A Concept Analysis of the Social Responsibility of Nursing Organizations Based on Walker and Avant’s Method by Jong Gun Kim

“…Social responsibility has been a core value of the nursing profession, particularly in the area of health disparity. Nevertheless, it is unclear what is meant by social responsibility. …”
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Obesity and Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: The Bidirectional Link by Stella Stabouli, Serap Erdine, Lagle Suurorg, Augustina Jankauskienė, Empar Lurbe

“…Collective efforts between the fields are crucial for reducing the factors of health disparity and improving public health.…”
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The Association between Socio-Demographics and Mental Distress Following COVID-19 Vaccination—Mediation of Vaccine Hesitancy by Xiaoying Zhang, Junwei Shen, Ming Li, Yijian Shi, Qing Wang, Fazhan Chen, Hongyun Qin, Xudong Zhao

“…This study advanced the understanding of mental health disparity among different socio-demographic groups after vaccination and the impact of vaccine hesitancy on the vaccinated population’s mental health. …”
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2285 Patient navigation training: Community-engaged workforce development by Nirmal Ahuja, Joanne Sullivan, Eugene Lengerich

“…OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The goal of this initiative was to address this cancer health disparity in the Appalachian counties and help participants develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based “PN” that effectively and positively impacts patient and outcomes of the HealthyWomen Program. …”
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Can market structure explain cross-country differences in health? by Kate Rybczynski, Lori Curtis

“…There is a well documented health disparity between several European countries and the United States. …”
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A CTSA-based consultation service to advance research on special and underserved populations by Nathalie Vizueta, Catherine A. Sarkisian, Peter G. Szilagyi

“…With the goal of increasing the quality and quantity of special population (SP) research, the UCLA CTSI Integrating Special Populations program designed a consultation service to support faculty and trainees conducting research involving one of three CTSI “special populations:” children, older adults, and/or minority; underserved; or health disparity populations. The Special Populations Consultation Service offers three types of activities: grant proposal studios, career consultations, and project reviews. …”
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3009 Understanding the Lived Experience of Deaf Dominicans: Implementing Qualitative Methods with the Deaf Community in the Dominican Republic by Joshua Mora, Pablo Taveras, History Estill-Varner, Jose Javier Sanchez, Wyatte Hall, Zahira Quinones Tavarez, Edward Batista, Alan Jesurum, Shazia Siddiqi, Timothy Dye

“…Like other marginalized communities, the Deaf community experiences health disparity compared with others, especially in low- and middle-income settings. …”
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GeoAir—A Novel Portable, GPS-Enabled, Low-Cost Air-Pollution Sensor: Design Strategies to Facilitate Citizen Science Research and Geospatial Assessments of Personal Exposure by Yoo Min Park, Sinan Sousan, Dillon Streuber, Kai Zhao

“…GeoAir can be used by all citizens regardless of their technical proficiency and is widely applicable in many fields, including environmental justice and health disparity research.…”
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The Spanish language version of the TAPS tool: protocol for a validation and implementation study in primary care by Jan Gryczynski, Katherine Sanchez, Steven B. Carswell, Robert P. Schwartz

“…Discussion Validating a Spanish language version of the TAPS Tool could expand access to evidence-based, linguistically accurate, and culturally relevant substance use screening and brief assessment for an underserved health disparity population. Trial registration : The study was registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov : NCT05476588, 07/22/2022.…”
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The Stories We Tell or Omit​: How Ethnographic (In)Attention can Obscure Structural Racism in the Anthropology of Mental Healthcare by Julia EH Brown

“…Focused on other questions of health disparity, I missed the role of race and racism in treatment access pathways, trustworthiness, and experiences of moral agency. …”
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Association of genetic ancestry with colorectal tumor location in Puerto Rican Latinos by Julyann Pérez-Mayoral, Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Ebony Shah, Rick Kittles, Mariana C. Stern, Myrta I. Olivera, María Gonzalez-Pons, Segundo Rodriguez-Quilichinni, Marla Torres, Jose S. Reyes, Luis Tous, Nicolas López, Victor Carlo Chevere, Marcia Cruz-Correa

“…The burden of CRC in Puerto Rico is higher than among US Hispanics and is second only to African Americans, thus supporting the importance of studying this CRC health disparity. The genetic background of the Puerto Rican population is a mix of European, African, and Amerindian races, which may account, in part, for the differences observed in the CRC mortality rates among Puerto Ricans. …”
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Persepctives of Registered Nurse Cultural Competence in a Rural State--Part I by Teresa Seright

“…Inferences have been made from recent research that there is a correlation between lack of cultural competence and the incidence of health disparity. As our society becomes more global and more diverse, it is apparent that culture can no longer be considered as solely associated with ethnic/racial/cultural groups. …”
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156 Social and Health Determinants Influencing Adherence and Access to Treatment for Hearing Loss in Puerto Rican Adults by Soami Santiago de Snyder, Wanda Lugo-Velez, Karen Pabon-Cruz, Edna Acosta-Perez, Cristina Rivera-Febres, Marcos Roche Miranda

“…Patients from a lower socio-economical status and remote towns exhibited less adherence which points to a health disparity for this population.…”
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Population Geography and Emergency Contraception Access in Louisiana by Elvira Chiccarelli, Nikka Khorsandi, S. Amanda Dumas, James K. Aden, Ryan H. Pasternak

“…Its availability is partially predictable by local population demographics, and this difference may represent a health disparity for teens and women seeking EC.…”
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Predictors of Physical Activity in Kazakhstan University Students by D. Vinnikov, Zh. Romanova, A. Dushpanova, K. Absatarova, Zh. Utepbergenova, A. Ualiyeva

“…Alcohol use (OR 0.44 (95% CI 0.30;0.65)), waterpipe smoking (OR 0.53 (95% CI 0.37;0.75) and sleeping 8 hours (OR 1.67 (95% CI 1.20;2.33)) predicted walking 6 km a day or more. Identified health disparity between female and male students should guide public health interventions in the university students’ community. …”
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Predictors of Physical Activity in Kazakhstan University Students by D. Vinnikov, Zh. Romanova, A. Dushpanova, K. Absatarova, Zh. Utepbergenova, A. Ualiyeva

“…Alcohol use (OR 0.44 (95% CI 0.30;0.65)), waterpipe smoking (OR 0.53 (95% CI 0.37;0.75) and sleeping 8 hours (OR 1.67 (95% CI 1.20;2.33)) predicted walking 6 km a day or more. Identified health disparity between female and male students should guide public health interventions in the university students’ community. …”
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TCGA Expression Analyses of 10 Carcinoma Types Reveal Clinically Significant Racial Differences by Brian Lei, Xinyin Jiang, Anjana Saxena

“…This large-scale pan-cancer study refines our understanding of the cancer health disparity and can help inform the use of novel biomarkers in clinical settings and the future development of precision therapies.…”
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Attitudes towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia: a systematic review by Thomas Falls, Joel Anderson

“…Understanding racial attitudes towards this group is an imperative step in understanding and combating this health disparity. What this topic adds: There is a paucity of academic research exploring negativity towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples The limited quantity of evidence does establish a range of correlates with negative attitudes that can be clustered into four themes – demographic factors, ideological variables, individual differences factors, and intergroup factors. …”
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Preterm Birth Prevention in Appalachian Kentucky: Understanding Barriers and Facilitators Related to Transvaginal Ultrasound Cervical Length Surveillance Among Prenatal Care Provid... by Anna Hansen, Mairead E. Moloney, Cynthia Cockerham-Morris, Jing Li, Niraj R. Chavan

“…Background: Appalachian Kentucky has higher-than-average rates of preterm birth (PTB)?a health disparity associated with increased maternal and fetal/neonatal morbidity and neonatal mortality. …”
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Overcrowded housing reduces COVID-19 mitigation measures and lowers emotional health among San Diego refugees from September to November of 2020. by Ashkan Hassani, Vinton Omaleki, Jeanine Erikat, Elizabeth Frost, Samantha Streuli, Ramla Sahid, Homayra Yusufi, Rebecca Fielding-Miller

“…Refugee communities are vulnerable to housing insecurity, which drives numerous health disparity outcomes in a historically marginalized population. …”
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