Genes, Environment, and Health Disparities

Tobacco and Health Disparities

1Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK 2Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London W6 8RP, UK 3Academic Unit of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK 4Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 4502 E. 41st Street, SAC 1G06, Tuls...

Grading and Reporting Health and Health Disparities

Report cards are widely used in health for drawing attention to performance indicators. We developed a state health report card with separate grades for health and health disparities to generate interest in and awareness of differences in health across different population subgroups and to identify opportunities to improve health. We established grading curves from data for all 50 states for 2 ...

Incarceration, Health, and Racial Disparities in Health

This article addresses two basic questions. First, it examines whether incarceration has a lasting impact on health functioning. Second, because blacks are more likely than whites to be exposed to the negative effects of the penal systemFincluding fractured social bonds, reduced labor market prospects, and high levels of infectious diseaseFit considers whether the penal system contributes to ra...

Introduction: Child health disparities and health literacy.

Demographic changes in the United States bring diverse cultures, languages, and challenges to health care delivery, particularly for children. Providing high-quality health care that is patient centered and equitable requires tailored care and a focus on both health care disparities and health literacy.1 Major connections between health literacy and disparities include a common focus on improvi...

Health disparities and access to health.