• Risk model-based screening may reduce racial and ethnic disparities and improve screening performance, but neither validation of key risk prediction models nor their screening performance has been examined by race and ethnicity. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective: To validate and recalibrate the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial 2012 (PLCOm2012) model-a well-established risk prediction model based on a predominantly White population-across races and ethnicities in the US and evaluate racial and ethnic disparities and screening performance through risk-based screening using PLCOm2012 vs the USPSTF 2021 criteria. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusions: The findings of this cohort study suggest that risk-based lung cancer screening can reduce racial and ethnic disparities and improve screening performance across races and ethnicities vs the USPSTF 2021 criteria. (bvsalud.org)
  • Other data show racial and ethnic disparities persist among adults despite some improvements in coverage among Black adults and Asian American adults, and coverage in urban and suburban parts of the country continues to be higher than in rural areas. (cdc.gov)
  • It is important to understand various groups' awareness of genetic testing and its acceptability to avoid further disparities in health care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • But not everyone receives the benefits provided by genomics, and some have even claimed that genomics might widen health disparities among some racial and ethnic minority groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Analysis of ethnic disparities in workers' compensation claims using data linkage. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE: The overall goal of this research project was to assess ethnic disparities in monetary compensation among construction workers injured on the job through the linkage of medical records and workers' compensation data. (cdc.gov)
  • A growing literature has pointed out disparities in teleworking among different racial and ethnic (hereafter racial) workers. (cdc.gov)
  • However, potential disparities across other racial and ethnic groups in the US remain unknown. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, disparities in flu vaccination coverage persist among adults in some racial and ethnic groups. (cdc.gov)
  • The groups in the rebel alliance, like other minority groups living in border regions, have struggled for decades for greater autonomy from Myanmar's central government. (kdvr.com)
  • Other minority groups were not discussed in the same way. (timesofisrael.com)
  • US and UK studies show that people from ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive genetic testing. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This review aims to identify and detail awareness, knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards genetic counselling/testing for cancer risk prediction in ethnic minority groups. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Results revealed low awareness and knowledge of genetic counselling/testing for cancer susceptibility amongst ethnic minority groups including African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Interventions are needed to increase awareness and knowledge of genetic testing for cancer risk and to reduce the perceived stigma and taboo surrounding the topic of cancer in ethnic minority groups. (biomedcentral.com)
  • More detailed research is needed in countries other than the US and across a broader spectrum of ethnic minority groups to develop effective culturally sensitive approaches for cancer prevention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For example, studies have found lower rates of BRCA genetic counseling and testing among racial and ethnic minority groups. (cdc.gov)
  • A greater understanding of the role of genetics in chronic conditions might be pivotal for increasing use of genetic counseling and testing for these conditions among some racial and ethnic minority groups. (cdc.gov)
  • If we are to address health equity in genomics, we need to increase awareness and knowledge , for example among racial and ethnic minority groups who are at risk for specific diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Nearly a thousand plant, fungi and animal species have been recorded within the area, and many Bunong, a minority ethnic group indigenous to Cambodia, claim the sanctuary as their ancestral homeland. (mongabay.com)
  • Residing primarily in the province of Mondulkiri, the Bunong comprise the nation's largest highland Indigenous group. (mongabay.com)
  • Many Bunong, a minority ethnic group indigenous to Cambodia, claim the sanctuary as their ancestral homeland. (mongabay.com)
  • Others say Indigenous roots are being faked to claim government benefits aimed at overcoming Indigenous disadvantage. (texomashomepage.com)
  • Indigenous Australians are the most disadvantaged ethnic group in Australia. (texomashomepage.com)
  • and moved to empower previously marginalised groups, among them the indigenous people who account for 65 per cent of the population. (asiaone.com)
  • Indigenous, Afro-descendant, Roma and other ethnic populations (who receive different denominations and conceptualizations depending on the historical, social and political context of the countries) live and coexist in it, which implies recognizing cultural realities and different health needs, both among the countries of the Region, as well as within them. (bvsalud.org)
  • Notably, the National Health Program for Indigenous Peoples seeks to improve health coverage for Indigenous Communities through an intercultural lens, aligning with the Law on indigenous policy and support for aboriginal communities that emphasizes the participation and development of indigenous groups while respecting their values. (bvsalud.org)
  • Morales, a member of the Aymara ethnic group, has also used nationalist, anti-capitalist rhetoric to fire up popular support. (asiaone.com)
  • The Aymara were an ethnic group from the Andes, who became the subjects of the Incas, and later the Spanish. (guernicamag.com)
  • Echoing earlier treatment of ethnic minorities, 'Islanders' were stigmatised and scapegoated when economic conditions deteriorated in the 1970s. (teara.govt.nz)
  • The video, which first appeared in October 2019 but resurfaced and went viral recently, has prompted fresh scrutiny of the human rights abuses China is carrying out against Uighur Muslims and other ethnic minorities. (axios.com)
  • The article The Politics of Anti-Racist Mathematics by George Gheverghese Joseph goes through many different assumptions made by teachers of mathematics that can have a negative effect on students of ethnic minorities . (wikipedia.org)
  • An ethnic Baluch nationalist group has claimed responsibility. (voanews.com)
  • The sanctuary hosts some of the last known populations of threatened primates like the black-shanked douc langur and southern yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, and is also considered the ancestral home of the Bunong ethnic minority. (mongabay.com)
  • For their part, these populations have advanced within the countries processes of claiming their collective rights, their traditional medicines and health as a fundamental human right, as well as the recognition and appreciation of their cultures and their knowledge and traditional knowledge. (bvsalud.org)
  • Fighting between the army and many ethic minority armed groups, including the alliance members, intensified after the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. (kdvr.com)
  • The statements made by Awaad and Abedrabbo at the May 20, 2021, virtual meeting accusing Israel of ethnic cleansing and apartheid sparked two-and-a-half hours of heated public comment, largely on the Middle East situation, at the August 5 meeting by members of the public on both sides of the matter. (standwithus.com)
  • Medicare fee-for-service claims data, Medicare Advantage Plans encounter data, and Medicare enrollment information were used to identify the first diagnosis or hospitalization ¶ for CMS Medicare beneficiaries with COVID-19 during January 2020-November 2021. (cdc.gov)
  • This posting includes a report prepared by the RAND Corporation, "State All Payer Claims Databases Understanding the Current Landscape and Challenges to Use," which builds on a 2021 report "The History, Promise and Challenges of State All Payer Claims Databases. (hhs.gov)
  • Long a hotbed of hostilities between many ethnic groups, the remote regions of northeast India are located between Bangladesh, China, and Myanmar. (thefridaytimes.com)
  • leftists like Beni Morris or Yehoshua Porat, while admitting that atrocities were performed by the young state and that it was unprecedented not to let the Palestinian refugees return home once the hostilities were over, claim that Israel was justified in doing so as a prerequisite to its survival. (blogspot.com)
  • Over half a million people claimed Māori ethnicity (14.9% of the population). (teara.govt.nz)
  • This diversity was most visible in Auckland, where over 48% of the population claimed Māori, Asian or Pacific ethnicity. (teara.govt.nz)
  • Although most are of Salamat ethnicity, non-Arab ethnic groups such as Masalit, Kajaksa, Fur, Dajo, and Tama also fled the fighting. (hrw.org)
  • Data as of mid-November show flu vaccination coverage by race/ethnicity among adults is similar or higher among all racial and ethnic groups compared to the same time last season. (cdc.gov)
  • The critique of methodological nationalism in the study of transnational migration and ethnicity usefully points out that transnational linkages can be more important for ethnic groups than their location in a particular nation-state, but this should not lead us to forget the central importance of national borders and definitions of citizenship that shape the conditions that ethnic groups try to negotiate through their transnational networks. (lu.se)
  • An alliance of ethnic rebel groups has launched a coordinated offensive in northeastern Myanmar to seize military targets in areas near the Chinese border. (kdvr.com)
  • In 2013 the census revealed a population with considerable ethnic and cultural diversity. (teara.govt.nz)
  • As a pedagogical tool for teaching children racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity, many teachers and researchers highlight the significant role of multicultural literature [ 6 - 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • These professionals argue that multicultural literature provides children with opportunities to understand the ethnic and cultural diversity that they meet as a part of their daily experiences. (hindawi.com)
  • The Americas Region is characterized by its cultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversity, as well as by the multiplicity of existing medical systems and therapeutic practices. (bvsalud.org)
  • Meos profess Islam but the roots of their ethnic structure are in Hindu caste society. (wikipedia.org)
  • is disputed, but one account from a Portuguese trader claims it came from the Saudi city Medina, one of the holiest cities of Islam. (singaporeair.com)
  • Claiming "Islam hates us" and that all Muslims are potential terrorists, he has called for a "total and complete shutdown" of Muslims entering the country. (truthdig.com)
  • The lawsuit against Orange County's Santa Ana Unified School District sought to overturn the curricula, in the latest salvo in a years-long battle over the handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Jewish American representation, in ethnic studies courses in California schools. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Despite the presence of several distinct ethnic groups and nine languages in their country, Eritreans have experienced little internal conflict. (everyculture.com)
  • I belong to the Akwamu ethnic group, which is in conflict with the Adangmés in Ghana. (doctorswithoutborders.org)
  • Inter-ethnic conflict over land and other resources has intensified in 2013, displacing more than 170,000 people in Darfur and Chad, according to UN estimates. (hrw.org)
  • Observers consulted by Human Rights Watch suggest that Sudanese leaders wanted to appease ethnic Misseriya and Ta'isha men who fought in pro-government "Janjaweed" militia forces during the the Darfur conflict in the mid-2000s, and consider the Salamat to be Chadian nationals. (hrw.org)
  • For, Abraham also had a son Ishmael , the father of the Arab nations, so that the Arabs can also claim Abraham as their father. (chabad.org)
  • In 1987 six ethnic groups inhabited Mauritania: one of primarily Arab-Berber (Maure) descent and the others of black African descent. (countrystudies.us)
  • Traditionally, one of the most common kinship groups throughout Mauritania was the lineage, or descent group. (countrystudies.us)
  • Like Menelik II (1889-1913), Haile Selassie, a distant relation, claimed descent from the Solomonic dynasty. (lse.ac.uk)
  • As opposed to a governmental entity, Walker Connor suggests that nation should be defined as "a group of people whose members believe they are ancestrally related" (ibid. (versobooks.com)
  • Uighur people enjoy peaceful, harmonious coexistence with other ethnic groups of people," he claimed. (axios.com)
  • People who claim this is a sexual thing are really weird. (fireflyfans.net)
  • Inspired by this ideology, Ethiopian kings and emperors have conquered lands and enslaved ethnic groups. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Opposing an ideology does not equate with hating a certain ethnic group. (blogspot.com)
  • Are Jews a religious group? (myjewishlearning.com)
  • The Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, the legal advocacy group the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Maryland's Potomac Law Group filed the lawsuit on Friday, claiming the courses include materials biased against Jews and Israelis that veer into antisemitism. (timesofisrael.com)
  • The board's course and curriculum subcommittee notes from October 2022 included the comment, "Address the Jewish Question - do we have to create a response," and recommended consulting with two outside groups who had previously supported the curricula, but not with Jews. (timesofisrael.com)
  • As elsewhere in Africa, kinship groups were preserved by interaction and social support, shared religious observances, and rituals celebrating stages of the life cycle of individuals. (countrystudies.us)
  • Paul Bedard documented in his Washington Secrets column that some of the groups targeted by SPLC now are unleashing a public counteroffensive, accusing the organization of "fueling hate, killing free speech and even encouraging terrorist-style attacks on those it doesn't agree with. (wnd.com)
  • Nairobi) - A Sudanese commander wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) led or participated in deadly attacks on ethnic Salamat communities in Central Darfur during April 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. (hrw.org)
  • Since early April, heavily armed members of the Misseriya and Ta'isha ethnic groups have conducted attacks on ethnic Salamat communities in and around Um Dukhun, Central Darfur. (hrw.org)
  • Eder [ 5 ] also claims that preschool children understand racial differences by distinguishing themselves from other racial and ethnic groups. (hindawi.com)
  • Yet, little is known about the utilization of these therapies and whether racial and ethnic differences exist. (medscape.com)
  • No racial/ethnic differences were seen in receipt of PT. (medscape.com)
  • Since 1930, black movement groups have warned about the necessity of implementing public policies that ensured the access to education for the black population. (bvsalud.org)
  • President Trump's executive orders to temporarily ban Muslims and refugees and crack down on undocumented immigrants hurl America back to the dark days of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, when Congress first passed a law barring a specific immigrant group based on race and national origin. (truthdig.com)
  • According to Van Ausdale and Feagin [ 4 ], "Children as young as three and four employ racial and ethnic concepts as important integrative and symbolically creative tools in the daily construction of their social lives" (page 26). (hindawi.com)
  • However, many personal and group initiatives keep the integrative spirit alive and manage to put them into practice, both in public and private health institutions. (bvsalud.org)
  • COVID-19 incidence and hospitalization rates were higher in the disability-eligible group (10,978 and 3,148 per 100,000 population, respectively) throughout the study period compared with the age-eligible group (8,102 and 2,129 per 100,000 population, respectively). (cdc.gov)
  • The Aboriginal population in our study had was the no-notifi cation-no-reimbursement policy, which an overall childhood TB incidence of 81.5/100,000 person- requires that no claim would be reimbursed for the treat- ment of a case of TB unless it is reported. (cdc.gov)
  • It's a group whose immigration agenda is colored by ethnic bias," he claimed. (wnd.com)
  • Eastern Washington University professor Deirdre Almeida has stated that most anti-bias curricula omit the contributions of non- African ethnic groups, such as Native Americans , Inuit and Alaska Natives . (wikipedia.org)
  • Almeida has claimed that portrayals of Native Americans in anti-bias material conflate actual aboriginal practices with invented, obsolete or erroneous ideas about Native American culture. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other critics, such as University of Tennessee professor J. Amos Hatch, have claimed that some anti-bias curricula can be construed as actively or passively adopting an anti-European/western racial bias , seeking to minimize contributions of ethnic Europeans in favor of other ethnic groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • It negates what we truly are and it causes the hate of our national character rather than some inconsequential ethnic religious community. (blogspot.com)
  • Claims data for adults as of December 17, 2022, suggest flu vaccination coverage may only be about 2 percent lower than the same time last season. (cdc.gov)
  • On that page, the group repeatedly denies that it is anti-Semitic ("We are NOT anti-Semitic," the October statement reads). (jta.org)
  • It denies us the human rights that every other group has. (blogspot.com)
  • This system led to a significant widening of the ethnic backgrounds of new migrants, although it still favoured migrants from 'developed' countries. (teara.govt.nz)
  • For example, a wide range of names from various ethnic backgrounds might be used in word problem questions . (wikipedia.org)
  • However, the slander already hurt the reputation of the organizations, a lawsuit claims, and GuideStar should be held liable for the damages. (wnd.com)
  • The lawsuit claims the school district passed the curricula for four high school courses earlier this year without providing proper notification to the public, as required by law. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Leading US Jewish groups on Monday said they had filed a lawsuit against a large California school district alleging the school's board covertly approved anti-Israel curricula, deliberately depriving the Jewish community and others of their legal right to weigh in on the controversial lesson plans. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Arguing against any settlement of Jewish claims, he proclaimed that he would never reward one ethnic group over another. (jta.org)
  • It's a vicious group that's trying very hard to put a genteel veneer on their deeply anti-Semitic agenda," said Rabbi Moshe Zev Weisberg, a spokesman for the Lakewood Vaad, a local Jewish communal organization. (jta.org)
  • and claimed Minneapolis police used a learned Israeli tactic to kill George Floyd. (standwithus.com)
  • Abedrabbo accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing" and "occupation" and claimed he had been "detained" and "strip-searched" and forced to "look down the barrel of a gun" by Israeli forces while visiting relatives. (standwithus.com)
  • Or you'll claim that criticizing the Israeli government actions is automatically anti-Zionist? (blogspot.com)
  • The politics of ethnic groups in the north is complicated because the area borders China, which maintains good relations with Myanmar's ruling generals. (kdvr.com)
  • Bedard explained the new effort by the targets of SPLC includes a video and a tweetstorm that took aim at SPLC's so-called "hate map," which identifies groups it says promotes hate and extremism. (wnd.com)
  • Since 2017, China's government has detained an estimated 1 million-2 million Uighurs in 're-education camps' that it claims are being used to root out extremism. (axios.com)
  • pronounced: mev or may-o), is an ethnic group of the Mewat region from north-western India, particularly from the Nuh district (previously Mewat district) in Haryana and parts of adjacent Alwar and Bharatpur districts in Rajasthan. (wikipedia.org)
  • China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, looms large over the Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary election as it has ramped up military pressure against the island. (yahoo.com)
  • If their alliance is important enough to be preserved for several generations, the resulting confederation of lineages, usually termed a clan, often includes thousands of individuals and may become a powerful interest group in the context of a nation. (countrystudies.us)
  • The adolescent's identity achievement is a complex task, even more so if they are migrants living in a particular context of ethnic ghettoization. (mdpi.com)
  • The lawsuit stressed that the groups did not take issue with ethnic studies, but sought more balance and public input in their curricula. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Donna Cormack and Carey Robson, National identity and 'New Zealanders': considerations for monitoring Māori health and ethnic inequalities . (teara.govt.nz)
  • International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes B97.29 or U07.1 (starting in April 2020) were used to identify COVID-19 on a claim or encounter record from any health care setting (e.g., outpatient and inpatient hospital). (cdc.gov)
  • The tobacco industry has been highly influential in the African American community for decades, providing funding and other resources to community leaders and emphasising publicly its support for civil rights causes and groups, while ignoring the negative health effects of its products on those it claims to support. (who.int)
  • Conclusion As the tobacco industry expands its global reach, public health advocates should anticipate similar industry efforts to exploit the vulnerabilities of marginalised groups. (who.int)
  • The apparent generosity, inclusion, and friendship proffered by the industry extract a price from groups in the health of their members. (who.int)
  • Subject matter experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Business Group on Health, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed or reviewed statements of scientific evidence for 46 diseases and conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • and an online version was created through the Web sites of the National Business Group on Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2007, the National Business Group on Health reported that some Fortune 500 companies will be using the Purchaser's Guide when negotiating their health benefit contracts and developing their health care strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • However, tribal and territorial CCC programs often experience challenges finding public health information that is specific to their population groups, relevant to their community priorities, or both. (cdc.gov)
  • They are sold with medical and health claims. (bvsalud.org)
  • Therefore, many other ethnic groups are aghast by events and Yasser Abed Rabbo, a Palestinian politician, stated "Kosovo is not better than us. (theseoultimes.com)
  • Likewise, for the recognition, appreciation and protection of traditional medicines that have been developed for thousands of years by these groups. (bvsalud.org)
  • Terrorist groups and cross-border militants killed more than 100 soldiers or Frontier Corps members and injured hundreds more. (state.gov)
  • When community members found out about the school board's decisions and appeared at a board meeting, they were subjected to harassment and intimidation, the lawsuit said, claiming the board failed to adequately protect members of the public at the hearing, in another violation of the Brown Act. (timesofisrael.com)
  • Chinese Australian groups were less studied, but of interest was a finding from qualitative research indicating that different views of who close family members are could impact on reported family history of cancer, which could in turn impact a risk assessment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services. (ahrq.gov)
  • Together these three large non-European ethnic groups made up almost 35% of all New Zealand residents. (teara.govt.nz)
  • As the constituencies for the National and provincial assemblies are too large, smaller ethnic groups of the city like Bengalis, Rohingyas and Afghans often find no chance of having their representation in the national and provincial legislatures. (com.pk)
  • The work group determined that the guide would address conditions that 1) affected a large percentage of the working population, 2) were costly to control, and 3) had well-defined and accepted recommendations for preventive services. (cdc.gov)
  • The remainder of the population in 1987 comprised several groups of varied African ancestry. (countrystudies.us)
  • Apparently around three million survive today and claim parts of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru as their home. (guernicamag.com)
  • Armed conflicts between the largely Hindu Meitei majority and the primarily Christian Kuki in Manipur state have claimed at least 120 lives since May. (thefridaytimes.com)
  • It claims that Jones contrarily posits that white outsiders can speak validly about black insiders. (lu.se)
  • The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (POLISARIO), an organization that seeks the territory's independence, disputes Morocco's claim to sovereignty over the territory. (state.gov)
  • With SPLC in the spotlight, we must expose this organization for what it really is - a left wing smear group who has become exactly what they set out to fight, spreading hate and putting targets on people's backs. (wnd.com)
  • Coverage for non-Hispanic, White adults (45.1%) is 12.2-26.1 percentage points higher compared to all other racial and ethnic groups except for non-Hispanic, Asian adults (47.3%), who have similar coverage. (cdc.gov)
  • Like Trump's Muslim travel ban , the Chinese Exclusion Act scapegoated a specific ethnic group based on false assumptions and public prejudices. (truthdig.com)
  • Meanwhile, the Afghan community in the city does not have any specific political group representing them. (com.pk)
  • WND reported Liberty Counsel sued GuideStar for its decision to use SPLC claims to label certain conservative and Christian groups. (wnd.com)
  • Claims data for adults vaccinated in pharmacies and medical offices early this season showed the number of flu vaccine doses given was down by 15 percent at the end of October, but this gap has been narrowing as vaccination has increased and more early claims have likely been captured. (cdc.gov)
  • In any case, the lack of reliable demographic data and a long tradition of interracial marriage had blurred ethnic boundaries and made attempts at ethnic identification imprecise. (countrystudies.us)
  • Claims data, on the other hand, may underestimate the number of doses given since there are data reporting lags, and the claims do not capture all vaccination events like workplace vaccination. (cdc.gov)
  • Another Meitei in the same camp, L. Sonia, claimed that when gangs ransacked her Churachandpur locality, she made frantic calls to local leaders. (thefridaytimes.com)
  • SPLC previously contended Scalise "promoted white supremacy and supported a 'hate group,'" LC noted. (wnd.com)
  • She claimed she had seen him handling a small plastic bag with a white substance. (yahoo.com)
  • 95% confidence interval: 551 to 11,097) for white non-Hispanic workers than for other ethnic groups when controlling for injury severity, affected body region, type of injury, average weekly wage, weeks of temporary total disability, percent permanent partial disability, death, or attorney use. (cdc.gov)