Results 11 to 20 of about 589,780 (306)
Background The severity of the HIV epidemic in the United States’ rural South highlights geographic, socioeconomic, and racial disparities that disproportionately affect poor Black Americans.
Madeline C. Pratt +5 more
doaj +1 more source
The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study. [PDF]
BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD risk factors and genetic predisposition.MethodsWe ascertained the prevalence of CKD and its risk factors among a sample of 3 ...
Atukunda, Mucunguzi +14 more
core +2 more sources
The ecology of race and punishment across cities [PDF]
In an era of mass incarceration in the United States, neighborhood context plays a significant role in demographic patterns of imprisonment. This paper examines the preprison neighborhood environment of racial and ethnic groups within the Massachusetts ...
Simes, Jessica T.
core +1 more source
« Quilombolas » and Evangelicans: incompatible identities? Reflexions on a case study in the Brazilian Amazon. Since 1988, many rural people base their legal demands over the land they occupy by claiming the status of communities reminiscent of quilombos.
Véronique Boyer
doaj +1 more source
This article highlights the significance of using ecojustice theory in scholarly discussions regarding issues of science teaching and learning in rural communities of the Southeastern United States.
Georgia Hodges, Deborah J. Tippins
doaj +1 more source
"The sweat that marks the land": Work, Quilombola Rights and Territory in the Island of Marajó - Pará [PDF]
The Quilombola communities are fighting hard for the right to their traditional territories. A struggle which started before the legal instruments that influence the debates about the rights of rural black communities in Brazil were established in 1988 ...
Luis Fernando Cardoso e Cardoso
doaj +3 more sources
Looking Back and Pressing Forward: Lessons for Today Found in the Story of Barbara Smith Conrad [PDF]
Educatio
Stone, Ashley N.
core +1 more source
Black adults bear a disproportionate burden of the obesity epidemic but are underrepresented in weight loss research and lose less weight than their white counterparts in weight loss interventions. Comprehensive behavioral weight loss interventions cause
Karen H. Kim Yeary +2 more
doaj +1 more source
BackgroundMaternal health outcomes have been underresearched due to people who are pregnant being underrepresented or excluded from studies based on their status as a vulnerable study population.
Toluwalase Ajayi +4 more
doaj +1 more source
As lutas pela terra, trabalho e cultura no Quilombo do Mutuca – Mato Grosso, Brasil
This article discusses the rural habitat of the Black Rural Community of Quilombo Mutuca, located in the south of the state Mato Grosso - Brazil. Specific policies and programs for quilombola communities recognized their rights for land tenure, ways of ...
Elizabeth Othon de Souza +1 more
doaj +1 more source

