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Funding Cultural Adaptations to Promote Effective and Efficient Mental Health Service Provision [PDF]

, 2011
· Given the changing demographics of the U.S. and documented racial and ethnic health disparities, behavioral health service providers must look at adapting their services to better meet the needs of their diverse client populations.
Ybarra, Rick, Lynda E. Frost, Rick Ybarra, Frost, Lynda E.   +3 more
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Racial-ethnic, gender identity, and sexual orientation disparities in COVID-19-related social and health outcomes: A decomposition analysis

SSM: Population Health, 2023
Despite the growing literature on racial-ethnic disparities during the pandemic, less is known about the explanatory mechanisms of these disparities and inequalities across other axes, such as gender and sexual identities.
Xuewen Yan, John A. Schneider, Laxmi Modali, Colin Korban, Irina Tabidze   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Nursing Home Quality of Life Deficiencies, 2001 to 2011

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2016
Objectives: Racial/ethnic disparities in nursing homes (NHs) are associated with lower quality of care, and state Medicaid payment policies may influence NH quality. However, no studies analyzing disparities in NH quality of life (QoL) exist.
Lauren J. Campbell MA, Xueya Cai PhD, Shan Gao MS, Yue Li PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Outcomes Among Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Scoping Review

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
The five-year survival rate of childhood cancer has increased substantially over the past 50 yr; however, racial/ethnic disparities in health outcomes of survival have not been systematically reviewed.
Tegan J. Reeves, Taylor J. Mathis, Hailey E. Bauer, Melissa M. Hudson, Melissa M. Hudson, Leslie L. Robison, Zhaoming Wang, Zhaoming Wang, Justin N. Baker, I-Chan Huang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Black Lives Matter in the American Public's Mitigation Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Analysis of Mask Wearing and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Deaths from COVID-19

, 2021
Background Mask wearing has varied considerably throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and has been most often associated with political affiliation and specific health beliefs.
Franz, Berkeley, Milner, Adrienne, Braddock, Ii Jomills Henry, Braddock, Jomills, Berkeley Franz, II Jomills Henry Braddock, Adrienne Milner   +6 more
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Racial Disparities in Primary Hyperparathyroidism

World Journal of Surgery, 2020
AbstractBackgroundRacial disparities in surgery are increasingly recognized. We evaluated the impact of race on presentation, preoperative evaluation, and surgical outcomes for patients undergoing parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing parathyroidectomy for PHPT ...
Jennifer Fieber, Kristin Goodsell, Rachel R. Kelz, Jae P. Ermer, Chris Wirtalla, Douglas L. Fraker, Heather Wachtel   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

From Statehood to School Desegregation: Racial Disparities in the Public Education of Mississippi, 1817–1969

AERA Open, 2020
On this 50th-year anniversary of Alexander v. Holmes Board of Education (1969) nationally enforcing school desegregation in fall 1970, Mississippi is being sued for racial disparities in public education between Black students and White students in ...
LaTanya L. Dixon
doaj   +1 more source

The role of data in health care disparities in medicaid managed care [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The Affordable Care Act includes provisions to standardize the collection of data on health care quality that can be used to measure disparities.
Guthrie, Bruce, Moskowitz, David, Bindman, Andrew B.   +2 more
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding [PDF]

Breastfeeding Medicine, 2015
Abstract This article's aim is to review the literature on racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding rates and practices, address barriers to breastfeeding among minority women, conduct a systematic review of breastfeeding interventions, and provide obstetrician-gynecologists with recommendations on how they can help increase ...
Katherine M, Jones, Michael L, Power, John T, Queenan, Jay, Schulkin   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Racial Disparity in Police Contacts [PDF]

Race and Justice, 2012
Criminologists agree the race disparity in arrests cannot be fully explained by differences in criminal behavior. The authors examine social environment factors that may lead to racial differences in police contact in early adolescence, including family, peers, school, and community. Data are from 331 eighth-grade students.
Robert D, Crutchfield, Martie L, Skinner, Kevin P, Haggerty, Anne, McGlynn, Richard F, Catalano   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources