Displacement of the Scholar? Participatory Action Research Under COVID-19 by Jeremy Auerbach, Solange Muñoz, Uduak Affiah, Gerónimo Barrera de la Torre, Susanne Börner, Hyunji Cho, Rachael Cofield, Cara Marie DiEnno, Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, Susanna Klassen, Veronica Limeberry, Aimee Morse, Lucy Natarajan, Elizabeth A. Walsh

“…As the pandemic continues to create and exacerbate many of the issues that communities at the margins faced pre-pandemic, such as health disparities and access to resources, it also creates particular difficulties in collaborative, co-developed participatory research and scholar-activism. …”
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Vitamin D3 Repletion Improves Vascular Function, as Measured by Cardiorenal Biomarkers in a High-Risk African American Cohort by Satyesh K. Sinha, Ling Sun, Michelle Didero, David Martins, Keith C. Norris, Jae Eun Lee, Yuan-Xiang Meng, Jung Hye Sung, Michael Sayre, Maria Beatriz Carpio, Susanne B. Nicholas

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Predictors of STD Screening From the Indigenist Stress-Coping Model Among Native Adults With Binge Substance Use by Maya Magarati, Rachel Strom Chambers, Gayane Yenokyan, Summer Rosenstock, Melissa Walls, Anna Slimp, Francene Larzelere, Angelita Lee, Laura Pinal, Lauren Tingey

“…AI/AN people, however, continue to experience persistent health disparities including a disproportionate burden of substance use and sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs), as well as a disproportionate lack of public health STD screening services and STD prevention interventions grounded in AI/AN social contexts, experiences, and epistemologies. …”
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Nanocage-incorporated engineered destabilized 3'UTR ARE of ERBB2 inhibits tumor growth and liver and lung metastasis in EGFR T790M osimertinib- and trastuzumab-resistant and ERBB2-... by Chidiebere U. Awah, Chidiebere U. Awah, Joo Sun Mun, Aloka Paragodaarachchi, Aloka Paragodaarachchi, Baris Boylu, Martin Nzegwu, Hiroshi Matsui, Hiroshi Matsui, Hiroshi Matsui, Hiroshi Matsui, Olorunseun Ogunwobi, Olorunseun Ogunwobi, Olorunseun Ogunwobi

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Construction of the Ohio Children's Opportunity Index by Naleef Fareed, Naleef Fareed, Priti Singh, Pallavi Jonnalagadda, Christine Swoboda, Christine Swoboda, Colin Odden, Nathan Doogan

“…Temporally, OCOI decreased by 1% between the two study periods, explained mainly by decreases in the children health, accessibility and environmental domains.ConclusionAs the first opportunity index developed for children in Ohio, the OCOI is a valuable resource for policy reform, especially related to health disparities and health equity. Health care providers will be able to use it to obtain holistic views on their patients and implement interventions that can tackle barriers to childhood development using a more tailored approach.…”
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Evidence of secular trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial examining sexual and reproductive health outcomes among Indigenous youth by Michael Anastario, Elizabeth Rink, Paula Firemoon, Nicole Carnegie, Olivia Johnson, Malory Peterson, Ana Maria Rodriguez

“…The study presented in this manuscript is funded by NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), Award # R01MD012761-01, Elizabeth Rink (Principal Investigator). …”
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Association of first primary cancer with risk of subsequent primary cancer among survivors of adult-onset cancers in Kentucky and Appalachian Kentucky by Quan Chen, Quan Chen, Bin Huang, Bin Huang, Abigail M. Anderson, Eric B. Durbin, Eric B. Durbin, Susanne M. Arnold, Susanne M. Arnold, Jill M. Kolesar, Jill M. Kolesar, Jill M. Kolesar

“…However, the contribution of these cancer health disparities to subsequent primary cancers (SPCs) among survivors of adult-onset cancers is limited. …”
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Racial Distribution of Neighborhood-Level Social Deprivation in a Retrospective Cohort of Prostate Cancer Survivors by Oluwole Adeyemi Babatunde, John L. Pearce, Melanie S. Jefferson, Lewis J. Frey, Peggi M. Angel, Richard R. Drake, Caitlin G. Allen, Michael B. Lilly, Stephen J. Savage, Chanita Hughes Halbert

“…Background: A better understanding of neighborhood-level factors’ contribution is needed in order to increase the precision of cancer control interventions that target geographic determinants of cancer health disparities. This study characterized the distribution of neighborhood deprivation in a racially diverse cohort of prostate cancer survivors. …”
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Administration of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis strain BB-12® in healthy children: characterization, functional composition, and metabolism of the gut microbiome by Carlotta Vizioli, Carlotta Vizioli, Rosario Jaime-Lara, Rosario Jaime-Lara, Rosario Jaime-Lara, Scott G. Daniel, Alexis Franks, Ana F. Diallo, Kyle Bittinger, Tina P. Tan, Daniel J. Merenstein, Brianna Brooks, Paule V. Joseph, Paule V. Joseph, Katherine A. Maki

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Top 10 public health challenges to track in 2023: Shifting focus beyond a global pandemic by Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno III, Deborah Oluwaseun Shomuyiwa, M. B. N. Kouwenhoven, Thinley Dorji, Goodness Ogeyi Odey, Adriana Viola Miranda, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola, Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Junjie Huang, Lin Xu, Joseph Christian Obnial, Aminath Huda, Sarawut Thepanondh, Manuel Millar Dayrit, Salvador B. Evardone, M. D. Lamawansa, Samrawit Solomon Ethiopia, Lydia Aziato, Philip Baba Adongo, Mohamed Hindolo Samai, Fernando B. Garcia Jr, Joselito F. Villaruz, Indika Mahesh Karunathilake, Hao Li, Patrick Alain Azanza, Ian Findlay, Martin C. S. Wong

“…Research, scientific knowledge, and technical capacities must be leveraged to produce sustainable interventions that effectively reduce health disparities and improve health system responsiveness to prevent these challenges from progressing to public health emergencies.…”
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Facilitating Medical Care for Latinx Individuals at Risk for CKD: A Pilot InterventionPlain Language Summary by Tessa K. Novick, Francisco Barrios, Michelle Osuna, Caroline Emery, Daniel Ramirez, Laura Palau, Sanjana Ravi, Michelle Lubetzky, Evelyn Cruz, Deidra C. Crews, Lilia Cervantes

“…Studies are needed to test the effect of CHW interventions on outcomes and kidney health disparities. Funding: National Kidney Foundation young investigator research grant to Dr Novick. …”
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Ethical by Design: Engaging the Community to Co-design a Digital Health Ecosystem to Improve Overdose Prevention Efforts Among Highly Vulnerable People Who Use Drugs by Kasey R. Claborn, Kasey R. Claborn, Kasey R. Claborn, Suzannah Creech, Quanisha Whittfield, Ruben Parra-Cardona, Andrea Daugherty, Justin Benzer

“…These partnerships are essential toward creating impact and reducing health disparities among highly vulnerable people who use drugs.…”
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Tobacco use profiles by respiratory disorder status for adults in the wave 1-wave 4 population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study by Jamie Cordova, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Kelvin Choi, Rachel Grana Mayne, Laura Baker, Jacqueline Bachand, Kristen Constantine, Sean Altekruse, Carolyn Reyes-Guzman

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Facilitators and barriers to hypertension self-management in urban African Americans: perspectives of patients and family members by Flynn SJ, Ameling JM, Hill-Briggs F, Wolff JL, Bone LR, Levine DM, Roter DL, Lewis-Boyer L, Fisher AR, Purnell L, Ephraim PL, Barbers J, Fitzpatrick SL, Albert MC, Cooper LA, Fagan PJ, Martin D, Ramamurthi HC, Boulware LE

“…Keywords: hypertension, patient perspective, qualitative research, health disparities…”
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Protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial testing behavioral economic implementation strategies to increase supplemental breast MRI screening among p... by Anne Marie McCarthy, Claudia Fernandez Perez, Rinad S. Beidas, Justin E. Bekelman, Daniel Blumenthal, Elizabeth Mack, Anna-Marika Bauer, Sarah Ehsan, Emily F. Conant, Bernadette C. Wheeler, Carmen E. Guerra, Linda W. Nunes, Peter Gabriel, Abigail Doucette, E. Paul Wileyto, Alison M. Buttenheim, David A. Asch, Katharine A. Rendle, Rachel C. Shelton, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Sue Ware, Martina Plag, Steven Hyland, Tracy Gionta, Lawrence N. Shulman, Robert Schnoll

“…The design will facilitate testing the relative effects of nudges to patients and clinicians and the effects of moderators of nudge effectiveness, including key indicators of health disparities. The results may inform the introduction of low-cost, scalable implementation strategies to promote early breast cancer detection. …”
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Social determinants of health and disparities in pediatric trauma care: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Janyce Eunice Gnanvi, Natalie Yanchar, Gabrielle Freire, Emilie Beaulieu, Pier-Alexandre Tardif, Mélanie Bérubé, Alison Macpherson, Ian Pike, Roger Zemek, Isabelle J. Gagnon, Sasha Carsen, Belinda Gabbe, Soualio Gnanou, Cécile Duval, Lynne Moore

“…Methods Using Cochrane methodology, we will conduct a systematic review including observational and experimental studies evaluating the association between social/material elements contributing to health disparities, using the PROGRESS-Plus framework: place of residence, race/ethnicity/culture/language, occupation, gender/sex, religion, education, socioeconomic status, and social capital and care received by children and adolescents (≤ 19 years of age) after injury. …”
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Neighborhood characteristics and dementia symptomology among community-dwelling older adults with Alzheimer’s disease by Dana M. Alhasan, Matthew C. Lohman, Jana A. Hirsch, Maggi C. Miller, Bo Cai, Chandra L. Jackson, Chandra L. Jackson

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Intersectionality in nursing research: A scoping review by Athena D. F. Sherman, Sarah Febres-Cordero, Kalisha Bonds Johnson, Kristen D. Clark, Meredith Klepper, Brenice Duroseau, Yufen Lin, Wenhui Zhang, Mercy Coleman, Diane Prakash, Gaea A. Daniel, Arzina Tabassum Chand, Ugo Kalu, Robin Tarter, Sarah Allgood, Sydney Cohen, Ursula Kelly, Monique Balthazar

“…Its use in health-related fields too often focuses on outcomes, such as health disparities, rather than processes, such as power structures and social determinants. …”
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GamerFit-ASD beta test: adapting an evidence-based exergaming and telehealth coaching intervention for autistic youth by Daniel P. Hatfield, Aviva Must, Winston Kennedy, Winston Kennedy, Amanda E. Staiano, James Slavet, Rachael A. Sabelli, Carol Curtin, Linda G. Bandini, Phillip Nauta, Christopher Stuetzle, April B. Bowling, April B. Bowling

“…BackgroundHealth disparities faced by autistic youth are exacerbated by inadequate physical activity (PA) and sleep, whereas healthy PA and sleep may improve mood and function. …”
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Light at night and the risk of breast cancer: Findings from the Sister study by Marina R. Sweeney, Hazel B. Nichols, Rena R. Jones, Andrew F. Olshan, Alexander P. Keil, Lawrence S. Engel, Peter James, Chandra L. Jackson, Dale P. Sandler, Alexandra J. White

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