Neighborhood factors and survival to old age: The Jackson Heart Study by Michelle C. Odden, Yongmei Li, Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., Annabel Tan, Kendra D. Sims, Jourdan Ratcliff, Hoda S. Abdel Magid, Mario Sims

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Perspectives on nonprescription antibiotic use among Hispanic patients in the Houston metroplex: A qualitative study by Lindsey Laytner, Patricia Chen, Susan Nash, Michael Paasche-Orlow, Kiara Olmeda, Juanita Salinas, Richard Street, Roger Zoorob, Barbara Trautner, Larissa Grigoryan

“…We used the Kilbourne Framework for Advancing Health Disparities Research to identify factors influencing Hispanic patients’ nonprescription use and to organize our findings. …”
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Utilizing data to foster equity in infection prevention outreach among skilled nursing facilities in Michigan by Christine White, Michael David, Ruben Juarez

“…These communities tend to experience higher health disparities and poorer health outcomes. Incorporating the more nuanced data variables correlated with at-risk congregate-care settings receiving timelier outreach. …”
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Assessing Disparities in Video-Telehealth Use and eHealth Literacy Among Hospitalized Patients: Cross-sectional Observational Study by Jessica Cheng, Vineet M Arora, Nicole Kappel, Hanna Vollbrecht, David O Meltzer, Valerie Press

“…This may widen the existing health disparities as older adults and patients with low eHL face challenges in accessing video telehealth services. …”
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Environmental Health Needs Among Latinas in Cleaning Occupations: A Mixed Methods Approach by Erin Speiser, Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Deborah A. DeLuca, Ana Paula Cupertino, Evelyn Arana-Chicas, Elli Gourna Paleoudis, Traci N. Bethea, Benjamin Kligler, Francisco Cartujano-Barrera

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Disparities in eye clinic patient encounters among patients requiring language interpreter services by Lucy I. Mudie, Jennifer L. Patnaik, Zafar Gill, Marissa Wagner, Karen L. Christopher, Leonard K. Seibold, Cristos Ifantides

“…Abstract Background Communication barriers are a major cause of health disparities for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). …”
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Comorbid physical health burden of serious mental health disorders in 32 European countries by Judit Simon, Guy M Goodwin, Celso Arango, Dennis Wienand, Lena I Wijnen, Daniel Heilig, Christoph Wippel, Gitte M Knudsen

“…Background Mental health disorders (MHDs) are associated with physical health disparities, but underlying excess risk and health burden have not yet been comprehensively assessed.Objective To assess the burden of comorbid physical health conditions (PHCs) across serious MHDs in Europe.Methods We estimated the relative prevalence risk of PHCs associated with alcohol use disorders (AUD), bipolar disorder (BD), depressive disorders (DD) and schizophrenia (SZ) across working-age populations of 32 European countries in 2019 based on a targeted literature review. …”
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The Use of Digital Health by South Asian Communities: Scoping Review by Nasser Aldosari, Saima Ahmed, Jane McDermott, Emma Stanmore

“…Some studies suggest multiple initiatives to improve accessibility and acceptability of digital health services within South Asian communities in order to mitigate health disparities and develop a more inclusive health care system. …”
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Oral Health Statuses of Children and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Umbrella Review by Waqas Sami, Mohammad Shakil Ahmad, Riyaz Ahamed Shaik, Mohammad Miraj, Sadiya Ahmad, Muhammed Hamza Molla

“…This review underscores the need for tailored interventions and policies to address oral health disparities. It highlights the necessity of integrated care systems, methodological improvements, and longitudinal studies to comprehensively address the multifaceted oral health challenges within the ASD population.…”
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72998 Qualitative analysis of the Los Angeles barbershop study intervention by Joseph Ebinger, Noel Barragan, Ciantel Blyler, Mohamad Rashid, Florian Rader, Moira Inkelas, Tony Kuo

“…If done successfully, achieved reductions in blood pressure may result in reduced health disparities and prevent thousands of strokes, heart attacks and deaths.…”
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Measuring rurality in health services research: a scoping review by Robin Danek, Justin Blackburn, Marion Greene, Olena Mazurenko, Nir Menachemi

“…This finding may affect how health disparities by rural location are determined and thus how resources and federal funds are allocated. …”
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Racial-ethnic disparities in psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: the role of experienced discrimination and perceived racial bias by Ming Wen, Lu Shi, Donglan Zhang, Yan Li, Zhuo Chen, Baojiang Chen, Liwei Chen, Lu Zhang, Hongmei Li, Jian Li, Xuesong Han, Dejun Su

“…Abstract Background Research on mental health disparities by race-ethnicity in the United States (US) during COVID-19 is limited and has generated mixed results. …”
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Child health screening program in French nursery schools: Results and related socioeconomic factors by Karen Milcent, Malamine Gassama, Marie-Noëlle Dufourg, Xavier Thierry, Marie-Aline Charles, Marie-Aline Charles, Corinne Bois

“…ObjectivesThe study aims to describe the output of routine health screening performed in French nursery schools by the maternal and child health services among children aged 3–4 years and to quantify the level of early socioeconomic health disparities.MethodsIn 30 participating départements, data on screening for vision and hearing impairments, overweight and thinness, dental health, language, psychomotor development, and immunizations were collected for children born on specific dates in 2011 and enrolled in nursery school in 2014–2016. …”
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The Community Research Liaison Model: Facilitating community-engaged research by Christina Jäderholm, Jessica Currier, Kim Brown, Ariane Audett, Laura Campbell, Steven Blakesley, Lynda Crocker Daniel, Sylvia Miller, Sara Mishalanie, Chelsea Ruder, Jackilen Shannon

“…The model is expanding across Oregon as an equitable approach to addressing health disparities across the state.…”
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Evaluating Levels of Community Participation in a University-Community Partnership: The Jackson Heart Study by Clifton Addison, Brenda W. Campbell Jenkins, Marty Fortenberry, Darcel Thigpen-Odom, Pamela McCoy, Lavon Young, Monique White, Gregory Wilson, Clevette Woodberry, Katherine Herron, Donna Antoine LaVigne

“…Objective: This research was designed to evaluate the perceptions of the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) community relating to their levels of involvement in JHS activities that were developed to address health disparities and promote health education and health promotion. …”
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Vitamin D deficiency in British South Asians, a persistent but avoidable problem associated with many health risks (including rickets, T2DM, CVD, COVID-19 and pregnancy complicatio... by Barbara J Boucher

“…No t providing vitamin D for preventing SA rickets and osteomalacia continues to be unac ceptable, as deficiency-related health risks increase ethnic health disparities, while abolishing vitamin D deficiency would be easier and more cost-effective than correcting any othe r factor worsening ethnic minority health in Britain.…”
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Social network analysis of the CaRE2 health equity center: Team science in full display by Miriam O. Ezenwa, Thomas Bryan Smith, Joyce Richey, Ukamaka D. Smith, Mariana C. Stern, Renee Reams, Diana J. Wilkie

“…Abstract Cancer health disparities that exist in the Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino/x communities are scientific challenges, yet there are limited team science approaches to mitigate these challenges. …”
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Economic Evaluations and Equity in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Imaging Exams for Medical Diagnosis in People With Skin, Neurological, and Pulmonary Diseases: Protocol for... by Giulia Osório Santana, Rodrigo de Macedo Couto, Rafael Maffei Loureiro, Brunna Carolinne Rocha Silva Furriel, Edna Terezinha Rother, Joselisa Péres Queiroz de Paiva, Lucas Reis Correia

“…However, imbalanced AI models may enhance health disparities. ObjectiveThis systematic review aims to investigate the economic performance and equity impact of AI in diagnostic imaging for skin, neurological, and pulmonary diseases. …”
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Understanding perinatal patient’s health preferences and patient-provider relationships to prevent congenital syphilis in California and Louisiana by Jennifer A. Wagman, Eunhee Park, Gloria P. Giarratano, Pierre M. Buekens, Emily W. Harville

“…We applied an adapted health services framework to analyze participants’ understanding of health disparities and vulnerable populations; perinatal patient’s health and prenatal care preferences; and participants’ perspectives of clinical encounters in the context of prenatal care and maternal syphilis testing and treatment. …”
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High burden of atopy in immigrant families in substandard apartments in Sweden – on the contribution of bad housing to poor health in vulnerable populations by Jens Christian Richter, Kristina Jakobsson, Tahir Taj, Anna Oudin

“…Exposures related to bad housing (indoor dampness, mould growth, crowding etc.) are likely to play a role in how socioeconomic inequalities can turn into health disparities for disadvantaged populations. The sizable immigrant population living in very poor-quality housing in Malmö, Sweden, became the focus of a cross-sectional study. …”
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