Feasibility and acceptability of incorporating social network visualizations into a culturally centered motivational network intervention to prevent substance use among urban Nativ... by David P. Kennedy, Elizabeth J. D’Amico, Ryan A. Brown, Alina I. Palimaru, Daniel L. Dickerson, Carrie L. Johnson, Anthony Lopez

“…AI/AN populations experience high rates of health disparities and substance use. Although 70% of AI/AN people live outside of tribal lands, there are few culturally tailored health interventions for these AI/AN populations. …”
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Treating Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults Using Remote Intensive Outpatient Programs: Quality Improvement Assessment by Michelle Evans-Chase, Phyllis Solomon, Bethany Peralta, Rachel Kornmann, Caroline Fenkel

“…This shortage, along with the associated geographically limited options, has contributed to the health disparities experienced by youth in general and by those with higher acuity mental health needs in particular. …”
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Toxic metal mixtures in private well water and increased risk for preterm birth in North Carolina by Lauren A. Eaves, Alexander P. Keil, Anne Marie Jukic, Radhika Dhingra, Jada L. Brooks, Tracy A. Manuck, Julia E. Rager, Rebecca C. Fry

“…This study highlights critical racial and ethnic health disparities in relation to private well water thereby emphasizing the urgent need for improved private well water quality to protect vulnerable populations.…”
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Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic associated with anxiety and depression among Non-Hispanic whites with chronic conditions in the US by Hao Wang, Jenny Paul, Ivana Ye, Jake Blalock, R. Constance Wiener, Amy F. Ho, Naomi Alanis, Usha Sambamoorthi

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Impact of preparing nursing students to deliver a parent-based sexual health intervention on attitudes and intentions for sexual health education and parent communication counselin... by Deidra Carroll Coleman, Anitra Frederick, Stanley Cron, Christine Markham, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Diane Santa Maria

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Patient-centered care and geriatric knowledge translation among healthcare providers in Vietnam: translation and validation of the patient-centered care measure by Oluwarantimi Adetunji, David Bishai, Cuong Viet Pham, Janiece Taylor, Ngan Tran Thi, Zainab Khan, Abdulgafoor M. Bachani

“…However, inappropriate healthcare contributes to health disparities between populations of aging people and leads to care dependency and social isolation. …”
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Validation of PiezoSleep Scoring Against EEG/EMG Sleep Scoring in Rats by Topchiy I, Fink AM, Maki KA, Calik MW

“…Irina Topchiy,1,2,* Anne M Fink,1,2 Katherine A Maki,2,3 Michael W Calik1,2,* 1Center for Sleep and Health Research, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; 2Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science; University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; 3Translational Biobehavioral and Health Disparities Branch, Clinical Center; National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Michael W Calik, University of Illinois Chicago, 845 South Damen Avenue (M/C 802), College of Nursing, Room 740, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA, Tel +1 312 413 0581, Email mcalik@uic.eduIntroduction: Current methods of sleep research in rodents involve invasive surgical procedures of EEG and EMG electrodes implantation. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake among Minority Populations in Tennessee by Donald J. Alcendor, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Neely Williams, Derek Wilus, Mohammad Tabatabai, Esarrah Hopkins, Kirstyn George, Ashley H. Leon, Rafael Santiago, Arthur Lee, Duane Smoot, James E. K. Hildreth, Paul D. Juarez

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Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes between Early and Late Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Observational Study by Majd Al Deen Alhuarrat, Kirolos Barssoum, Medhat Chowdhury, Sheetal Vasundara Mathai, Miriam Helft, Michael Grushko, Prabhjot Singh, Hani Jneid, Afaq Motiwala, Robert T. Faillace, Seth I. Sokol

“…The broader ramifications of these findings, particularly in relation to hospital resource utilization and health disparities, warrant further exploration.…”
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Use of Machine Learning for Early Detection of Maternal Cardiovascular Conditions: Retrospective Study Using Electronic Health Record Data by Nawar Shara, Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran, Bethany Talmadge, Noor Falah, Maryam Ahmad, Ramon Dempers, Samantha Crovatt, Steven Eisenberg, Kelley Anderson

“…ML can synthesize multiday patient presentations to enhance provider decision-making and potentially reduce maternal health disparities.…”
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DARE Training: Teaching Educators How to Revise Internal Medicine Residency Lectures by Using an Anti-racism Framework by Amanda R. Jowell, Aisha K. James, Rashmi Jasrasaria, Michael S. Kelly, Madeleine I. Matthiesen, Darshali A. Vyas, Sherri-Ann M. Burnett-Bowie, Jessica A. Zeidman

“…Following the training, the sample slides were significantly improved with respect to diversity of graphics (p < .001), discussion of research participant demographics (p < .001), and discussion of the impact of racism/bias on health disparities (p = .03). After DARE training, 23 of 24 participants (96%) endorsed feeling more prepared to bring an anti-racist framework to lectures and to support colleagues in doing the same. …”
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The provision of the baby box was associated with safe sleep practices in a low-resource community: a randomized control trial in Ecuador by Hartley Feld, Janeth Ceballos Osorio, Marisol Bahamonde, Thomas Young, Pablo Boada, Mary Kay Rayens

“…Abstract Background Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) can occur between 1 month and 1 year of age and are inequitably distributed with a greater burden in populations with numerous health disparities. Modifying the infant sleep environment to promote safe sleep is the most effective risk reduction strategy to reduce SUID. …”
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Use of Social Media for Implementing Diagnoses, Consultation, Training, and Case Reporting Among Medical Professionals to Improve Patient Care: Case Study of WeChat Groups Across H... by Lai Sze Tso

“…WeChat’s international user base enables medical staff to access widespread professional networks across geographic, administrative, and economic barriers, with potential to reduce health disparities in low-resource settings.…”
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COVID-19 vaccine attitudes among a majority black sample in the Southern US: public health implications from a qualitative study by Wenting Huang, Emily Dove-Medows, Jalissa Shealey, Katia Sanchez, Lauren Benson, DawnSheska D. Seymore, Patrick S. Sullivan, Heather M. Bradley, Aaron J. Siegler

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Spanish Translation and Cultural Adaptations of Physical Therapy Parent Educational Materials for Use in Neonatal Intensive Care by McCarty DB, Sierra-Arevalo L, Caldwell Ashur AC, White JT, Villa Torres L

“…Dana B McCarty,1 Leslie Sierra-Arevalo,2 Ana-Clara Caldwell Ashur,1 J Tommy White,3 Laura Villa Torres4 1Department of Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 2Physical and Occupational Therapy, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA; 3North Carolina Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; 4Public Health Leadership Program, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USACorrespondence: Dana B McCarty, Department of Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 3024 Bondurant Hall, CB&num;7135, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7135, USA, Tel +1 919 843 8792, Fax +1 919 966 3678, Email dana_mccarty@med.unc.eduBackground: A paucity of Spanish language, culturally relevant parent education materials in the healthcare setting results in suboptimal care for Latinx families and further perpetuates health disparities. The purpose of this article is to describe the process for Spanish translation and cultural adaptations to parent education materials of a parent-centered physical therapy program designed to support maternal mental health and infant development during Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU).Methods: Two bilingual physical therapy (PT) students translated educational materials from English to Spanish and were proofread by a professional translator. …”
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Challenges in Implementing Community-Based Healthcare Teams in a Low-Income Country Context: Lessons From Ethiopia’s Family Health Teams by Teralynn Ludwick, Misganu Endriyas, Alison Morgan, Sumit Kane, Margaret Kelaher, Barbara McPake

“…Background  Addressing chronic diseases and intra-urban health disparities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires new health service models. …”
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City and Health: An Exploratory Overview of Research Issues by Peter Nijkamp, Karima Kourtit

“…As a consequence, we observe many disparities in empirical health conditions in a heterogeneous society; an appropriate definition and measurement of 'good health' are far from easy. Next to health disparities caused by a heterogeneity among the population, there is also an important geographical component in the spread of health patterns of the population as a result of differences in environmental quality-of-life, spatial density, quality of and access to health care facilities, and social stress conditions. …”
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Social media and use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among school-going adolescents in a rural distressed Appalachian community by H.M. Mamudu, C.A. Nwabueze, J.S. Yang, T.K. Mackey, M. Ahuja, A. Smith, F.M. Weierbach, M. McNabb, C. Minnick, A. Jones

“…Familial relations and access play a major role in uptake among adolescents; yet the role of social media in this phenomenon in the context of communities impacted by tobacco-related health disparities is understudied. In Spring 2019, data were collected from adolescents in 8th and 9th grades in a school located in a rural distressed county in Tennessee to assess social media’s role in ENDS uptake. …”
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The Adoption of a COVID-19 Contact-Tracing App: Cluster Analysis by Tessi M Hengst, Lilian Lechner, Laura Nynke van der Laan, Arjen Hommersom, Daan Dohmen, Lotty Hooft, Esther Metting, Wolfgang Ebbers, Catherine A W Bolman

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to understand the cause of this lagged adoption of CTAs in order to facilitate adoption and find indications to make public health apps more accessible and reduce health disparities. MethodsBecause several psychosocial variables were found to be predictive of CTA adoption, data from the Dutch CTA CoronaMelder (CM) were analyzed using cluster analysis. …”
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COVID-19–Related Health Inequalities Induced by the Use of Social Media: Systematic Review by Yi Shan, Meng Ji, Wenxiu Xie, Xiaomin Zhang, Harrison Ng Chok, Rongying Li, Xiaobo Qian, Kam-Yiu Lam, Chi-Yin Chow, Tianyong Hao

“…ObjectiveThis review aimed to identify and summarize COVID-19–related health inequalities induced by the use of social media and the associated contributing factors and to characterize the relationship between the use of social media and health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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