Impact of COVID-19 on HIV service delivery in Miami-Dade County: a mixed methods study by Audrey Harkness, Vanessa Morales, Wayne Defreitas, Pranusha Atuluru, Jahn Jaramillo, Elliott R. Weinstein, Daniel J. Feaster, Steven Safren, Raymond Balise

“…Qualitative analysis revealed three orthogonal themes related to 1) disruptions (with five sub-components), 2) resilient innovations (with four sub-components), and 3) emerging and ongoing health disparities. Conclusions HIV organizations faced service disruptions during COVID-19 while also meaningfully innovating. …”
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Association between education and health outcomes among adults with disabilities: evidence from Shanghai, China by Tong Ge, Qi Zhang, Jun Lu, Gang Chen, Mei Sun, Xiaohong Li

“…While education is a key determinant of health, there is little research available on the health disparities across education levels among adults with disabilities in developing countries. …”
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Associations of four indexes of social determinants of health and two community typologies with new onset type 2 diabetes across a diverse geography in Pennsylvania. by Brian S Schwartz, Marynia Kolak, Jonathan S Pollak, Melissa N Poulsen, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Katherine A Moon, Joseph DeWalle, Karen R Siegel, Carla I Mercado, Giuseppina Imperatore, Annemarie G Hirsch

“…Associations with the modified typology showed the importance of incorporating governmentally, behaviorally, and experientially relevant community definitions when evaluating geographic health disparities.…”
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Health Equity in Oncology: Scoping Review by Paul Istasy, Wen Shen Lee, Alla Iansavichene, Ross Upshur, Bishal Gyawali, Jacquelyn Burkell, Bekim Sadikovic, Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Benjamin Chin-Yee

“…ConclusionsOur scoping review revealed 3 main themes on the impact of AI on health equity in oncology, which relate to AI’s ability to help address health disparities, its potential to mitigate or exacerbate bias, and its capability to help elucidate determinants of health. …”
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Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement (CaRE) Health Equity Center: Structure, Innovations, and Initial Outcomes by R. Renee Reams, Folakemi T. Odedina, John D. Carpten, Kinfe Redda, Mariana C. Stern, Janice L. Krieger, Jose Aparicio, Brooke Hensel, Nissa Askins, Andre Abreu, Angela Adams, Edward Agyare, Jamel Ali, John M. Allen, Richard Aló, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Jason Brant, Clyde P. Brown, Sarah G. Buxbaum, Pinchas Cohen, Wendy Cozen, Miriam O. Ezenwa, Sara Falzarano, Roger B. Fillingim, Hernan Flores-Rozas, Kristianna M. Fredenburg, Thomas George, Bo Han, Yong Huang, Chanita Hughes Halbert, Gebre-Egziabher Kiros, Nazarius S. Lamango, Ji-Hyun Lee, Debra E. Lyon, Duane A. Mitchell, Bereket Mochona, Jorge J. Nieva, Ite A. Offringa, Paul Okunieff, Alexander Parker, Suhn K. Rhie, Joyce M. Richey, Sherise C. Rogers, Bodour Salhia, Thomas D. Schmittgen, Richard Segal, Veronica W. Setiawan, Ukamaka Smith, Li-Ming Su, Sandra Suther, Jose Trevino, Enrique I. Velazquez-Villarreal, Fern J. Webb, Anna H. Wu, Yingwei Yao, Diana J. Wilkie

“…We prioritize research on the complex intersection of biological, environmental, and social determinants health, working together with scientific and health disparities communities, sharing expertise across institutions, bidirectional training, and community outreach. …”
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The role of perceived health in retention disparity: A HIV-testing-related behavioral intervention among African American and Latinx men who have sex with men in the United States by Nathan Tran, Akihiro Nishi, Lindsay E. Young, Akira Endo, William G. Cumberland, Sean D. Young

“…In diseases such as HIV, where half of the new infections occur among racial and sexual minorities, it is important that interventions do not enlarge pre-existing health disparities. To effectively combat this public health issue, it is crucial that we quantify the magnitude of racial/ethnic disparity in retention. …”
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Beyond the Basics: A Novel Approach to Integrating a Social Determinants of Health Curriculum into an Emergency Medicine Course by Nikkole J. Turgeon, Katherine Dolbec, Florence On, Erica Lash, Emily Reed, Kateline Wallace, Adam Fortune, Katie M. Wells

“…Examine and interpret the impact health disparities have on patients in the ED and develop potential solutions to reduce these disparities to improve health outcomes. 4. …”
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Serum proteomics links suppression of tumor immunity to ancestry and lethal prostate cancer by Tsion Zewdu Minas, Julián Candia, Tiffany H. Dorsey, Francine Baker, Wei Tang, Maeve Kiely, Cheryl J. Smith, Amy L. Zhang, Symone V. Jordan, Obadi M. Obadi, Anuoluwapo Ajao, Yao Tettey, Richard B. Biritwum, Andrew A. Adjei, James E. Mensah, Robert N. Hoover, Frank J. Jenkins, Rick Kittles, Ann W. Hsing, Xin W. Wang, Christopher A. Loffredo, Clayton Yates, Michael B. Cook, Stefan Ambs

“…Ancestry-related differences in immunobiology may explain the health disparities observed in prostate cancer patients, with men of African origin bearing the highest prostate cancer burden. …”
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Ethnic minority representation in UK COVID-19 trials: systematic review and meta-analysis by Mayur Murali, Leher Gumber, Hannah Jethwa, Divolka Ganesh, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Harpreet Sood, Francesco Zaccardi, Kamlesh Khunti

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted health disparities affecting ethnic minority communities. …”
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Validity Testing and Cultural Adaptation of the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ) Among People With Chronic Diseases in Taiwan: Mixed Methods Study by Yu-Chi Chen, Christina Cheng, Richard H Osborne, Lars Kayser, Chieh-Yu Liu, Li-Chun Chang

“…However, people lacking abilities and confidence to use technology are likely to be left behind, leading to health disparities. In providing digital health services, health care providers need to be aware of users’ diverse electronic health (eHealth) literacy to address their particular needs and ensure equitable uptake and use of digital services. …”
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Improving Long-Term Adherence to Monitoring/Treatment in Underserved Asian Americans with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) through a Multicomponent Culturally Tailored Intervention: A Ran... by Grace X. Ma, Lin Zhu, Wenyue Lu, Elizabeth Handorf, Yin Tan, Ming-Chin Yeh, Cicely Johnson, Guercie Guerrier, Minhhuyen T. Nguyen

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Financial Health of People Living With Dementia and Their Informal Care Partners: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Eli Robert Boone, Heiley Tai, Ali Raich, Amulya Vatsavai, Annie Qin, Kayla Thompson, Mohini Johri, Ruitian Hu, Vishnukamal Golla, Melissa Harris-Gersten

“…New evidence suggests that populations experiencing health disparities, including those with dementia, face limited access to health care, employment discrimination, income inequality, higher burdens of disease, and exacerbating financial toxicity. …”
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Rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration in the United States: data insights from the 2016–2019 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System by Laura E. Diaz, Lynn M. Yee, Joe Feinglass

“…While 64.1% of those breastfeeding at 6 months reported receiving information from “my” doctor’, this was only 13.0% of those who never breastfeed.DiscussionImproved breastfeeding rates could have significant effects on reducing health disparities in the United States. Clinical and public health policy initiatives need to include culturally sensitive breastfeeding education before and after childbirth, with psychological and direct support from obstetrics and primary care providers. …”
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Mobile Phone Apps for HIV Prevention Among College-Aged Black Women in Atlanta: Mixed Methods Study and User-Centered Prototype by Naomi Tesema, Dominique Guillaume, Sherilyn Francis, Sudeshna Paul, Rasheeta Chandler

“…The rapid growth of mobile devices in Black communities, coupled with high rates of smartphone ownership among Black youth, makes mobile health interventions a promising strategy for addressing sexual and reproductive health disparities. Participants in our sample were willing to use a culturally appropriate and gender-considerate app for their sexual health needs. …”
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A randomized controlled trial of potential tobacco policies prohibiting menthol flavor in cigarettes and e-cigarettes: a study protocol by Krysten W. Bold, Akshika Sharma, Angela Haeny, Ralitza Gueorguieva, Eugenia Buta, Stephen Baldassarri, Lauren Lempert, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Stephanie O’Malley

“…Discussion Results will contribute critical information regarding menthol in cigarettes and e-cigarettes to inform regulatory policies that maximize reductions in cigarette smoking and reduce tobacco-related health disparities. Trial registration NCT05259566. Yale IRB protocol #2000032211, last approved 12/8/2023.…”
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Exploring barriers to and facilitators of malaria prevention practices: a photovoice study with rural communities at risk to Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Sabah, Malaysia by Nurul Athirah Naserrudin, Pauline Yong Pau Lin, April Monroe, Richard Culleton, Sara Elizabeth Baumann, Shigeharu Sato, Bipin Adhikar, Kimberly M. Fornace, Rozita Hod, Mohammad Safree Jefree, Kamruddin Ahmed, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan

“…These fndings may be used to improve strategies for zoonotic malaria control, which is critical for advancing social change and minimizing health disparities in malaria prevention…”
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Evaluating an Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention Among Filipino Parents: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Samantha Reyes Macam, Wendy Mack, Lawrence Palinkas, Michele Kipke, Joyce Rivera Javier

“…If found efficacious, IY has the potential to prevent behavioral health disparities in this understudied and high-risk Filipino population and can be scaled, adapted, and implemented in other at-risk racial and ethnic minority communities. …”
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Effectiveness of Telehealth in Rural and Remote Emergency Departments: Systematic Review by Christina Tsou, Suzanne Robinson, James Boyd, Andrew Jamieson, Robert Blakeman, Justin Yeung, Josephine McDonnell, Stephanie Waters, Kylie Bosich, Delia Hendrie

“… BackgroundEmergency telehealth has been used to improve access of patients residing in rural and remote areas to specialist care in the hope of mitigating the significant health disparities that they experience. Patient disposition decisions in rural and remote emergency departments (EDs) can be complex and largely dependent on the expertise and experience available at local (receiving-end) hospitals. …”
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Gender disparities in symptomology of COVID-19 among adults in Arkansas by Jenil R. Patel, Benjamin C. Amick, Keyur S. Vyas, Emine Bircan, Danielle Boothe, Wendy N. Nembhard

“…These differences elucidate the important issue of rapidly emerging health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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Development of a Credible Virtual Clinician Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening via Telehealth Apps for and by Black Men: Qualitative Study by Danyell Wilson-Howard, Melissa J Vilaro, Jordan M Neil, Eric J Cooks, Lauren N Griffin, Taylor T Ashley, Fatemeh Tavassoli, Mohan S Zalake, Benjamin C Lok, Folakemi T Odedina, Francois Modave, Peter J Carek, Thomas J George, Janice L Krieger

“…This population is burdened by cancer health disparities, and incorporating their perceptions in telehealth interventions will create awareness of the need to develop targeted messages for Black men.…”
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