A Web-Based Positive Psychological Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control in Spanish-Speaking Hispanic/Latino Adults With Uncontrolled Hypertension: Protocol and Design for... by Hernandez, Rosalba, Cohn, Michael, Hernandez, Alison, Daviglus, Martha, Martinez, Lizet, Martinez, Angela, Martinez, Itzel, Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon, Moskowitz, Judith

“…If effective, we will have an easily disseminatable application that can positively impact well-being profiles and BP control in Hispanic/Latino people, with the possibility of addressing health disparities of this US racial/ethnic minority group. …”
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Social Determinants of Digital Health Adoption: Pilot Cross-sectional Survey by Sharvil Piyush Patel, Elizabeth Sun, Alec Reinhardt, Sanjaly Geevarghese, Simon He, Julie A Gazmararian

“…With a common framework and a paradigm shift in the design, evaluation, and implementation strategies around digital health, disparities can be further mitigated and addressed. …”
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Seasonal patterns in trace elements assessed in toenails by Kaitlyn M. Wojcik, Ann Von Holle, Katie M. O'Brien, Alexandra J. White, Margaret R. Karagas, Keith E. Levine, Brian P. Jackson, Clarice R. Weinberg

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Association between neighborhood disadvantage and children's oral health outcomes in urban families in the Chicago area by Helen H. Lee, Helen H. Lee, John J. Dziak, David M. Avenetti, David M. Avenetti, Michael L. Berbaum, Yuwa Edomwande, Margaret Kliebhan, Tong Zhang, Karla Licona-Martinez, Molly A. Martin, Molly A. Martin

“…Because excessive plaque places a child at high risk for cavities, we recommend the inclusion of neighborhood context in interventions and policies to reduce children's oral health disparities. Existing programs and clinics that serve disadvantaged communities are well-positioned to support caregivers of young children in maintaining recommended oral health behaviors.…”
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A Decomposition Study of Health Status Disparities among Older Adults with Multimorbidity: a Multiple Level Model Based on Health Double Factors by LI Xinru, CHEN Huiwen, CHEN Yiming, XUE Benli, ZHENG Xiao, SHI Lei, CHEN Yaguang, ZHANG Chichen

“…Background Currently, research on the factors influencing the health status of older adults with multimorbidity in China is scattered, and it is difficult to give a comprehensive consideration from a holistic perspective, and the contribution of factors leading to health disparities is not explored, resulting in the ineffectiveness of current health management often programs in older adults with multimorbidity. …”
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Occupational class and risk of hepatitis B and C viral infections: A case-control study-based data from a nationwide hospital group in Japan by Shoko Nakazawa, Kota Fukai, Yuko Furuya, Keika Hoshi, Noriko Kojimahara, Akihiro Toyota, Masaaki Korenaga, Masayuki Tatemichi

“…Background: Occupational class, a proxy for socio-economic status, is a known factor for health disparities. However, no study has reported the association between occupational class and the risk of viral hepatitis B and C (HBV/HCV) infections. …”
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) healthcare in Singapore: perspectives of non-governmental organisations and clinical year medical students by O'Hara, Caitlin A., Foon, Xiang Lin, Ng, Jared C. K., Wong, Chen Seong, Wang, Francine Y. C., Tan, Clara Y. R., Cheah, Yi Ting, Griva, Konstadina, Yoong, Joanne S. Y., Tan, Rayner K. J.

“…Purpose: International studies document that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) patients face significant health disparities. Studies exploring the attitudes, knowledge, preparedness and comfort levels of healthcare students towards LGBTQI+ health have been conducted in the United States, United Kingdom and Malaysia. …”
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Effects of Episodic Food Insecurity on Psychological and Physiological Responses in African American Women With Obesity (RESPONSES): Protocol for a Longitudinal Observational Cohor... by Candice A Myers, Robbie A Beyl, Daniel S Hsia, Melissa N Harris, Isabella J Reed, Danielle D Eliser, Lauren Bagneris, John W Apolzan

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to investigate the episodic nature of food insecurity as a stressor via responses in body weight and psychological and physiological parameters longitudinally and do so in a health-disparate population—African American women. …”
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A systematic review of the evaluation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) fish by Asok K. Dasmahapatra, Asok K. Dasmahapatra, Charmonix B. Williams, Anitha Myla, Sanjay K. Tiwary, Paul. B. Tchounwou, Paul. B. Tchounwou

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Factors associated with mobile app‐based ordering of HIV self‐test kits among men who have sex with men in Atlanta, Detroit and New York City: an exploratory secondary analysis of... by Noah Mancuso, Gordon Mansergh, Rob Stephenson, Keith J. Horvath, Sabina Hirshfield, Jose A. Bauermeister, Mary Ann Chiasson, Martin J. Downing Jr., Patrick S. Sullivan

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Prevalence of cardiovascular disease among Asian, Pacific Islander and multi-race populations in Hawai’i and California by Beth Waitzfelder, Latha Palaniappan, Alexandra Varga, Timothy B. Frankland, Jiang Li, Yihe G. Daida, Joseph Keawe’aimoku Kaholokula, Adrian Matias Bacong, Andreea M. Rawlings, Sukyung Chung, Connor Howick, Stephen P. Fortmann

“…Combining diverse API populations into one study group and difficulties in defining API subpopulations and multi-race individuals have hampered efforts to identify and address health disparities in these growing populations. Methods The study cohort was comprised of all adult patients at Kaiser Permanente Hawai’i and Palo Alto Medical Foundation in California during 2014–2018 (n = 684,363). …”
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Patient and Clinician Characteristics Associated With Secure Message Content: Retrospective Cohort Study by Dawn Heisey-Grove, Cheryl Rathert, Laura E McClelland, Kevin Jackson, Jonathan P DeShazo

“…ConclusionsThe differences we found in content use based on patient characteristics could lead to the exacerbation of health disparities when content is associated with health outcomes. …”
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Social Determinants of Health Screening at an Urban Emergency Department Urgent Care During COVID-19 by Haeyeon Hong, Kalpana Narayan Shankar, Andrew Thompson, Pablo Buitron De La Vega, Rashmi Koul, Emily C. Cleveland Manchanda, Sorraya Jaiprasert, Samantha Roberts, Tyler Pina, Emily Anderson, Jessica Lin, Gabrielle A. Jacquet

“…The SDoH-related health disparities may have widened during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, especially among patients who primarily receive their medical care in EDs. …”
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Dissemination and Implementation of a Community Health Worker Intervention for Disparities in Palliative Care (DeCIDE PC): a study protocol for a hybrid type 1 randomized controlle... by Amn Siddiqi, Olivia Monton, Alison Woods, Taleaa Masroor, Shannon Fuller, Jill Owczarzak, Gayane Yenokyan, Lisa A. Cooper, Karen M. Freund, Thomas J. Smith, Jean S. Kutner, Kathryn L. Colborn, Robert Joyner, Ronit Elk, Fabian M. Johnston

“…Abstract Background There are persistent racial and ethnic health disparities in end-of-life health outcomes in the United States. …”
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Rationale and Design of an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study Examining Predictors of Binge Eating Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Young Women: Protocol for the Health an... by Kristin E Heron, Abby L Braitman, Charlotte A Dawson, Cassidy M Sandoval, Lauren V Butler, Alicia Moulder, Robin J Lewis

“… BackgroundPrevious research has identified health disparities between sexual minority and heterosexual women, including increased rates of obesity and binge eating in sexual minority women. …”
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Sustaining the collaborative chronic care model in outpatient mental health: a matrixed multiple case study by Bo Kim, Jennifer L. Sullivan, Madisen E. Brown, Samantha L. Connolly, Elizabeth G. Spitzer, Hannah M. Bailey, Lauren M. Sippel, Kendra Weaver, Christopher J. Miller

“…Abstract Background Sustaining evidence-based practices (EBPs) is crucial to ensuring care quality and addressing health disparities. Approaches to identifying factors related to sustainability are critically needed. …”
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Comparison of emergency department throughput and process times between male and female patients: A retrospective cohort investigation by the Reducing Disparities Increasing Equity... by Ege G. Onal, Kit Knier, Alexander W. Hunt, John M. Knudsen, David M. Nestler, Ronna L. Campbell, Kristine M. Thompson, Kharmene L. Sunga, Laura E. Walker, Bo E. Madsen, Annie T. Sadosty, Alyson J. McGregor, Aidan F. Mullan, Molly M. Jeffery, Venkatesh R. Bellamkonda

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Association between gestational diabetes and 6-year incident diabetes: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) by Sarah S Casagrande, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Linda Gallo, Jeffrey S Gonzalez, Marisa Judith Perera, M Larissa Avilés-Santa, Melissa Simon, Michelle Kominiarek, Gregory Talavera, Alison M Stuebe, JoNell Potter, Carmen Isasi, Keith Rust, Catherine Cowie

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Beyond green environments: Multi-scale difference in human exposure to greenspace in China by Bin Chen, Ying Tu, Shengbiao Wu, Yimeng Song, Yufang Jin, Chris Webster, Bing Xu, Peng Gong

“…A better understanding of greenspace exposure differences across various spatial scales is a critical requirement for lessening environmental health disparities. However, existing studies are typically limited to a single city or across selected cities, which severely limits the use of results in measuring systemic national and regional scale differences that might need policy at above individual city planning level. …”
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Achieving the “Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S.” incidence reduction goals among at-risk populations in the South by Deven T. Hamilton, Karen W. Hoover, Dawn K. Smith, Kevin P. Delaney, Li Yan Wang, Jingjing Li, Tamika Hoyte, Samuel M. Jenness, Steven M. Goodreau

“…Such a focus will reduce the largest number of incident cases, reduce racial HIV incidence disparities among both MSM and women, and reduce racial health disparities among persons with HIV. NHB women should also be prioritized for PrEP outreach.…”
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