Racial Disparities in Housing Returns

Racial disparities in HIV

www.thelancet.com/hiv Vol 4 July 2017 e281 In The Lancet HIV, Steven Goodreau and colleagues report the results of network modelling studies to investigate the sources of disparities in prevalence of HIV infection between black and white men who have sex with men (MSM). The higher prevalence among black MSM is a well recognised public health problem, and evidence that the number of cases among ...

Addressing Racial Disparities in Incarceration

This article reviews the current trends and impact of mass incarceration on communities of color, with a focus on criminal justice policy and practice contributors to racial disparity. The impact of these disproportionate incarceration rates on public safety, offenders, and communities are discussed. Recommendations for criminal justice and other policy reforms to reduce unwarranted racial disp...

Racial/ethnic disparities in nursing.

The racial and ethnic composition of the registered nurse (RN) workforce in California is not at parity with the composition of the population. We find that the underrepresentation of African Americans in nursing in California appears to be due to lower overall educational attainment among African Americans. Underrepresentation of Latinos is due to lower overall educational attainment and, to a...

Racial Disparities in Health Status

OBJECTIVE American Indians and Alaska Natives are 2.3 times more likely to have diabetes than are individuals in the U.S. general population. The objective of this study was to compare morbidity among American Indian and U.S. adults with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We extracted demographic and health service utilization data for an adult American Indian population aged 18-64 years (...

Critique of Racial Discrimination in Private Housing