Dual‐role nurse interpreter perceptions of language barriers and Spanish‐speaking patients: A qualitative study by Lizette Villanueva

“…The role of dual‐role nurses enables brokering between the healthcare system and serves as a tool to bridge health disparities based on linguistic inequities existing in healthcare. …”
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460 Changes in Lipid Profiles with Progression of Pregnancy in Black Women by Nadia Saadat, Fernando Aguate, Alexandra Nowak, Suzanne Hyer, Todd Lydic, Gustavo de los Campos, Vasantha Padmanabhan, Dawn Misra, Carmen Giurgescu

“…DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Mapping lipid trends during pregnancy could lend support to a precision health approach to reduce perinatal health disparities among pregnant Black women. The findings from this study will be used to identify biomarkers and study associations with social and environmental factors responsible for adverse perinatal outcome in pregnant Black women.…”
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Validation of a measure of hospital maternal level of care for the United States by Jennifer Vanderlaan, Jay J. Shen, Ian K. McDonough

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SNVstory: inferring genetic ancestry from genome sequencing data by Audrey E. Bollas, Andrei Rajkovic, Defne Ceyhan, Jeffrey B. Gaither, Elaine R. Mardis, Peter White

“…Nevertheless, the current reliance on self-reported ancestry can introduce subjectivity and exacerbate health disparities. While genomic sequencing data enables objective determination of a patient's genetic ancestry, existing approaches are limited to ancestry inference at the continental level. …”
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Aligning systems science and community-based participatory research: A case example of the Community Health Advocacy and Research Alliance (CHARA) by Melinda M. Davis, Paul Lindberg, Suzanne Cross, Susan Lowe, Rose Gunn, Kristen Dillon

“…Community-based participatory research (CBPR) supports collaboration between scientific researchers and community members that is designed to improve capacity, enhance trust, and address health disparities. Systems science aims to understand the complex ways human-ecological coupled systems interact and apply knowledge to management practices. …”
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A Health Profile of African Immigrant Men in the United States by Nipher Malika, Lisa R. Roberts, Carlos A. Casiano, Susanne Montgomery

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Adapting a conceptual framework to engage diverse stakeholders in genomic/precision medicine research by Karriem S. Watson, Elizabeth G. Cohn, Alecia Fair, Usha Menon, Laura A. Szalacha, Selena M. Carpenter, Consuelo H. Wilkins

“…Abstract Introduction Genomic/precision medicine offers a remarkable opportunity to improve health and address health disparities. Genomic medicine is the study of genes and their interaction with health. …”
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Core issues, case studies, and the need for expanded Legacy African American genomics by Fatimah Jackson, Carter Clinton, Jennifer Caldwell

“…In the second of our case studies, research among the Gullah Geechee people of the Carolina Lowcountry reveals a connection between genomic studies and health disparities.Discussion: African Americans have historically borne the brunt of the earliest biomedical studies used to generate and refine primitive concepts in genetics. …”
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Developing technology-based interventions for infectious diseases: ethical considerations for young sexual and gender minority people by Cory J. Cascalheira, Tyler H. Pugh, Chenglin Hong, Michelle Birkett, Michelle Birkett, Kathryn Macapagal, Kathryn Macapagal, Ian W. Holloway

“…To reduce these sexual health disparities, technology-based interventions (TBIs) for STIs and emerging infections among YSGM adolescents and young adults have been developed. …”
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Modification of the PM2.5- and extreme heat-mortality relationships by historical redlining: a case-crossover study in thirteen U.S. states by Edgar Castro, Abbie Liu, Yaguang Wei, Anna Kosheleva, Joel Schwartz

“…Conclusions Living in areas that were historically-redlined in the 1930’s increases the effects of exposures to both PM2.5 and extreme heat on mortality by non-external causes, suggesting that interventions to reduce environmental health disparities can be more effective by also considering the social context of an area and how to reduce disparities there. …”
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Sexual orientation and gender identity measures and viral suppression for people living with HIV: a protocol for a population-based cohort study by Bankole Olatosi, Jiajia Zhang, Sharon Weissman, Xiaoming Li, Xueying Yang

“…Introduction The measure of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data in electronic health records (EHR) has been critical for addressing health disparities and inequalities, especially for HIV care. …”
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Exploring COVID-19 Vaccination Willingness in Italy: A Focus on Resident Foreigners and Italians Using Data from PASSI and PASSI d’Argento Surveillance Systems by Benedetta Contoli, Maria Elena Tosti, Federica Asta, Valentina Minardi, Giulia Marchetti, Virginia Casigliani, Salvatore Scarso, Silvia Declich, Maria Masocco

“…(1) The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated health disparities, both between foreign and autochthonous populations. …”
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Intergenerational differences in dietary acculturation among Ghanaian immigrants living in New York City: a qualitative study by Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky, Terry T.-K. Huang, Ramatu Ahmed, Sandra E. Echeverria, Katarzyna Wyka, May May Leung, Anne E. Sumner, Melissa Fuster

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Motivations for Participation in Parkinson Disease Genetic Research Among Hispanics versus Non-Hispanics by Karen Nuytemans, Karen Nuytemans, Clara P. Manrique, Aaron Uhlenberg, William K. Scott, William K. Scott, Michael L. Cuccaro, Michael L. Cuccaro, Corneliu C. Luca, Carlos Singer, Jeffery M. Vance, Jeffery M. Vance

“…Involvement of participants from different racial and ethnic groups in genomic research is vital to reducing health disparities in the precision medicine era. Racial and ethnically diverse populations are underrepresented in current genomic research, creating bias in result interpretation. …”
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Health Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority People Living With Dementia and Their Care Partners: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Jennifer T May, Melissa Louise Harris

“…The results of this review will be used to guide future interventions and to inform future policy and practice to improve health care and reduce health disparities in this population. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)PRR1-10.2196/44918…”
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Patterns and predictors of racial/ethnic disparities in HIV care continuum in the Southern USA: protocol for a population-based cohort study by Bankole Olatosi, Jiajia Zhang, Sharon Weissman, Xueying Yang, Zhenlong Li

“…Introduction Health disparities exist at every step of the HIV care continuum (HCC) among racial/ethnic minority population. …”
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Tobacco control interventions for populations living in subsidised, low-income housing: a scoping review by Germaine Lai, Kylie Morphett, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Kate E Mason, Samantha Howe, Vaughan W Rees, Stephen Li, Coral Gartner

“…Conclusion: Tobacco control interventions targeting subsidised housing demonstrate positive effects on tobacco-related outcomes for residents and provide an important opportunity to address health disparities. Future research should examine the long-term impacts of the interventions, including potential unintended consequences, in varied subsidised housing contexts.…”
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4264 Early Childhood and Prepubertal Overweight and Obesity are Associated with Earlier Pubertal Onset in Boys and Girls: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study by Li-Kuang Chen, Guoying Wang, Wendy Bennett, Xiaobin Wang

“…This has implications for prediction, prevention, and mitigation of health disparities.…”
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Food provision to support improved nutrition and well-being of people experiencing disadvantage – perspectives of service providers by Verena T Vaiciurgis, AK Clancy, KE Charlton, A Stefoska-Needham, EJ Beck

“…People experiencing socio-economic disadvantage face inequitable barriers to accessing nutritious foods and health services, resulting in significant health disparities. This study aimed to explore the barriers faced by organisations that provide food support to people experiencing disadvantage as well as to identify potential strategies to enhance this support for improved well-being of clients. …”
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Strategies to Improve School Meal Consumption: A Systematic Review by Juliana F. W. Cohen, Amelie A. Hecht, Erin R. Hager, Lindsey Turner, Kara Burkholder, Marlene B. Schwartz

“…School meals can play an integral role in improving children’s diets and addressing health disparities. Initiatives and policies to increase consumption have the potential to ensure students benefit from the healthy school foods available. …”
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