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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Specialized Centers of Excellence on Minority Health and Health Disparities [PDF]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2022
Priscah Mujuru, Beda Jean-Francois, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable   +2 more
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Bridging the Health Equity Gap: An Update from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Minority Health and Health Equity [PDF]

Health Equity
Richardae Araojo, Christine Lee, Milena Lolic   +2 more
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Enhancing FDA’s Reach to Minorities and Under-Represented Groups through Training: Developing Culturally Competent Health Education Materials

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2021
Health communications may not reach intended populations due to cultural and language barriers. These barriers may prohibit consumers from understanding information needed to make informed health decisions.
Jovonni R. Spinner, Eboni Haynes, Cariny Nunez, Shakia Baskerville, Katherine Bravo, RADM Richardae Araojo   +5 more
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Race/ethnicity-specific associations between breastfeeding information source and breastfeeding rates among U.S. women

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Despite evidence of the impact of breastfeeding information on breastfeeding rates, it is unknown if information sources and impact vary by race/ethnicity, thus this study assessed race/ethnicity-specific associations between breastfeeding ...
Stephanie M. Quintero, Paula D. Strassle, Amalia Londoño Tobón, Stephanie Ponce, Alia Alhomsi, Ana I. Maldonado, Jamie S. Ko, Miciah J. Wilkerson, Anna María Nápoles   +8 more
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Protocol for an attention-matched randomized controlled trial of 2GETHER: a relationship education and HIV prevention program for young male couples

Trials, 2022
Background Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are disproportionately impacted by the HIV epidemic in the USA, and a large number of new infections among YMSM occur in the context of main or primary partnerships.
Michael E. Newcomb, Elissa L. Sarno, Emily Bettin, Adam Conway, James Carey, Christopher Garcia, Ricky Hill, Kyle Jozsa, Gregory Swann, Elizabeth L. Addington, Jody D. Ciolino, Kathryn Macapagal, Judith T. Moskowitz, Brian Mustanski, Sarah W. Whitton   +14 more
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Perceived general, mental, and physical health of Latinos in the United States following adoption of immigrant-inclusive state-level driver’s license policies: a time-series analysis

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background In the United States (U.S.), several states have laws that allow individuals to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their immigration status. Possession of a driver’s license can improve an individual’s access to social programs, healthcare
Cristian Escalera, Paula D. Strassle, Stephanie M. Quintero, Ana I. Maldonado, Diana Withrow, Alia Alhomsi, Jackie Bonilla, Veronica Santana-Ufret, Anna María Nápoles   +8 more
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Parent-child nativity, race, ethnicity, and mental health conditions among U.S. children

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Over a quarter of U.S. children have at least one immigrant parent. Mental health disparities in children need to be assessed to better identify disproportionate burdens and promote health equity.
K. Zarei, L. Kahle, D. Buckman, K. Choi, F. Williams   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inability to get needed health care during the COVID-19 pandemic among a nationally representative, diverse population of U.S. adults with and without chronic conditions

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Delays in health care have been observed in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the prevalence of inability to get needed care and potential disparities in health care access have yet to be assessed.
Stephanie A. Ponce, Miciah Wilkerson, Randy Le, Anna María Nápoles, Paula D. Strassle   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of race/ethnicity and physician recommendation for physical activity on physical activity levels and arthritis symptoms among adults with arthritis

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Among U.S. adults with physician-diagnosed arthritis, we examined the association of 1) participant race/ethnicity with meeting physical activity guidelines and arthritis symptoms, and 2) the association of receipt of a physician exercise ...
Jeremy Huckleby, Faustine Williams, Rose Ramos, Anna María Nápoles   +3 more
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Acculturation and depression are associated with short and long sleep duration among Mexican Americans in NHANES 2005–2018

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Acculturation and depression are linked to poor sleep quality and sleep problems that may explain ongoing health disparities for Hispanics/Latinos. We examined the associations of acculturation, depression, and sleep duration among the Mexican American ...
Cameron K. Ormiston, Diana Lopez, Francisco A. Montiel Ishino, Timothy S. McNeel, Faustine Williams   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source