist even when controlling for ...
Amanda Geller   +4 more
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Consumption of ultra-processed foods by foreign-born adults rise with increased levels of acculturation in the United States

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveUltra-processed food (UPF) consumption has been linked to increased risks of negative health outcomes such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and all-cause mortality.
Jennifer J. Barb   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health disparity and cancer health disparity in China

open access: yesAsia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2016
China is one of the largest and most populated countries in the world. It has undergone rapid economic growth in recent years. However, the development is not equitable, and the distribution of wealth significantly varies among the regions in China.
Qi Wang, Jie Jiao
openaire   +3 more sources

Uptake of genetic counseling and testing in a clinic‐based population of women with breast cancer

open access: yesCancer Medicine, 2022
Background The study was conducted to evaluate racial differences in referral and uptake of genetic counseling (GC) in a clinic‐based population of women with breast cancer.
Alexandra Wehbe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Positive and negative aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic among a diverse sample of US adults: an exploratory mixed-methods analysis of online survey data

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound social and economic impact across the United States due to the lockdowns and consequent changes to everyday activities in social spaces.
Stephanie A Ponce   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cross-Cultural Medical Education in the United States: Key Principles and Experiences

open access: yesKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009
The field of cross-cultural care focuses on the ability to communicate effectively and provide quality health care to patients from diverse sociocultural backgrounds.
Joseph R. Betancourt   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Limited Contribution of Health Behaviours to Expanding Income-Related Chronic Disease Disparities Based on a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This study estimated the association of income and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and hypertension, and then quantified the contribution of health behaviors to the association in China.
Frakes, Kaitlyn   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Community-Engaged Approach for Health Equity: Enhancing an Active Environment in Michigan

open access: yesHealth Equity
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in physical activity (PA) has been reported in the United States and worldwide. Post-COVID-19, there is thus an urgent need for public health initiatives to revive individuals’ interest and support ...
Tsu-Yin Wu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expression of Intratumoral IGF-II Is Regulated by the Gene Imprinting Status in Triple Negative Breast Cancer from Vietnamese Patients

open access: yesInternational Journal of Endocrinology, 2015
African American women suffer higher incidence and mortality of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) than Caucasian women. TNBC is very aggressive, causing the worst clinical outcome.
Vinodh Kumar Radhakrishnan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cumulative social disadvantage and health-related quality of life: national health interview survey 2013–2017

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Evidence for the association between social determinants of health (SDoH) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is largely based on single SDoH measures, with limited evaluation of cumulative social disadvantage.
Kobina Hagan   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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