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Breaking the Barriers to Specialty Care: Practical Ideas to Improve Health Equity and Reduce Cost - Call to Action for a System-wide Focus on Equity [PDF]

, 2016
Tremendous health outcome inequities remain in the U.S. across race and ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and geography—particularly for those with serious conditions such as lung or skin cancer, HIV/AIDS, or cardiovascular
Chris Carlson, Jared Sholk, Jennifer Nanni, Kyle Peterson, Lauren A. Smith, Neeraja Bhavaraju   +5 more
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Mapping environmental injustices: pitfalls and potential of geographic information systems in assessing environmental health and equity. [PDF]

, 2002
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been used increasingly to map instances of environmental injustice, the disproportionate exposure of certain populations to environmental hazards.
Austin R, Been V, Boer JT, Burke LM, Centner T, Drucker E, Hearne SA., Juliana Maantay, Lake R, Lavelle M, Maantay JA, Mahaffey KR, Mohai P, Pollock PH, Scholten HJ, Stretesky P, Wernette DR   +16 more
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Determining the influence of belonging to a wine protected designation of origin on profitability

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract To guide consumers, wineries need credible attributes about the quality of their wines and its origin. In Spain, protected designations of origin (PDO) guarantee that the wine has been produced in a certain wine region in accordance with specific and officially regulated quality criteria thus providing elements of guarantee to the consumer ...
Jordi Moreno Gené, Sònia Solé Puiggené, José Luis Gallizo Larraz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in burden and risk factors associated with childhood stunting in Rwanda from 2000 to 2015: policy and program implications

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Rwanda has made substantial economic progress over the past two decades. However, evidence suggests that malnutrition among children remains high in spite of this progress.
Agnes Binagwaho, Alphonse Rukundo, Samuel Powers, Kateri B. Donahoe, Mawuena Agbonyitor, Fidel Ngabo, Corine Karema, Kirstin Woody Scott, Mary C. Smith Fawzi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding and addressing social determinants to advance cancer health equity in the United States: A blueprint for practice, research, and policy

Ca, 2019
Although cancer mortality rates declined in the United States in recent decades, some populations experienced little benefit from advances in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship care.
Kassandra I. Alcaraz, Tracy L Wiedt, E. Daniels, K. R. Yabroff, Carmen E. Guerra, R. Wender   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on stock prices, profits and perceptions in the food supply chain

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had profound consequences for the global economy. As both countries are major commodity exporters, the food value chain was also affected. This study investigates the impact of the invasion on stock prices, profitability and sentiments of agribusinesses along the food supply chain by using an ...
Julia Höhler, Ivo Harmens, Alfons Oude Lansink   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods among sexually active women in low- and middle-income countries: who is lagging behind?

Reproductive Health, 2018
Background Family planning is key for reducing unintended pregnancies and their health consequences and is also associated with improvements in economic outcomes. Our objective was to identify groups of sexually active women with extremely low demand for
Fernanda Ewerling, Cesar G. Victora, Anita Raj, Carolina V. N. Coll, Franciele Hellwig, Aluisio J. D. Barros   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rhode Island’s Health Equity Zones: Addressing Local Problems with Local Solutions

, 2017
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) describes the strategies and infrastructure it has developed to fund its placed-based initiatives to address the social determinants of health to eliminate health disparities.
Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, Nicole, Ankoma, MPH, MSW, Angela B., Fulton, PhD, John P., Hall-Walker, MPA, Carol, Novais, MA, Ana P.   +4 more
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Disentangling the relationships between denomination of origin regulatory councils activities and Spanish wineries' export performance

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract World markets for quality differentiated agri‐food products are highly competitive, presenting significant challenges for firms aiming to compete effectively. Government agencies and business organizations often implement various export promotion policies to address these challenges.
Nicolás Depetris‐Chauvin, Marta Fernández‐Olmos   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in stunting prevalence in Latin America and the Caribbean countries: differences between quintiles and deciles

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a renewed commitment of tackling the varied challenges of undernutrition, particularly stunting (SDG 2.2).
Maria del Pilar Flores-Quispe, María Clara Restrepo-Méndez, Maria Fátima S. Maia, Leonardo Z. Ferreira, Fernando C. Wehrmeister   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source