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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Caroline Smith, Sara Wuellner, Jennifer Marcum
Summary: This study aims to analyze workers' compensation claims data in Washington state using a Bayesian method to identify racial and ethnic disparities in work-related injuries and illnesses (WRII) by industry and occupation. The results show that Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino workers have the highest rates of WRII claims across all industry and occupational sectors, indicating a need for further investigation into the underlying causes.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kosuke Imai, Santiago Olivella, Evan T. R. Rosenman
Summary: Prediction of individuals' race and ethnicity is crucial in studying racial disparity. Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding (BISG) is a leading methodology for this task, but it faces data problems. We introduce a fully Bayesian BISG (fBISG) method that addresses census measurement error and utilizes additional name data to improve race imputation accuracy.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Erika Garcia, Sandrah P. Eckel, Zhanghua Chen, Kenan Li, Frank D. Gilliland
Summary: This study examined COVID-19 mortality in California across different racial/ethnic groups and found disparities in mortality rates, especially among younger age groups. The most common characteristics among COVID-19 decedents in California were age 65 years or above, male, Hispanic, foreign-born, and educational attainment of High School or below. Elevated COVID-19 morality rates were observed among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and Hispanic groups compared with the White group, with Black and Hispanic groups having the highest mortality rate ratios.
ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Evan T. R. Rosenman, Santiago Olivella, Kosuke Imai
Summary: This research provides the largest compiled dictionaries of names, covering first, middle, and surnames, which are used for imputing race and ethnicity using Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding (BISG). The data, based on voter files of six U.S. Southern States, contains a larger set of names than any comparable dataset, including 136 thousand first names, 125 thousand middle names, and 338 thousand surnames. Each name is categorized into five mutually exclusive racial and ethnic groups, and conditional probabilities are provided for imputation purposes.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Baylee F. Bakkila, Daniel Kerekes, Marcella Nunez-Smith, Kevin G. Billingsley, Nita Ahuja, Karen Wang, Carol Oladele, Caroline H. Johnson, Sajid A. Khan
Summary: This study found significant racial disparities in the surgical care of gastrointestinal tract cancers, with black patients being less likely than white patients to receive standard care in terms of negative surgical margins, adequate lymphadenectomies, and use of adjuvant therapies.
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Clinical Neurology
Derek M. Griffith, Amytis Towfighi, Spero M. Manson, Erica L. Littlejohn, Lesli E. Skolarus
Summary: This article introduces a framework for neurological research that aims to address inequities in neurological diseases. The framework highlights the importance of social determinants and structural factors and emphasizes the ability to improve research, programs, and policies to reduce and eliminate inequities in neurological diseases.
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Clinical Neurology
Derek M. Griffith, Amytis Towfighi, Spero M. Manson, Erica L. Littlejohn, Lesli E. Skolarus
Summary: This framework by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke working group aims to guide and inspire neurologic research that promotes health equity, population health, and social justice. It emphasizes the impact of social determinants on neurologic health and highlights the need to address inequities through research, programs, and policies.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sai Krishna Gudi, Sophia M. George, Komal Krishna Tiwari
Summary: The contagiousness of COVID-19 has led to historical lockdowns in various countries, impacting nations, communities, and the global economy. Factors such as race, ethnicity, industry, and occupation have been identified as key interests in relation to COVID-19, highlighting the importance of collecting data to prioritize vulnerable groups. Such data will offer valuable insights for public health officials to track workplace outbreaks and evaluate the risk of contracting COVID-19 among different ethnic groups and professions.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Debbie Y. Madhok, Robert M. Rodriguez, Jason Barber, Nancy R. Temkin, Amy J. Markowitz, Natalie Kreitzer, Geoffrey T. Manley
Summary: This study found that most patients with mild TBI, with a GCS score of 15 and a negative head CT scan, did not fully recover at 2 weeks and 6 months after the injury. Emergency department clinicians should recommend 2-week follow-up visits to identify patients with incomplete recovery and facilitate rehabilitation.
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Jin Ge, Elaine Ku, Garrett R. Roll, Jennifer C. Lai
Summary: Racial/ethnic minorities experience higher rates of wait-list mortality and longer waiting times on the liver transplant wait list. Hispanics and multiracial/other ethnicity patients are more likely to decline organ offers due to logistical reasons, with logistical patients having higher allocation scores and longer waiting times.
HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Demography
Taylor W. Hargrove, Lauren Gaydosh, Alexis C. Dennis
Summary: This study examines the disparities in the education-health relationship among different racial/ethnic and nativity groups. The findings show that Black young adults with high levels of education have worse health compared to their White and Hispanic counterparts in most contexts. White individuals tend to have more favorable health at higher levels of education. The relationship between education and health varies for other racial/ethnic-nativity groups depending on the characteristics of their early life residence counties.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Melanie H. Jacobson, Yuyan Wang, Sara E. Long, Mengling Liu, Akhgar Ghassabian, Linda G. Kahn, Yelena Afanasyeva, Sara G. Brubaker, Shilpi S. Mehta-Lee, Leonardo Trasande
Summary: This study examines the effects of racial/ethnic differences on fetal growth and reveals specific disparities among different ethnic groups, particularly the influence of nativity on fetal growth among Asian women.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
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Oncology
Elizabeth Pan, Justin Shaya, Lisa Madlensky, J. Michael Randall, Frederick E. Millard, Brent Rose, J. Kellogg Parsons, Sarah M. Nielsen, Kathryn E. Hatchell, Edward D. Esplin, Robert L. Nussbaum, Nicole Weise, James Murphy, Maria Elena Martinez, Rana R. Mckay
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the rate of pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline alterations in Hispanic men with prostate cancer. The results showed that the rate of pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline alterations was similar between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white men, while the rate of variants of uncertain significance was significantly higher in Hispanic men.
PROSTATE CANCER AND PROSTATIC DISEASES
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Rohit Mital, Joseph Bayne, Fatima Rodriguez, Bruce Ovbiagele, Deepak L. Bhatt, Michelle A. Albert
Summary: Despite significant advances in the fields of coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke, there are notable racial and ethnic disparities. In addition to traditional cardiovascular risk factors, disparities in care provision, social determinants of health, and racial discrimination within and outside of the health care system also contribute to these differences. Improved culturally congruent communication about risk factors and symptoms is needed to achieve better and more equitable outcomes in CAD and stroke.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Enrico G. Castillo, Christina Harris
Summary: Despite advancements in medical research, inequalities persist, requiring reforms to promote health equity. Current scientific and ethical review processes may not effectively evaluate a study's impact on inequities and local communities, necessitating practical tools for research stakeholders. A health equity research impact assessment is proposed to address this issue and elevate health equity in medical science.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
James M. Boiano, Andrea L. Steege, Marie H. Sweeney
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
(2015)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrea L. Steege, James M. Boiano, Marie H. Sweeney
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sharon R. Silver, Andrea L. Steege, James M. Boiano
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
James M. Boiano, Andrea L. Steege
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
James M. Boiano, Andrea L. Steege, Marie H. Sweeney
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
David M. DeJoy, Todd D. Smith, Henok Woldu, Mari-Amanda Dyal, Andrea L. Steege, James M. Boiano
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
(2017)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
John D. Beard, Andrea L. Steege, Jun Ju, John Lu, Sara E. Luckhaupt, Mary K. Schubauer-Berigan
MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kerri Wizner, Mahiyar Nasarwanji, Edward Fisher, Andrea L. Steege, James M. Boiano
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
(2018)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Scott A. Henn, James M. Boiano, Andrea L. Steege
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cora Peterson, Pamela K. Schumacher, Andrea L. Steege
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Michael A. Flynn, Pietra Check, Andrea L. Steege, Jacqueline M. Siven, Laura N. Syron
Summary: This commentary highlights the need for a more holistic approach, specifically the adoption of a biopsychosocial paradigm, to address the inequities in occupational health and safety. It emphasizes the importance of research on social arrangements and the interaction of work with other social determinants, as well as the use of inclusive methods to reflect societal diversity and different experiences of social conditions. Interdisciplinary collaboration is also recommended to integrate work into the broader research agenda on health equity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rachael M. Billock, Marie Haring Sweeney, Andrea L. Steege, Ryan Michaels, Sara E. Luckhaupt
Summary: The study identified workers in essential critical infrastructure industries as defined by CISA using standardized industry codes, which may support public health interventions and analyses related to the COVID-19 pandemic and future public health crises.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wesley R. Attwood, Tyler Quinn, Sophia K. Chiu, Jessica F. Li, Andrea L. Steege
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workload and resource needs of medical examiner and coroners' offices. The findings indicate an increase in workload and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), with no change in engineering control usage. Various challenges were faced by these offices during the pandemic.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sharon R. Silver, Marie H. Sweeney, Wayne T. Sanderson, Regina Pana-Cryan, Andrea L. Steege, Brian Quay, Tania Carreon, Michael A. Flynn
Summary: This study evaluated several public health data systems maintained or supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The findings showed that only a small number of these systems collected work-related information and the collected data was often limited, especially for working conditions. This limited and inconsistent collection of work-related information hinders the understanding of the role work plays in health disparities.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laurel Harduar Morano, Andrea L. Steege, Sara E. Luckhaupt
MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
(2018)