• Information about the cause of death is translated into medical codes, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compile into national datasets. (nih.gov)
  • Two months later, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded grants to every state health department and 58 large city and county health agencies. (benefitspro.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • This podcast is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) . (siecus.org)
  • Men and women from minority groups continue to experience poor health outcomes compared to non-minority counterparts. (nccu.edu)
  • Black young adults are more likely to burdened by excess weight and face multiple disparities and negative health outcomes. (nccu.edu)
  • The CPHHD Program is designed to promote transdisciplinary research in the area of health inequities with the purpose of contributing directly to improved health outcomes and quality of life for populations with a higher disease burden. (nih.gov)
  • The focus is on both understanding the pathways that result in disparate health outcomes and developing comprehensive models of how various social, economic, cultural, environmental, biological, behavioral, physiological, and genetic factors affect individual health outcomes and their distribution in populations. (nih.gov)
  • There are so many birth disparities and social disparities, and abortion is simply one of those birth outcomes that we consider to be a birth disparity. (kazu.org)
  • Finding better ways to prevent cancer and improve outcomes for patients with cancer are urgent missions of UVA Cancer Center, which has been designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. (uvahealth.com)
  • In the United States, race is a strong social determinant of health because it serves as a proxy for systemic and structural barriers to equitable opportunities for education, employment, earning, housing, and healthcare, which perpetuates racial discrimination and unjust distribution of resources that lead to adverse health outcomes ( 13 , 14 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Physical health indicators: Measures health outcomes related to land reuse and redevelopment. (cdc.gov)
  • The communities who are already facing health disparities, in areas like access to health care, equal medical treatment, and underlying comorbidities, are experiencing far worse health outcomes and far higher mortality rates as a result of COVID-19. (illinois.edu)
  • The panelists in this webinar draw on their research and expertise on health disparities and provide insights as to how and what must be done to improve health outcomes for these vulnerable communities. (illinois.edu)
  • In this talk, Noémie Sportiche will discuss her research and paper which compared health outcomes for people who moved. (harvard.edu)
  • These results suggest disparities in testing access among Hispanic/Latino individuals, who are already at a disproportionate risk for infection and severe outcomes. (lww.com)
  • Four significant predictors explained 52%-72% of the differences in health outcomes between the 2 groups: gross national income, literacy rate, access to clean water and level of corruption. (who.int)
  • diseases can increase coverage and access - and thereby promote more equitable health outcomes - so long as they contribute materially to strengthening health systems. (who.int)
  • The most immediate causes of these poor health outcomes are infectious diseases and undernutrition, while more remote factors, such as resources available to parents, are also known to play a role in child health. (lu.se)
  • Racial disparities in health outcomes, access to health care, insurance coverage, and quality of care in the United States have existed for many years. (bvsalud.org)
  • In my new position as a section chief for the chronic disease bureau of the Delaware State Health Department I will work on programs and interventions that address health disparities among those of ethnic/racial minority groups. (ucsd.edu)
  • Funded for the next five years through a $21.4 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NAU's Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC ) will focus on increasing the university's basic biomedical, clinical and behavioral research capacity to address health disparities among diverse populations of the region. (nau.edu)
  • According to the Healthy People 2010 Objectives list of ten largest Racial and Ethnic disparities: New cases of gonorrhea rank number 1 for Black non-Hispanics Congenital syphilis ranks number 1 for Hispanics Fetal alcohol syndrome ranks number 1 for American Indian/Alaska Native Smoking by pregnant women ranks number 1 for Whites The focus and importance of addressing growing national health disparities represents a relatively new shift in health research. (wikipedia.org)
  • Using Community Asset-Mapping in Health Disparities Research" conducted by principal investigator Veronica Parker, Ph.D. and her research team of the EXPORT Center at Clemson University involved a process called asset-mapping, which focused on community health strengths within specific areas serving poor, racial/ethnic minority and rural populations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Despite improvements in the overall health of the American people, ethnic and racial minorities and other underserved populations suffer from significant disparities in the burden of illness and premature death. (umd.edu)
  • Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal mortality - deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth - in the United States may be larger than previously reported, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. (nih.gov)
  • These sobering findings highlight the urgent need to address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal deaths," said NICHD Director Diana W. Bianchi, M.D. "Accurate data are essential to guide efforts to reduce maternal deaths, many of which are preventable, and to improve the equity of healthcare for women during and after pregnancy. (nih.gov)
  • In this study from Arkansas, USA, a state with TB incidence below the national average of 2.4 cases/100,000 population, we quantify the racial/ethnic disparities in TB incidence at the population level using detailed racial/ethnic categorizations that have not been widely used in previous TB studies in Arkansas ( 15 - 17 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The money is intended to help limit the spread of covid-19 among those most at risk in rural areas and within racial and ethnic minority groups, as well as improve their health. (benefitspro.com)
  • Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or in opportunities to achieve optimal health experienced by socially disadvantaged racial, ethnic, and other population groups, and communities. (cdc.gov)
  • Strategies to Eliminate Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Breast and Cervical Cancer Detection. (ucsf.edu)
  • Addresses racial and ethnic disparities in health by developing and testing interventions to improve the quality of patient-centered care in the clinical encounter. (duke.edu)
  • HCHDS is dedicated to the elimination of disparities in health and health care among racial and ethnic populations, socioeconomic groups, and geopolitical categories such as urban, rural, and suburban. (bvs.br)
  • Variations in racial and ethnic classification used to collect data hinders the ability to obtain reliable and accurate health-indicator rates and in some instances cause bias in estimating the race/ethnicity-specific health measures. (bvsalud.org)
  • Access to health care, behavioral and psychosocial factors as well as cultural differences contribute to the racial and ethnic variations that exist in a person's health. (bvsalud.org)
  • D riven by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing racial justice movement, the nation's health care system is in a period of reckoning regarding its role in perpetuating racial health inequities. (chcs.org)
  • Yet, there is a lack of understanding about what strategies health care systems can use to effectively mitigate cancer-related health disparities and confront the institutional racism that drives these inequities. (chcs.org)
  • Co-Creating Solutions to Address Racism and Disparities in Oncology, an 18-month initiative coordinated by the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) and supported by Genentech , pursued opportunities to address cancer-related health inequities. (chcs.org)
  • Because FQHCs can provide high quality, culturally competent, cost -effective access to important primary care , behavioral health , and enabling services that uniquely benefit low- income and marginalized patient populations , particularly those who have been historically denied access to health care , improving availability of FQHCs may be an important mechanism for improving health care access and reducing subsequent inequities for these underserved groups. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our mission is to work to strengthen, amplify and sustain AMA's work as it relates to eliminating health inequities that we know are rooted in historical and contemporary injustices and discrimination. (ama-assn.org)
  • While a health communication assistant professor at Rutgers, Dr. Jennifer R. Warren had the desire to work more closely with communities where they work, live, and play to truly understand the effects of health inequities and social determinants on health. (caahder.org)
  • The first iteration of CAAHDER was Community Capacity Builders whose mission was to increase the capacity of senior and non senior African American populations to advocate for equitable housing policies and the reduction of place-based social inequities that impact health. (caahder.org)
  • During this time, Dr. Warren witnessed the devastating impact of health inequities on seniors and on low income African Americans and the social inequities they face. (caahder.org)
  • We are a community-based organization whose mission is to provide sustainable solutions to health disparities and inequities impacting low income communities of color and other vulnerable populations through community engagement, partnership building, education, research, heath promotion, and policy advocacy. (caahder.org)
  • There is no organization in Southern New Jersey whose primary focus is on investigating and reporting on enduring equity concerns for low income African American and other vulnerable communities who suffer disproportionately from health disparities and systemic health inequities. (caahder.org)
  • Through our epidemiological investigations, literature reviews, and qualitative research we identify trends and patterns in health disparities and inequities that inform our educational programming for public health professionals and health campaigns. (caahder.org)
  • While the 2017 YRBS is an invaluable tool in determining the health and well-being of students across the nation and in highlighting disparities, it is also important to recognize that the behaviors are often a reflection of inequities young people face in accessing information and care related to their sexual health. (siecus.org)
  • We witnessed COVID-19 ravage our communities and lay bare the systemic inequities that perpetuate health disparities. (mn.us)
  • They also promote the engagement, empowerment and recruitment of underrepresented populations in health professions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many of these centers are made in partnerships with research-intensive universities, medical colleges and institutions, historically black colleges and universities, universities that serve Hispanic populations, tribal colleges and liberal arts schools. (wikipedia.org)
  • This study examined the parental knowledge of physical activity for health promotion in an effort to increase awareness in target populations where this knowledge may be lacking. (wikipedia.org)
  • The focus of this program is to plan, develop and conduct research via radiation oncology clinical trials in hospitals serving disproportionately high numbers of patients from populations affected by health disparities. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gail Tomlinson, MD, PhD , professor of pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio who occupies the Greehey Distinguished Chair in Genetics and Cancer, will present a project titled "Increased rates of genetic variants of unknown significance in Latino and African American populations of South Texas. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Building on its long history of serving underrepresented populations in Arizona and beyond, Northern Arizona University has established a new research center underscoring its ongoing commitment to addressing these health disparities. (nau.edu)
  • This work expands beyond the nine research programs within the Cancer Center to include research with other cancer collaborative groups, research on health disparities, a focus on native populations, and integration with cancer research laboratories and other areas of cancer research at Mayo Clinic. (mayo.edu)
  • Addressing this challenge will require a more equitable health system, in particular fairer distribution of good-quality health services, which are usually concentrated in urban centres serving relatively better-off populations. (who.int)
  • Attention needs to be given to environmental factors that have an impact on human health in order to limit the exposure of populations, in particular poorer groups, to natural hazards and destruction or degradation of natural resources. (who.int)
  • Lighthouse Studies at Peer Point's mission is to conduct research that focuses on health promotion and disease prevention among a wide variety of populations with special emphasis on disadvantaged urb. (bvs.br)
  • A few examples of specific research studies that have been conducted through a partnership of Health Disparities Centers are as follows: "Developing Measures of Parental Knowledge in Physical Activity", a study led by principal investigator Kitty Chan, PhD, was conducted through the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Health disparities-defined by Healthy People 2020 as "a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic and/or environmental disadvantage"-are one of the most compelling social issues facing the region today, say researchers. (nau.edu)
  • The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will host the Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) from August 3 - 7, 2020 at the NIH campus (Natcher, Building 45 conference center rooms). (popresearchcenters.org)
  • UVA is one of just 53 Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Institute and the only one in Virginia. (uvahealth.com)
  • Comprehensive Cancer Centers must meet rigorous standards for innovative research and leading-edge clinical trials, as well as demonstrate enhanced outreach and education to their service areas. (uvahealth.com)
  • Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is also one of 49 NCI -designated comprehensive cancer centers that have further demonstrated substantial transdisciplinary research that bridges basic, clinical and population science. (mayo.edu)
  • Through grant support from the NCHMD, these centers contribute to scientific advancements and community programs with the aim of eliminating health disparities. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Diabetes Peer Counseling Study, currently underway at the Connecticut Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos (CEHDL), under the leadership of Rafael Pérez-Escamilla and his co-principal investigators, Grace Damio and Jyoti Chhabra, is a new community-based intervention study. (wikipedia.org)
  • TCHD enables transdisciplinary, inter-professional collaborations, and novel approaches to understanding minority health and eliminating health disparities through the following channels. (unthsc.edu)
  • The year 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (EHDI) grant program. (mn.us)
  • Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the Minnesota Department of Health's Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (EHDI) . (mn.us)
  • The Development and implementation of effective strategies to reduce or eliminate health disparities are hindered by our inability to accurately assess the extent and types of health disparities due to the limited availability of race/ethnicity-specific information, the limited reliability of existing data and information, and the increasing diversity of the American population. (bvsalud.org)
  • To help eliminate health disparities, we must ensure equal access to health care services as well as quality of care. (bvsalud.org)
  • The overall goal of his internship was to gain experience and skills necessary to develop and conduct community-based research in the field of health promotion and prevention. (ucsd.edu)
  • This report was written by the MDH Center for Health Equity in partnership with staff from Rainbow Research and the University of Minnesota Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center. (mn.us)
  • In general, research in the Dana Center focuses on improving knowledge of risk factors for ocular disease and public health approaches to the prevention of these diseases and their ensuing visual impa. (bvs.br)
  • The Center focuses the research into causes and means of prevention of human disease, notably heart disease, cancer, and stroke. (bvs.br)
  • Addresses the social and economic disparities among minority youth. (ed.gov)
  • While we were angered and deeply saddened by the worsening of racial health disparities by placing political priorities over humanity, the ongoing fallout of COVID-19 now includes systemic, economic disparities that drive all other disparities. (csun.edu)
  • Perhaps the most concerning data reported in the 2017 YRBS reflects significant disparities among LGB and racial minority youth. (siecus.org)
  • Dr. Jackson's research on race, ethnicity, racism, health, and mental health has had far-reaching impacts on the fields of disparities research and minority mental health. (nih.gov)
  • National health statistics reported by race/ethnicity are based on the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards (1). (cdc.gov)
  • In federal health surveys, respondents self-reported race/ethnicity, or proxy reported race/ethnicity for other family members. (cdc.gov)
  • While research over the last 15 years indicates that disparities associated with ethnicity, race and gender tremendously affect New Mexicans, we also know that traumatic life conditions resulting from the chronic strains of poverty and marginalization contribute to cumulative health concerns as well. (unm.edu)
  • This entry was posted in Ethnicity , Gender , Health disparities , Research & Science issues , Social determinants and tagged Ageing , Global Health , Health Inequalities , Migration Status , Research in Health , Social Determinants by Editor Equity/Equidad - CG . (bvsalud.org)
  • And we have yet to address it as a public health crisis, along with all the other things, the social determinants of health and the other medical issues that we know are driving these horrible numbers in Mississippi, which I consider to be ground zero. (kazu.org)
  • We do this by centering and embedding equity and practice and process action, innovation, and performance, building alliances to share power for more meaningful engagement, ensuring equitable opportunities and conditions and innovation for marginalized and minoritized people, pushing upstream to address all determinants of health and creating pathways for truth, reconciliation, and healing for AMA's past. (ama-assn.org)
  • Data on 41 potential determinants of health were obtained from 10 different data sources, and 4 primary outcome measures (male and female life expectancy, maternal mortality ratio and infant mortality rate) were analysed. (who.int)
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  • Yet that is a real stretch in other instances when genes are linked to health conditions that become labeled as race specific, since this has the potential to distort the discussion on racial health disparities. (americanprogress.org)
  • Prof. Lleras' research addresses racial health disparities, educational inequality, and poverty by examining how schools and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent health and development and maternal well-being. (illinois.edu)
  • 2017. Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging: Health Disparities. (cdc.gov)
  • As a result, The Center for African American Health Disparities Education & Research (CAAHDER), Inc. was established in 2017 by Dr. Jennifer R. Warren, gaining nonprofit status in 2018. (caahder.org)
  • This program, originally entitled the Project EXPORT, now bears the title of the NCMHD Centers of Excellence (COE) Program. (wikipedia.org)
  • The National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) James Jackson Memorial Award recognizes an outstanding researcher who has demonstrated exceptional individual achievement and leadership in mental health disparities research and excellence in mentorship, influence, and support of trainees. (nih.gov)
  • Currently, she is an associate professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California, Director of the USC Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Social Work, Senior Scientist at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, and Founder and Chair of Advocates for African American Elders at the University of Southern California. (nih.gov)
  • The Texas Center for Health Disparities (TCHD) is one of twelve NIMHD Specialized Centers of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities in the country. (unthsc.edu)
  • The Cancer Center receives about $119 million in competitive peer-review grants annually, including the NCI's highly sought Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grants . (mayo.edu)
  • This measure is intended as an indicator of socioeconomic status to help more precisely measure disparities. (cdc.gov)
  • There are so many different factors causing health disparities in the Southwest, including socioeconomic factors, environmental exposures, access to care and cultural components of lifestyle choices," she said. (nau.edu)
  • This entry was posted in Equity , Social determinants , Universal health coverage and tagged Argentina , Demographic , Medicine National Politics , Socioeconomic factors by Editor Equity/Equidad - DB . (bvsalud.org)
  • Parental resources, health, and socioeconomic status are all vital components of human development in sub-Saharan Africa and other low and middle-income countries. (lu.se)
  • He contributes expertise in respect to how the pandemic has exacerbated these issues and interventions to reduce these disparities. (illinois.edu)
  • At the Center for Health Care Strategies, we strive to reflect the core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our work and in our workplace. (chcs.org)
  • however, such disaggregated analysis is typically not available in TB surveillance reports, limiting the ability of public health programs to develop pro-equity policies ( 7 , 8 , 11 , 12 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In the latest installment of our Prioritizing Equity series, join practicing physicians and leaders in health care as they share how they are addressing root causes of inequity during COVID-19 and beyond-by centering equity in their workspaces and dismantling racist policies and practices. (ama-assn.org)
  • Thanks again for joining in this episode of Prioritizing Equity, our series to really talk about and elevate and figure out how do we really center equity, really it was throughout this COVID crisis, but our crisis of racism and reality of that. (ama-assn.org)
  • And just overall, how do we center equity within the health care space? (ama-assn.org)
  • I am Dr Aletha Maybank, and I am chief health equity officer at the American Medical Association over the Center for Health Equity. (ama-assn.org)
  • Just a reminder that we have our health equity resource center on the AMA website, and some of this will be put up in the chat on the YouTube channel. (ama-assn.org)
  • We have the Dr David Ansell, who is associate provost for Community Affairs at Rush University and the Michael E. Kelly, presidential professor, also senior vice president for Community Health Equity, Rush. (ama-assn.org)
  • Professor Julie Baldwin , director of the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), and professor Diane Stearns , associate vice president for research, will co-lead the collaborative center. (nau.edu)
  • Since arriving at NAU in 2014, the president has supported an initiative to identify and recruit high-impact, nationally known scholars in ecosystem and climate science, environmental health, health equity, cybersecurity and advanced materials. (nau.edu)
  • We are truly grateful to President Cheng for her strong institutional support of this center and for her vision to elevate health equity as a major research agenda at NAU," Baldwin added. (nau.edu)
  • With a liberatory spirit, the San Fernando Valley's HERE Center works with communities by nurturing collaborative research to improve health equity! (csun.edu)
  • For members of the CSUN community seeking a progressive environment for researching health equity, the HERE Center provides resources and opportunities that promote scholarly collaboration to empower communities toward reducing health disparities. (csun.edu)
  • We have also been thinking about what future investments are needed in order to strengthen Minnesota's ecosystem to advance health equity for all. (mn.us)
  • For the past year, the Center for Health Equity has been working with a group of previous and current EHDI grantees to develop a report to capture the lessons we have learned over the past two decades on what it takes to advance health equity in communities of color and American Indians. (mn.us)
  • We also recognize EHDI is one element within a complex ecosystem that requires many entities working together in order to truly achieve health and racial equity in Minnesota. (mn.us)
  • Health needs to be addressed within a broad developmental framework which prioritizes growth with equity, social cohesion, social protection, empowerment of the poor, and protection of natural resources, in particular safe water for human consumption. (who.int)
  • Equity concerns should underpin health strategies and policies. (who.int)
  • This entry was posted in Equity , Social determinants , Universal health coverage and tagged Global Health , Health Inequality , Sustainable Development Goals , Tuberculosis , Urbanization by Editor Equity/Equidad - DB . (bvsalud.org)
  • Disparities in health and health care in the US are widespread, severe and unacceptable. (nccu.edu)
  • Genes may predispose a person to certain health ailments, but health conditions are a combination of environment, lifestyle impositions, personal decisions, and access to affordable, quality health care. (americanprogress.org)
  • Health care policymakers must ensure that a correlation between a gene pattern and a medical condition does not become a proxy for the causation of that medical condition as some in the medical and pharmaceutical industries move toward geneticizing and racializing disease. (americanprogress.org)
  • Cancer-related health disparities demonstrate the complicated impact of racism exacerbated by policy, health care systems, and environmental factors for communities of color. (chcs.org)
  • Other causes include mistrust of medical providers by communities of color, implicit and explicit biases by providers and health care systems, and racist health care system policies. (chcs.org)
  • Highlight mechanisms for health care systems to address institutional bias and racism inherent in cancer care for communities of color and establish measures to track progress. (chcs.org)
  • Throughout the initiative, CHCS also distilled lessons from the participating sites and publicly shared emerging best practices for health care systems and communities of color to co-create solutions to address health disparities. (chcs.org)
  • By helping her to go to college - community college - getting a degree in a health care area, which is in demand here. (kazu.org)
  • FADEL: So then this comes down to people who have access to health care and education and people who don't. (kazu.org)
  • Because clinical trials often provide the most cutting edge - if still unproven - treatments, the finding is a new example of how income disparities translate to unequal access to medical care. (fredhutch.org)
  • Centers that specialize in cancer care typically have higher rates of clinical trial participation than general or community hospitals, in part because patients who seek care there are often hoping to find an experimental therapy and in part because doctors and staff there are more likely to talk to patients about clinical trials. (fredhutch.org)
  • Patients - or their insurance companies - are responsible for routine health care costs associated with the study, including any other drugs, procedures or services needed during the trial period. (fredhutch.org)
  • The passage of the Affordable Care Act took some steps in that direction, said Dr. Beti Thompson , head of Fred Hutch's Health Disparities Research Center , who was not involved in the study. (fredhutch.org)
  • Under the health care reform bill passed in 2010, all insurance companies are required to cover routine costs for patients participating in approved, federally funded clinical trials, unless a policy was grandfathered in and is not subject to the reforms. (fredhutch.org)
  • In this Director's Message, Dr. Gordon discusses NIMH-funded research that aims to close the gap, ensuring that improved mental health care meets the needs of all Americans. (nih.gov)
  • In recognition of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon highlights efforts within the NIMH research portfolio to address disparities in mental health and access to care. (nih.gov)
  • Given that CTC must be covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) based on the USPSTF grading, the lack of CMS coverage is creating health disparities for many older Americans. (acr.org)
  • Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) improve access to care for important health services (e.g., preventive care ), particularly among marginalized and underserved communities . (bvsalud.org)
  • Contact a health care provider if you have questions about your health. (medlineplus.gov)
  • J Health Care Poor Underserved. (ucsf.edu)
  • Ko M, Heslin KC, Edelstein RA, Grumbach K. The role of medical education in reducing health care disparities: the first ten years of the UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program. (ucsf.edu)
  • How health care systems can begin to address the challenge of limited literacy. (ucsf.edu)
  • Wilson E, Chen AH, Grumbach K, Wang F, Fernandez A. Effects of limited English proficiency and physician language on health care comprehension. (ucsf.edu)
  • Disparities in health care access between rural and urban areas have been documented. (cdc.gov)
  • The Southwest has some of the highest poverty rates in the country, some of the lowest rates of health care access and a widespread incidence of serious chronic diseases, infectious diseases and behavioral health problems. (nau.edu)
  • Our data-driven insights have advanced major health care programs people rely on, including Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, substance-use services, disability services, and hospital systems nationwide. (mathematica.org)
  • This study describes the characteristics of migrant and seasonal farm workers (MSFWs) served by federally-funded health centers and examines disparities in access to primary and preventive care between migrant health center (MHC) and community health center (CHC) program patients. (mathematica.org)
  • Our study showed that the MHC program provided comparable health care access and quality for MSFWs relative to CHC patients. (mathematica.org)
  • These results affirmed the role of health centers in providing high-quality primary care and reducing disparities. (mathematica.org)
  • This is really largely due to better living conditions, safe water, childhood vaccination programs in particular, and access to health care, of course, has really made a big difference. (cdc.gov)
  • the focus of NM CARES is to advance the dialogue on health disparities by focusing on the interface between the health care system and its underlying causes. (unm.edu)
  • Butler, AM . Shared decision making, stigma, and child mental health functioning among families referred for primary care-located mental health services. (bcm.edu)
  • The current study evaluated a Diabetes Project implemented by a local community health care center. (wichita.edu)
  • I teach a seminar on ethics in health care in the newly-launched Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Yale. (thehastingscenter.org)
  • Several students raised intriguing questions about the resilience of health care professionals. (thehastingscenter.org)
  • Action is needed in relation to salaries and incentives, investment in pre- and in-service training, adjustment of staffing and skill mix, filling of immediate gaps in service delivery, harmonization of donor-led initiatives, provision of care and treatment for health personnel affected by HIV/AIDS, and the migration of health professionals. (who.int)
  • The health system may itself be a cause of poverty, for example if health-care payments push the poor or near-poor into destitution, or if lack of access to care creates life-long disability, limiting earning power. (who.int)
  • The Lipitz Center is committed to improving the health and quality of life for people with complex health care needs by conducting research and disseminating new knowledge. (bvs.br)
  • Specifically, the persistence of the intergenerational transmission of health from mother to child has attenuated as government spending on health care has increased, and the association between parental education and child health has diminished over time as the contextual environment has improved. (lu.se)
  • Health care providers must become culturally competent and understand the differences that exist among the people they serve in order to eliminate disparities. (bvsalud.org)
  • Developing comprehensive and multi-level programs to eliminate healthcare disparities requires coordination and collaboration between the public (Local, state and federal health departments), private (Health Insurance companies, private health care providers), and professional (Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, laboratories, etc) sectors. (bvsalud.org)
  • NIEHS is committed to conducting the most rigorous research in environmental health sciences, and to communicating the results of this research to the public. (nih.gov)
  • IDC aims to administer and employ a rigorous and competitive pilot project program to stimulate new health disparity research at NCCU​, and to provide support for NCCU faculty to develop as biomedical/behavioral researchers​. (nccu.edu)
  • The BUILD PODER Webinar Series offers exciting resources for generating rigorous health disparities research to faculty, students, and the larger CSUN community. (csun.edu)
  • Our Center strives to improve equitable access to decent, affordable homes in thriving communities and conducts rigorous research to advance policy and practice. (harvard.edu)
  • Some of the diseases disproportionately affecting minorities and the poor are listed in Figure 1: Sample of Disparities in Health. (umd.edu)
  • Dr. Barbara Bendlin, PhD, is Deputy Director of the UW Center for Health Disparities Research and a faculty member in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. (wisc.edu)
  • Over time, SHERC will work closely with community partners to expand capacity to address health disparities in chronic and infectious diseases, as well as high-priority behavioral health conditions. (nau.edu)
  • Global trends indicate that the World Health Organization's (WHO) End TB Strategy milestones will likely be missed because TB incidence has reduced by only 10% and TB deaths by 5.9% during 2015-2021, compared with the desired goals of 20% reduction in incidence and 35% reduction in deaths ( 2 , 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The Biden administration in March 2021 announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address covid health disparities, the largest federal funding initiative designed specifically to help underserved communities hardest hit by the virus. (benefitspro.com)
  • SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 1, 2021) - Researchers from the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, will present results of multiple lines of study Dec. 7-10 during the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). (uthscsa.edu)
  • Early marriage and violence against women have an impact on maternal health, and unwanted or forced sex increases the risk of HIV infection. (who.int)
  • and secondly, to explore disparities in child health as they relate to several parental factors ─ maternal health, parental education, and religious affiliation. (lu.se)
  • The relationship between child health and parental education and, especially, maternal health, appears to be persistent and strong, even independent of contextual factors and other measures of living standards. (lu.se)
  • As the contextual environment has improved, the association between parental education and maternal health and child health appears to have decreased. (lu.se)
  • NCCU Advanced Center for COVID19 Related Disparities (ACCORD) will conduct multidisciplinary research to study the public health and economic impact of COVID19 on underserved communities of NC. (nccu.edu)
  • Designed to increase knowledge and skill of participants in the evaluation, design, and conduct of health disparities research. (duke.edu)
  • Researchers in Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center work with scientists and clinicians in other organizations worldwide through cancer cooperative groups and a range of collaborations. (mayo.edu)
  • By forming lasting collaborations with interested persons throughout the University of New Mexico and across the state's diverse communities, we will work to find health interventions that are community-driven, culturally relevant, and sustainable for diverse peoples who live in this beautiful state. (unm.edu)
  • The Virginia Rural Health Association will use their grant to equip providers with skills and resources to serve individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+ and ensure that everyone in rural Virginia can access healthcare, including cancer screenings, in a safe and affirmative environment. (uvahealth.com)
  • Community Health Centers and the Patient Centered Medical Home: Challenges and opportunities to Reduce healthcare disparities in America. (ucsf.edu)
  • Dr. Warren envisioned a world where social determinants are benign, everyone has equal access to equitable healthcare and health disparities have been eliminated. (caahder.org)
  • Increasing quality of health, and Building bridges through sustained community engagement to improve the quality of health of African American underserved communities. (caahder.org)
  • At CAAHDER we research existing evidence-based and promising interventions, programs, and strategies, their impact on community health and well-being, and engage partners to implement those methods to promote robust and healthy individuals and communities. (caahder.org)
  • Health disparities, and their effects on the health and well-being of New Mexicans, are intolerable yet widespread, affecting many of the people and communities throughout the state. (unm.edu)
  • While we are all vulnerable to the potential health risks of COVID-19, it has become apparent that this pandemic is not affecting all communities equally. (illinois.edu)
  • She contributes expertise in understanding how exposure to chronic social stressors affect mental health, immune functioning, and disease risk among communities of color. (illinois.edu)
  • The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies strives to improve equitable access to decent, affordable homes in thriving communities. (harvard.edu)
  • In this jointly written Director's Message, Dr. Gordon and Dr. Rachel L. Levine, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, describe the mental health impacts of the COVID pandemic on children and what we can do to support kids during this difficult time. (nih.gov)
  • States have spent little of the millions in federal dollars earmarked to tackle COVID health disparities. (benefitspro.com)
  • The authors acknowledge the states/jurisdictions that devoted time to developing COVID-19 dashboard infrastructure, as well as the demographic data collection team at the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center: Meg Burke, Marlene Caceres, Dane Galloway, Adam Lee, Molly Mantus, Taylor Martin, Promise Maswanganye, and Miriam McKinney Gray. (lww.com)
  • Diagnostic testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is a critical public health surveillance tool. (lww.com)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing health-based disparities in the United States. (lww.com)
  • Clinical and translational researchers from UMMC, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Tulane University will host the Delta Clinical and Translational Science Health Disparities Conference from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, in the medical education building. (umc.edu)
  • A partnership, focusing on translational cancer health disparities research and education/training of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-stage investigators in this field. (duke.edu)
  • Health disparities continue to be major issue in the United States, It is a common misconception that Health Disparities Centers are tailored primarily for minorities, but in actuality their mission extends to a wide range of groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center patients have access to hundreds of clinical trials in all phases led by Mayo Clinic scientists. (mayo.edu)
  • NIEHS research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health. (nih.gov)
  • Diseases, which was devoted to Arctic Health and the International Polar Year. (cdc.gov)
  • Effective and equitable health systems are a prerequisite to meet and sustain the Goal related to combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, and targets associated with immunization and safe motherhood. (who.int)
  • Spatial availability of federally qualified health centers and disparities in health services utilization in medically underserved areas. (bvsalud.org)
  • Using Poisson and multivariate regression models, we found that in medically underserved areas , having at least one FQHC site was associated with greater likelihood of patients seeking health services at FQHCs [rate ratio (RR) = 3.27, 95%CI 2.27-4.70] than areas with no FQHCs available, varying across states (RRs = 1.12 to 6.33). (bvsalud.org)
  • This Minority Mental Health Month, Dr. Gordon highlights NIMH efforts to understand and support the diverse mental health needs of Hispanic and Latino youth. (nih.gov)
  • In this Director's message, Dr. Gordon describes NIMH efforts to address mental health disparities and ensure an effective and inclusive workforce for mental health research. (nih.gov)
  • Mental health disparities are significant and easily documented. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of NIH, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (nih.gov)
  • As a social scientist, Dr. Lincoln focuses on the social, psychosocial, and public health factors related to mental health disparities. (nih.gov)
  • Logistic regression was used to model the relationship between job loss since the disaster and probable PTSD for the 2 racial groups separately while controlling for sociodemographics, disaster exposure, postdisaster traumatic/stressful events exposure, lower respiratory symptoms, PTSD history since 9/11, and mental health service use. (cdc.gov)
  • Join us in spreading awareness about the unique struggles and disparities that underrepresented groups have to face regarding their mental health. (csun.edu)
  • My research has evolved into a mental health disparities focus. (unm.edu)
  • Butler AM , Weller B, & Titus C. Relationship of shared decision making with parental perceptions of children's mental health functioning. (bcm.edu)
  • Butler AM , Elkins S, Kowalkowski M, & Raphael J. Shared decision making among parents of children with mental health conditions and chronic physical conditions. (bcm.edu)
  • Relationship of reported negative neighborhood conditions with child mental health. (bcm.edu)
  • Five community groups from across Virginia have received $10,000 grants from UVA Cancer Center to address cancer-related health disparities. (uvahealth.com)
  • The grant program was created to celebrate UVA's designation by the National Cancer Institute as Virginia's only Comprehensive Cancer Center. (uvahealth.com)
  • UVA Cancer Center will begin accepting applications for the next round of community grants this summer. (uvahealth.com)
  • The international symposium, initiated and owned by the Mays Cancer Center and operated in conjunction with the American Association for Cancer Research, is again at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and will include both in-person and virtual attendance. (uthscsa.edu)
  • SABCS Co-Director Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc , leader of the breast oncology program at the Mays Cancer Center and professor of medicine at UT Health San Antonio, will present a project titled "Mutational landscape and immune infiltration of breast cancer metastases to gynecologic and other organs. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Recently the Mays Cancer Center was a participating site in a first-in-humans phase I trial of a new breast cancer medication. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Henriette Balinda, PhD, research scientist at the Mays Cancer Center, will present the study , "Inhibition of FASN as a potential treatment of advanced therapy-resistant breast cancer. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Every day, more than 350 outstanding physicians and scientists at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicate themselves to finding answers for the unmet medical needs of cancer patients. (mayo.edu)
  • Cheryl Willman, M.D. , is the Stephen and Barbara Slaggie Executive Director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs and director of Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. (mayo.edu)
  • Dr. Willman partners with Jolene M. Summer Bolster, associate administrator of the Cancer Center, to lead the Cancer Center and cancer programs in the Midwest, Arizona and Florida, and the newly developing Mayo Clinic global cancer programs in London, England, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (mayo.edu)
  • Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is designated as a National Cancer Institute (NCI) cancer center . (mayo.edu)
  • Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers relentlessly pursue discoveries that deliver hope and better health today and for generations to come. (mayo.edu)
  • Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center has nine major cancer research programs focused on providing medical solutions for cancer patients. (mayo.edu)
  • The UMass Cancer Center is dedicated to training the next generation of cancer researchers, clinicians and physician-scientists. (umassmed.edu)
  • Cancer Disparities Research Partnership Program (CDRP) is a Cooperative Planning Grant for Cancer Disparities Research Partnership Program initiated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). (wikipedia.org)
  • This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), sponsored jointly by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) of the National Institutes of Health, solicits grant applications for Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) Program. (nih.gov)
  • Health disparities are health differences between different groups of people. (medlineplus.gov)
  • ABSTRACT We examined differences in health indicators and associated factors across countries according to the proportion of the population who are Muslim. (who.int)
  • The recent discovery of morphological differences in the brainstem of infants who have died from SIDS indicates that such cases may represent immature development of centers responsible for arousal, cardiovascular, and respiratory functions. (medscape.com)
  • Secondly, contextual factors explain some of the differences in child health between different groups but do so to a varying degree. (lu.se)
  • Association of health self-empowerment with health-promoting behaviors among chronically ill African American and non-Hispanic White adolescents. (bcm.edu)
  • This data should be used in order to remedy disparities-such as efforts to provide more LGBTQ-inclusive and culturally appropriate sex education-and not in a manner that is shaming or stigmatizing LGBTQ youth or youth of color for their health behaviors. (siecus.org)
  • The designation recognizes elite cancer centers with the most outstanding cancer programs in the nation. (uvahealth.com)
  • The HERE Center recognizes and acknowledges the Sesevitam, the first people of this ancestral and unceded territory of Sesevenga that is now occupied by our institution. (csun.edu)
  • Prof. Teran-Garcia's research focuses on transdisciplinary work promoting health and wellness among families of Hispanic-heritage. (illinois.edu)
  • The Welch Center is a multidisciplinary research center which work promotes the health of the public by generating the knowledge required to prevent disease and its consequences. (bvs.br)
  • Dr. Ingrid Espinoza, associate professor of preventive medicine, will give the Population Health Grand Rounds presentation, "Hypoxia Associated Genes on Disparities in the Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer: Population Health Implications," from noon-1 p.m. on Monday, July 16, in the fourth-floor conference room of the Guyton Research Center. (umc.edu)
  • Ultimately, for both areas, the results of the proposed research should aid the development of effective strategies for multilevel interventions to that seek to promote health and/or lessen the burden of disease. (nih.gov)
  • Health strategies should therefore be firmly rooted in overall public policy and its implementation aimed at reduction of poverty. (who.int)