Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emmanuella Ngozi Asabor, Joshua L. Warren, Ted Cohen
Summary: There is a quantifiable relationship between the segregation of Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities and the number of COVID-19 testing sites in populous US cities. In highly segregated cities, neighborhoods with more Black and Latinx residents have fewer testing sites, indicating a potential barrier to early COVID-19 response in these communities.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Timothy I. Michaels, Elsa Thomas, Joseph M. Flaxer, Sonali Singal, Lauren Hanna, Anna Van Meter, Sunny X. Tang, John M. Kane, Ema Saito
Summary: This study found racial inequities in the assignment of psychiatric inpatients of color to different buildings and units in a hospital system in the tristate area of the United States. Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Asian patients were less likely to be assigned to better resourced units in the new building, indicating the presence of racial disparities. The findings emphasize the need for hospital systems to address the impact of structural racism on clinical care.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Raymond Swisher, Ginny Garcia-Alexander, Lynne Cossman, Drew Schaefer
Summary: COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted Black, Hispanic, and lower socioeconomic status communities. There are fewer differences based on socioeconomic status or race and ethnicity for masking and social distancing, but significant disparities exist in vaccination outcomes. Efforts to increase vaccination uptake in socially disadvantaged communities are necessary.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Y. Li, B. R. Spoer, T. M. Lampe, P. Y. Hsieh, I. S. Nelson, A. Vierse, L. E. Thorpe, M. N. Gourevitch
Summary: Broadband access is an important social determinant of health, and disparities in access exist within urban areas. This study analyzed data from 905 large US cities and found that in 2017, 30% of urban households did not have high-speed broadband access. Minority neighborhoods had lower broadband access compared to majority White or Asian neighborhoods, even after accounting for household income. Although there has been a decrease in lack of broadband access over time, racial and income disparities persist.
Article
Oncology
Uchechukwu C. Megwalu, Yifei Ma
Summary: The study found that black, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander thyroid cancer patients were less likely to be treated in high-quality hospitals than non-Hispanic White patients, even after adjusting for insurance status and socioeconomic status.
CANCER INVESTIGATION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Steven R. Cox, Carolann L. Daniel
Summary: There is a long history of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare, which continue to persist and potentially impact morbidity and mortality in racial and ethnic minorities diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. Despite significant improvements in diagnosis and treatment of laryngeal cancer, minority and marginalized group members face barriers to accessing quality care, resulting in lower survival rates.
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Aryana Sepassi, Samantha Garcia, Sora Tanjasiri, Sunmin Lee, Mark Bounthavong
Summary: Racial/ethnic minorities in the USA have lower health literacy proficiency, and it is uncertain how birth status (immigrant/US-born) affects this proficiency.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Camille Brault, Isaiah Thomas, Marie Rose Moro, Laelia Benoit
Summary: This study explores the experiences of school refusal among adolescents and young adults from immigrant and ethnic minority backgrounds. The results show that school refusal can lead to a loss of identity and feelings of failure, as well as triggering guilt and a fear of marginalization. This suggests that in addition to traditional treatment methods, sociological, intersectional, and cross-cultural tools should also be incorporated into therapy.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Luisa N. Borrell, Natalie D. Crawford
Summary: The article highlights the contributions of the American Journal of Epidemiology in terms of defining and using race and ethnicity in research, as well as understanding racial and ethnic inequities. It suggests additional ways in which the journal can address these inequities and emphasizes the importance of diversifying the field of epidemiology.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Pamela W. Lu, Rebecca E. Scully, Adam C. Fields, Vanessa M. Welten, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Adil Haider, Joel S. Weissman, Karen M. Freund, Nelya Melnitchouk
Summary: Racial disparities exist in patients with rectal cancer in terms of treatment and survival outcomes. Patients treated at minority-serving hospitals have lower odds of receiving standard of care treatment for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma, with Black patients experiencing higher mortality risk compared to White patients.
JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Patricia Irizar, Dharmi Kapadia, Sarah Amele, Laia Becares, Pip Divall, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Eliud Kibuchi, Dylan Kneale, Ronan Mccabe, James Nazroo, Laura B. Nellums, Harry Taylor, Shirley Sze, Daniel Pan, Manish Pareek
Summary: This study aims to explore the potential pathways that lead to ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 health outcomes. The results showed that mortality and infection rates were the most investigated outcomes, with the majority of studies being quantitative in nature. Very few studies examined racism as a driver of inequalities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jorge Kaufmann, Miguel Marino, Jennifer A. Lucas, Carlos J. Rodriguez, Steffani R. Bailey, Ayana K. April-Sanders, Dave Boston, John Heintzman
Summary: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority populations. This study examined the differences in risk screening for statin eligibility across race and ethnicity over a guideline change in 2013. The findings showed that racial/ethnic/language disparities in the documented screening measures for statin therapy were unaffected by the guideline change. Understanding the impact of the newer guidelines on prescribing and morbidity/mortality for ASCVD is important.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Laura M. Perry, Leah E. Walsh, Ronald Horswell, Lucio Miele, San Chu, Brian Melancon, John Lefante, Christopher M. Blais, James L. Rogers, Michael Hoerger
Summary: The study examined end-of-life care for 875 white and 415 black cancer patients in Louisiana from 2011 to 2017, finding that black patients were more likely to be hospitalized and admitted to the emergency department in the last 30 days of life.
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Aubree C. Honcoop, Patricia Poitevien, Ellen Kerns, Brian Alverson, Russell J. McCulloh
Summary: This study analyzed the bronchiolitis management in 37 U.S. freestanding children's hospitals from 2015 to 2018, revealing differences in treatment patterns among different racial and ethnic groups. Black children were more likely to receive corticosteroid and bronchodilator therapies, while white children were more likely to receive antibiotics and chest radiography.
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Samira Obeid, Michal Mashiach-Eizenberg, Amit Gur, Ilana Lavy
Summary: This study aims to examine the disparities in the utilization of digital healthcare services (DHS) in Israel between different ethnic groups, and explore the characteristics and factors influencing DHS use among the Arab minority and Jewish majority populations. The findings reveal significant disparities in DHS utilization and attitudes between these ethnic groups, with Jewish participants demonstrating higher rates of utilization and positive attitudes toward DHS. Digital health literacy and attitudes have predictive roles in DHS use, with different effects among the two ethnic groups.
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE
(2023)