• Examining rates by demographic and social determinants of health characteristics can identify disproportionately affected populations and inform strategies to reduce drug overdose deaths. (cdc.gov)
  • Implementation of available, evidence-based, culturally responsive overdose prevention and response efforts that address health disparities impacting disproportionately affected populations are urgently needed. (cdc.gov)
  • some racial and ethnic minority groups were disproportionately affected ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • factor for increased disease severity, with the multivari- able model accounting for age, sex, medical comorbidity, Evidence suggests that indigenous populations have been interval from onset of symptoms to initiation of antiviral disproportionately affected more by infl uenza pandem- therapy, rurality, and income ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In the United States, health disparities remain a persistent challenge impacting racial and ethnic minorities and other disproportionately affected populations. (nih.gov)
  • Racial and ethnic minority communities in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, meaning they have been hit harder. (medlineplus.gov)
  • MMWR: Early Release, April 12, Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalizations, by Region - United States, March-December 2020: COVID-19 affects racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States at a higher rate than other ethnic groups. (cdc.gov)
  • [6] Chen, R., Aschmann, H. E., & Chen, Y.-H. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Estimated Excess Mortality from External Causes in the US, March to December 2020 . (medicareadvocacy.org)
  • The most recent findings show the 2020 Census undercounted the Latino population nationwide, by almost 5%, more than three times the undercount from 2010. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • September 10, 2021 - In 2020, CDC launched Partnering for Vaccine Equity to reduce disparities in vaccine access and increase vaccination among racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • The community-based approach is informed by recommendations from an expert listening session CDC held in July 2020 and attended by leaders in health, racial equity, and community engagement. (cdc.gov)
  • The competitive awards support a variety of activities that aim to reduce drop-offs along the HIV treatment cascade and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities that bear a disproportionate burden of HIV. (hiv.gov)
  • Achieving this goal requires even greater focus, innovation, and concerted effort to accelerate progress among racial and ethnic minorities. (hiv.gov)
  • The Partnerships for Care (or P4C) demonstration ($2.6M to CDC and $7M to HRSA) is building sustainable partnerships among CDC-funded state health departments and HRSA-funded health centers to support expanded HIV service delivery in communities highly affected by HIV, especially among racial and ethnic minorities. (hiv.gov)
  • Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other racial or ethnic minorities accounted for 26.7% of voters in 2016, a share unchanged from 2012. (pewresearch.org)
  • Among these are racial and ethnic minorities: Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Asians and Pacific Islanders. (hiv.gov)
  • This effort builds upon the previous success of the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Flu supplement program , which promotes healthy behaviors and chronic disease management among five racial and ethnic groups: African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders. (cdc.gov)
  • Here I'm going to discuss the costs of obesity and how it is disproportionally affecting some racial and ethnic groups more than others. (cdc.gov)
  • Some racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionally burdened by chronic disease and are much more likely to succumb to certain illnesses, making the need for tailored communication and research critical. (fda.gov)
  • The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is disproportionally affecting racial and ethnic minorities. (researchgate.net)
  • There are many social, geographic, political, economic, and environmental factors that create challenges to vaccination access and acceptance, and that often affect racial and ethnic minority groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Because of these and other challenges, some Black or African American people and Hispanic or Latino people are less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 than people in other racial and ethnic minority groups and non-Hispanic White people. (cdc.gov)
  • Other racial and ethnic minority groups, including American Indian or Alaska Native people, have also been more severely affected by COVID-19 than non-Hispanic White people, due to the challenges listed above. (cdc.gov)
  • However, vaccination rates among American Indian or Alaska Native people were among the highest earlier in the pandemic among racial and ethnic minority groups, [7] in part due to vaccination efforts from CDC and partners. (cdc.gov)
  • Physical activity promotes health by reducing the risk of chronic diseases and other conditions that are often more common and more severe among racial and ethnic minority groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers have reported differences between racial and ethnic groups that may make them more likely to get sick. (cdc.gov)
  • Human rights groups continued to report incidents of torture in ethnic minority areas. (state.gov)
  • Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. (nih.gov)
  • That is, First Nations ics than other population groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Significant disparities were found among racial/ethnic groups. (ahrq.gov)
  • Because of a higher prevalence of infection or a higher risk for disease for any given prevalence of infection among certain groups, the incidence of TB may be higher among these groups than among the total population. (cdc.gov)
  • Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease that disproportionately affects racial and economically disadvantaged minority groups in America. (wshc.org)
  • At nearly 16.1%, American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes among U.S. racial and ethnic groups. (wshc.org)
  • The CNE accredited session discusses barriers and equips nurses with information and resources to help you facilitate participation in clinical trials among racial and ethnic minority groups. (lupus.org)
  • The authors emphasize the importance of addressing structural determinants of violence, substance abuse, and transportation deaths among racial and ethnic minority groups. (medicareadvocacy.org)
  • Higher levels of disability and mortality due to cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, diabetes, and cancer contribute to this disparity in minority groups. (kevinmd.com)
  • Their turnout rate increased across racial and ethnic groups, with the exception of black Millennials, 50.6% of whom turned out in 2016, compared with 55.0% in 2012. (pewresearch.org)
  • They also separated the consumers of these products into three ethnic groups: white, Hispanic and black, as well as a separate category for government (i.e. non-individual) consumption. (cnn.com)
  • We welcome diversity and applicants from underrepresented groups, including women and racial and ethnic minorities, are encouraged to apply. (countyofdane.com)
  • In 2010, more than one-third of the US population identified themselves as members of racial or ethnic minority groups. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • 1 By 2050, it is projected that these groups will account for nearly half of the US population. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Between 1999 and 2006, professionals from ethnic minority groups increased from 17.6% to 21.4% in psychiatry, from 8.2% to 12.9% in social work, and from 6.6% to 7.8% in psychology. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • This new program is an example of CDC's broader commitment to addressing health inequities among racial and ethnic minority groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Flu and COVID-19 vaccination coverage have been consistently lower among adults from racial and ethnic minority groups, who also experience disproportionate rates of chronic diseases and higher rates of severe flu and COVID-19 illness. (cdc.gov)
  • This work will continue beyond the urgency of the current COVID-19 pandemic and upcoming flu season to ensure long-term impact in racial and ethnic minority groups-with the potential to expand its focus into other underserved adult populations. (cdc.gov)
  • To help the United States prevent the spread of COVID-19, CDC is working with state, territorial, local, and tribal partners, as well as community-serving organizations, to ensure public health actions address health disparities for all populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Explore what CDC and its partners are doing to address health disparities among populations at higher risk for COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • Significant disparities were found across sex, age, and racial and ethnic subgroups. (cdc.gov)
  • Cochrane Abstracts , Evidence Central , evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/Cochrane/431208/all/Community_coalition‐driven_interventions_to_reduce_health_disparities_among_racial_and_ethnic_minority_populations_New. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Only a small fraction of minority health prevention projects included an intervention design, suggesting a limited contribution to the evidence base on effective interventions to address racial or ethnic mortality disparities. (allenpress.com)
  • To adequately address the healthcare inequities facing racial and ethnic older adults, several interventions are required. (kevinmd.com)
  • Efficacious mental health interventions for sexual and gender minority youth have had limited reach, given their delivery as time-intensive, in-person sessions. (jmir.org)
  • The results provide initial evidence that asynchronous psychosocial interventions delivered via a web application to sexual and gender minority youth can support their ability to cope with minority stress. (jmir.org)
  • These result in part from high concentrations of certain racial/ethnic minorities in high-risk jobs and hazardous industries, and lack of complete safety awareness and interventions among certain worker populations due to language, social, cultural, or economic barriers. (cdc.gov)
  • Nearly one-third of those who have died from COVID are Black, while Blacks represent about 14% of the population in the areas analyzed. (kevinmd.com)
  • Blacks involuntarily immigrated to in both health literacy and access to and improved access to advances in the USA during the period from the good-quality health care, including treatment for these diseases for the 16th century to the 18th century and primary prevention, early detection, Black population. (who.int)
  • We have seen this reported recently during the COVID-19 pandemic among minority communities within the United States. (fda.gov)
  • But chronic low back pain tends to affect racial and ethnic minorities in particular, as well as people with a lower socioeconomic background. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In 1992, high school graduates "who were members of special populations were more likely than other graduates to participate in vocational education overall and in occupationally specific education" (p. 14). (vt.edu)
  • Because of the length of the instrument and the complexity of the topics, only two types of questions were examined: new THBS questions and questions that both CDC and the RTI researchers thought might be interpreted differently by the special populations targeted for HIV surveillance. (cdc.gov)
  • SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Population-based study of 3179 participants (mean age = 79.2 years, 58.9% female). (bvsalud.org)
  • PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: The study is a secondary data analysis of five nationally representative population-based Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) conducted in Kenya (2019), Cte d'Ivoire (2018), Lesotho (2018), Mozambique (2019), and Namibia (2019). (cdc.gov)
  • Women and racial/ethnic minorities were significantly represented in both. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Our real-world experiences informed the adaption of these strategies to facilitate the participation of individuals who often do not participate in research-specifically, women and racial/ethnic populations. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Includes data and research on maternal health with an emphasis on racial disparities. (ruralhealthinfo.org)
  • Finally, I'll share how CDC's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program , State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program (SPAN) , and High Obesity Program (HOP) are working with communities to improve physical activity access, among other strategies, to help people most at risk for chronic disease. (cdc.gov)
  • In the spirit of the 2019 National Minority Health Month's Active & Healthy theme , I would like to talk about one strategy-increasing physical activity. (cdc.gov)
  • To characterize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) prevention research portfolio on leading causes of death focused on racial or ethnic minority populations. (allenpress.com)
  • Minority health projects comprised 27.0% of prevention projects and 33.1% of funding across all leading causes of death. (allenpress.com)
  • Homicide (42.9%), diabetes (36.3%), and stroke (35.5%) had the highest proportion of minority health projects and suicide (20.2%), Alzheimer disease (18.8%), and pneumonia or influenza (8.3%) the lowest. (allenpress.com)
  • There was a significant correlation between the proportion of minority health projects for cause of death and the ratio of minorities versus non-minorities mortality rate. (allenpress.com)
  • This portfolio analysis provides a useful baseline to assess future progress in building the minority health prevention research portfolio, a critical component to promoting health equity in population health. (allenpress.com)
  • Figure 5 shows the changes in health insurance coverage that occurred during the recession and recovery for the nonelderly population (under age 65). (kff.org)
  • Known health disparities exist in overdose mortality rates, particularly among certain racial/ethnic minority populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Understanding racial and ethnic disparities at a local level can help guide public health prevention strategies and more equal access to resources. (cdc.gov)
  • The focus of this award is to address issues of mental health and/or social or environmental health in Illinois populations. (nnlm.gov)
  • David R. Williams , a Harvard Pop Center faculty member, collaborated with a Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar program alumna and current Harvard faculty member Katie McLaughlin and colleagues in this study to shed light on whether exposure to trauma might be partly at play in explaining why racial and ethnic minorities have lower rates of psychopathology in the U.S. (harvard.edu)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • The limited research addressing rural Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations suggests that disparities in health and in health care access found among rural racial/ethnic minority populations are generally more severe than those among urban racial/ethnic minorities. (nih.gov)
  • Linking public health planning to the education and economic development sectors will reduce racial/ethnic minority disparities while increasing overall well-being in rural communities. (nih.gov)
  • Racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric mental health. (springer.com)
  • Using comparative interrupted time series methods and a nationally-representative sample of US citizen, Latino children with noncitizen parents from the National Health Interview Survey (2005-2014, n=18,118), this study found that living in counties with higher co-ethnic density placed children at greater risk of losing Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program coverage when their states passed restrictive state omnibus immigrant laws. (ahrq.gov)
  • Communicare/Region 2 Mental Health), an established, accredited political subdivision with 50 years of experience, robust infrastructure and proven track record serving the population of focus in SAMHSA grants, will implement, evaluate and sustain the proposed COVID-19 ERSP program to prevent suicide and suicide attempts. (samhsa.gov)
  • Objectives: The purpose of this article is to describe the successful recruitment and retention strategies used by two related studies within a P20 center funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research focused on precision health research in diverse populations with multiple chronic conditions, including metabolic syndrome. (nursingcenter.com)
  • As the FDA remains steadfast in our urgent response efforts to the pandemic for all Americans, including the nation's most vulnerable communities, I would be remiss not to pause for a moment to mark the importance of National Minority Health Month , observed every April. (fda.gov)
  • The commemoration highlights advancements that have been made, and steps we can continue to take, to increase health equity and reduce health disparities among diverse populations. (fda.gov)
  • This year, the occasion is especially significant because it marks the 10-year anniversary of the FDA's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE), an office committed to reducing the health inequities minorities face that often contribute to reduced quality of life and premature death (watch the OMHHE video below to learn more). (fda.gov)
  • Organizations applying for funding should be established Community Based Organizations, Community Health Clinics/Centers, Coalitions, Faith Based Organizations, etc., with a rapport in any selected population(s) of focus and a demonstrated capacity to engage in relevant activities. (virginia.gov)
  • The researchers also note that discrimination against Black and American Indian or Alaska Native populations produced communities that were especially vulnerable to the consequences of the pandemic, such as unemployment, housing instability, and reduced access to health care. (medicareadvocacy.org)
  • The transformation of health care to online platforms thus intensifies health care disparities for older adults who are also racial/ethnic minorities. (kevinmd.com)
  • A new study about the environment and public health reveals a stark inequity: White populations in the United States contribute more to air pollution than minority Hispanic and black populations. (cnn.com)
  • However, this occupational health disparity appears to be driven by nativity rather than ethnic/racial status. (cdc.gov)
  • Even in racial and ethnic minority populations that have not been hit as hard, we need to ensure that individuals in these communities who are at-risk for HIV infection or are living with the virus have access to services that will protect their health and prevent the further spread of HIV. (hiv.gov)
  • Recognizing this, Congress established and continues to support the Minority AIDS Initiative to improve HIV-related health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority communities and to reduce HIV-related health disparities. (hiv.gov)
  • The Initiative includes an annual allocation of resources to the Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF), which our office, OHAIDP, manages on behalf of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health. (hiv.gov)
  • This study aims to describe the results of a pilot randomized controlled trial of imi , a web application designed to improve mental health by supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority identity affirmation, coping self-efficacy, and coping skill practice. (jmir.org)
  • This article is the first in a series appearing in Psychiatric Times on Minority Mental Health. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Topics will present different perspectives on efforts and directions for improving mental health among ethnocultural minorities. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • The shortage of specialists in minority communities means that finding a mental health practitioner may be a challenge. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • BACKGROUND: Occupational health disparities are defined as differences in disease incidences or risks to health from work exposures existing across racial/ethnic worker populations. (cdc.gov)
  • A concurrent prospective cohort study will compare the LC&FIRP patient population to the population enrolled in a university health system. (cdc.gov)
  • 2008). Disparity in depression treatment among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. (springer.com)
  • Malays or Indians vs Chinese) (Sa- breast cancer in Black women was ample, the racial disparity in tobac- banayagam et al. (who.int)
  • During 1996-1998, AIDS incidence per 100,000 population was calculated using race/ethnicity-specific Bureau of the Census estimates of males aged greater than or equal to 13 years for the corresponding years. (cdc.gov)
  • 1918 pandemic (4,230/100,000 population) was 7.3× the studies have considered the 2009 infl uenza pandemic, and European rate. (cdc.gov)
  • Black individuals, furthermore, had the highest estimated excess homicide deaths per capita (6.7 per 100,000 population), which was more than double the rate of the next highest group (American Indian or Alaska Native individuals). (medicareadvocacy.org)
  • Therapeutics and medical devices are safer and more effective for everyone when clinical research includes diverse populations that reflect race/ethnicity of people living with the disease. (lupus.org)
  • METHODS: Employment data was used to describe the distribution of different racial/ethnic categories of workers in different low and high-risk occupations, and the association between race/ethnicity and rates of work-related fatalities. (cdc.gov)
  • And this number is likely to grow as 51% of children under 15 were considered part of a minority in 2019 . (hubspot.com)
  • Mamelund ( 1 ) reported elevated mortality rate ratios (RRs) 2.04-20.8), but this pattern was not seen for low-income for indigenous populations relative to European populations persons or those residing in rural areas. (cdc.gov)
  • The purpose of this report is to document the results of a focus group discussion and cognitive interview testing for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Transgender HIV Behavioral Survey (THBS): A pilot among racial and ethnic minority male-to-female transgender persons. (cdc.gov)
  • This report presents recent trends in AIDS incidence and deaths among MSM who belong to racial/ethnic minority populations*, and compares data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses with AIDS diagnoses during 1996-1998 among racial/ethnic minority MSM in the 25 states** that have conducted confidential HIV surveillance and AIDS case surveillance since 1994. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2004, the rate of death due to diabetes for American Indians and Alaska Natives was three times higher than that of the general U.S. population. (wshc.org)
  • The rate of diabetes-related kidney failure is 3.5 times higher in American Indians than in the general U.S. population. (wshc.org)
  • To be successful, we must reduce racial and ethnic disparities in obesity. (cdc.gov)
  • Over the past decade, minorities have accounted for 85% of the nation's population growth. (ontheissues.org)
  • From their analysis of 2010 Census data, Passel, Cohn and Lopez (2011) estimate that there are nearly 50.5 million Latinos living the United States, comprising 16.3% of the nation's population. (cdc.gov)
  • Rural racial/ethnic minorities constitute a forgotten population. (nih.gov)
  • Rural racial/ethnic minority disparities in part stem from the aggregation of disadvantaged individuals in rural areas. (nih.gov)
  • Today, nearly one-third of all rural children come from racial or ethnic minority populations, compared with 28.1% in 2010, according to the report. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Inequity was also evident in the populations that proved most vulnerable to the various impacts of the virus, in Africa and globally. (who.int)
  • Evidence suggests that indigenous populations have Samoa (RR 16.5), Nauru (RR 11.2), Tahiti (RR 10.9), and suffered disproportionately from past infl uenza pandemics. (cdc.gov)
  • Our experience across two pilot studies suggests that recruiting diverse populations should build flexibility in the research plan at the outset. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Racial differences in long-term adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence and mortality among Medicaid-insured breast cancer patients in Texas: findings from TCR-Medicaid linked data. (ahrq.gov)
  • There are racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer mortality that may be attributed to differences in receipt of adjuvant cancer treatment. (ahrq.gov)
  • The purpose of this article was to determine whether the mortality disparities could be explained by racial/ethnic differences in long-term adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET). (ahrq.gov)
  • The investigators concluded that long-term adherence in the Medicaid population was suboptimal and racial/ethnic differences in AET adherence may partially explain disparities in mortality. (ahrq.gov)
  • Racial/ethnic differences in the treatment of adolescent major depressive disorders (MDD) across healthcare providers participating in the Medicaid program. (ahrq.gov)
  • The purpose of this study was to examine whether racial/ethnic differences in receipt of major depressive disorder (MDD) treatment could be explained by the specialty of provider diagnosing the adolescent. (ahrq.gov)
  • This brief summarizes RAND Project AIR FORCE research on a process that provides relevant benchmarks for assessing Department of the Air Force demographics and that accurately reflects important gender and racial and ethnic differences. (rand.org)
  • Regardless of etiology, these differences disappear within a generation following immigration, with the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants suffering psychiatric disorders at the same rate at the general population of the United States (Alegria, Mulvaney-Day, Torres, Polio, Chao, & Canino, 2007). (cdc.gov)
  • As three Asian men are found guilty of killing a black man during riots in Birmingham last year, the BBC News website examines what caused two ethnic minority communities to clash. (bbc.co.uk)
  • But what made the clashes stand out even more was the fact that it was two ethnic minority communities - black and Asian - that were at loggerheads. (bbc.co.uk)
  • But Mr Cantle, who wrote a review for the government after the 2001 riots warning of communities living "parallel lives", says until recently such "inter-ethnic conflicts" were not on the agenda of public bodies and the mainstream media. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Since the early years of the epidemic, the impact of HIV has been concentrated in racial and ethnic minority communities. (hiv.gov)
  • Some populations and communities have been more heavily affected by HIV than others. (hiv.gov)
  • Individuals of Latino descent now form the largest ethnic/racial minority group in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Research Council (2003) estimates that by the year 2050, a quarter of the United States' population will be Latino, as will be 15% of the workforce. (cdc.gov)
  • In the past, immigrants from Mexico and Central America tended to settle in areas of the United States already having large existing Latino populations. (cdc.gov)
  • The Pew Hispanic Center (2005) reported that areas of the Midwest and Southeast that had not traditionally been settlement destinations had experienced explosive growth in their Latino populations. (cdc.gov)
  • In this population - as well as in those who have more severe pain - the benefits of yoga may not have been studied sufficiently. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In conclusion, we found that yoga was noninferior to [physical therapy] for improving moderate to severe nonspecific [chronic low back pain] in a diverse, predominantly low-income population. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In some high-income countries, racial and ethnic minorities recorded higher infection and death rates caused by COVID-19. (who.int)
  • While this increase in Medicaid coverage may reflect, in part, the early Medicaid expansions undertaken in 2010 and 2011 by four states (California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, and Minnesota), those early expansions alone did not affect a large enough population to account for the entire increase in Medicaid coverage. (kff.org)
  • Racial and geographic disparities in adherence and discontinuation to adjuvant endocrine therapy in Texas Medicaid-insured patients with breast cancer. (ahrq.gov)
  • Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work: Innovation in Theory, Research & Practice, 23 , 129-147. (springer.com)
  • This brief discusses research on the progression of racial and ethnic minority officers through the ranks and ways to improve promotion rates to increase diversity in senior Army leadership. (rand.org)
  • To help the Army accomplish its diversity goals, RAND Arroyo Center examined retention of racial-ethnic minorities in the Regular Army's enlisted and officer ranks and how racial-ethnic composition changes as soldiers progress in their careers. (rand.org)
  • Native Hawaiians have death rates from diabetes that are 22% higher than that of the entire U.S. population. (wshc.org)
  • Better Strategies to Lessen Disparate Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes With Obesity Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD, addresses the many factors that drive treatment and outcome disparities in racial and ethnic minority populations with type 2 diabetes and obesity. (medscape.com)
  • Sexual and gender minority youth (N=270) aged 13 to 19 (mean 16.5, SD 1.5) years and living in the United States were recruited through Instagram advertisements. (jmir.org)
  • CDC plays a key role in tracking data on obesity burden and the racial and ethnic disparities within the obesity burden . (cdc.gov)
  • Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) targets older ethnic and racial minorities with lethal precision, establishing irrefutable evidence that inequality kills. (kevinmd.com)
  • The Census Bureau is reporting both population undercounts and overcounts, were likely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, natural disasters and decisions by the Trump administration that disrupted normal counting efforts. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • But the country's diverse population doesn't just include people of different races or ethnicities. (hubspot.com)
  • Leading up to the election, the overall eligible voting population was the most racially and ethnically diverse ever . (pewresearch.org)
  • It's also the largest percentage-point decline among any racial or ethnic group since white voter turnout dropped from 70.2% in 1992 to 60.7% in 1996. (pewresearch.org)
  • OBJECTIVES: Hearing loss may contribute to frailty through cognitive and physical decline, but population-based evidence using validated measures remains scarce. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the United States, data show African American, Hispanic, and Native American populations are overrepresented among COVID-19 cases and deaths. (researchgate.net)
  • However, Hispanic and black populations are more likely to be breathing in the air pollution that's created. (cnn.com)
  • This report from the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis updates and replaces previous recommendations for screening for tuberculosis (TB) and TB infection among high-risk populations. (cdc.gov)
  • The third priority is screening populations at high risk for TB to locate persons infected with TB and giving complete therapy to prevent the infection from progressing to active, contagious disease (3,5). (cdc.gov)
  • Although screening high-risk populations for TB infection and providing preventive therapy are crucial to achieving the nation's goal of eliminating TB (6), completion of TB therapy and contact investigation should have priority over screening. (cdc.gov)
  • Lozells is an inner-city area that has seen significant change in its ethnic mix. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Of HIV and AIDS diagnoses among racial/ethnic minority MSM, the proportion who are young (aged 13-24 years) is higher than among white MSM. (cdc.gov)
  • The investigators found that for adolescents with MDD, being first diagnosed by a psychiatrist was associated with higher treatment rate and reduced racial/ethnic variation in the utilization of pharmacotherapy. (ahrq.gov)
  • Rates are disproportionately higher for historically underserved populations, including LGBTQI+ individuals, persons with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities. (justice.gov)
  • Perceived cultural discrimination and insults in the workplace, or in society, along with racial and religious discrimination, were also much higher for CFS sufferers. (sciencedaily.com)