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As lutas pela terra, trabalho e cultura no Quilombo do Mutuca – Mato Grosso, Brasil

Ciudades, 2021
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, Maria de Lourdes Zuquim   +1 more
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Perceived racial discrimination, childhood adversity, and self-reported high blood pressure among adults in rural Alabama

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionDisproportionate exposure to psychosocial stressors, such as racial discrimination, and other forms of adversity across the life course contributes to higher rates of hypertension among Black Americans. However, prior literature is limited by
Tenesha Littleton, Luciana Giorgio Cosenzo, Joana Okine, Sharlene D. Newman   +3 more
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The association between severe maternal morbidity and mortality and race/ethnicity with community type in Maryland

Women's Health, 2023
Background: Severe maternal morbidity and mortality are increasing in the United States with continued healthcare disparities among Non-Hispanic Black women.
Lorene NEA Cudjoe, Joseph K Canner, Shari M Lawson, Arthur Jason Vaught   +3 more
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Place effects on environmental views [PDF]

, 2010
How people respond to questions involving the environment depends partly on individual characteristics. Characteristics such as age, gender, education, and ideology constitute the well-studied social bases of environmental concern, which have been ...
Colocousis, Chris R., Duncan, Cynthia M., Hamilton, Lawrence C.   +2 more
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Variations in national availability of waivered buprenorphine prescribers by racial and ethnic composition of zip codes

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids.
Katherine A. Hirchak, Solmaz Amiri, Gordon Kordas, Oladunni Oluwoye, Abram J. Lyons, Kelsey Bajet, Judith A. Hahn, Michael G. McDonell, Aimee N. C. Campbell, Kamilla Venner   +9 more
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Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Joseph Sadok, Matheus Mochetti, Annabel Sorby Adams, Jennifer Guo, Cristina Trapaga Hacker, Isabella Gomez Hjerthen, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Andrew S. Ham, Justin Hill, Denis Balaban, Kevin Kyle, Rebecca L. Gillani, Marcelo Matiello, Aleksandar Videnovic, Eric C. Klawiter, W. Taylor Kimberly, Farrah J. Mateen   +19 more
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People or Preservation?

Politikon, 2019
Natural protected areas (NPAs) are commonly used to preserve environmental biodiversity. Such policies, however, often harm rural communities. This article argues that the human cost of NPAs is often because of a lack of formal electoral accountability ...
AJ Golio
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Identifying High‐Impact Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Lupus: A Consensus‐Based Approach

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We conducted formative research aimed at identifying solutions that address inequitable health outcomes in lupus due to adverse social determinants of health (SDoH). Methods We conducted a search for keywords, which provided insights into potential solutions and initiatives underway. An advisory panel of lupus experts iteratively reviewed the
Joy Buie, Michael P. Fisher, Kristen Backor, Hannah Tyldsley, Ashira Blazer, Candace Feldman, Andrea Knight, S. Sam Lim, Barbara Ann Polk, Ed Yelin, Edith Williams, Karen H. Costenbader   +11 more
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Ultrasound in Women's Health: Mechanisms, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
As healthcare moves toward decentralization, ultrasound technologies are evolving from strictly imaging tools in clinical settings into versatile diagnostic and therapeutic platforms, with growing roles addressing women's health needs. This review highlights how ultrasound's underlying physical mechanisms can be harnessed to reduce disparities in women'
Sarah B. Ornellas, Bilal Kizilaslan, Aastha Shah, Jason F. Hou, Yoonsoo Shin, Alejandra Hernandez Moyers, Claudia Lozano, Canan Dagdeviren   +7 more
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Internal Migration of Ethnic Groups in England and Wales by Age and District Type [PDF]

, 2008
This paper examines how internal migration propensities vary by age and ethnic group using data from level 1 (district) scale in England and Wales extracted from the 2001 Census Special Migration Statistics and from tables specially commissioned from the
Hussain, S., Stillwell, J.
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