This is a comprehensive narrative review of the literature on the current science and evidence of population-level differences in risk factors for heart disease among different racial and ethnic population in the United States (U.S.). It begins by discussing the importance of population-level risk assessment of heart disease in light of the growth rate of specific minority populations in the U....

The article is devoted to the analysis of intercultural communication as solidarity between ethnic communities in era globalization processes. Intercultural communication, being dominant and determinant modern society, acquires even greater significance connection with processes intensive migration, need for interaction peaceful coexistence large small groups formation cultural diversity societ...

Changes in Sex and Ethnic Diversity in Dermatology Residents OverMultiple Decades Increased ethnic diversity of physicians is associatedwith increased access to health care for underserved communities, better anticipationof patient needs, andaccelerationofmedical research.1 Similarly, sex concordance between physicians and patients can improve communication and patient satisfaction.2 Although s...

Introduction The Montane Mainland of Southeast Asia (MMSEA) covers about half of the total area of six countries, viz., Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (Figure 1) and is home to many ethnic minorities (Table 1). Ethnic minorities account for about 15% of total population of the region. Food security is a major concern of local communities as well as national governments. Sh...

OBJECTIVES Ethnic/racial differences in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders have been reported in hospital studies conducted in the United States, but general population studies find little or no evidence of higher rates of disorder in Black communities than White communities. Thus, ethnic/racial differences in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in treated samples may be due to biased ...

In this Special Issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management on Managing in Ethnic Chinese Communities, we seek to shed light on the complex and dynamic relationships existing in many ethnic Chinese businesses around the world. This is an exciting time to study ethnic Chinese business. Ethnic Chinese business used to mean Overseas Chinese firms, that is, enterprises run by Chinese business p...

This article asks if and under what conditions ethnic diversity could become a foundation for a prosperous society. Recent studies on ethnic diversity and social cohesion suggest that diversity has a negative effect on social cohesion and therefore is detrimental to the social prosperity of individuals and communities. This paper argues that although such a negative correlation may apply to con...

Personal networks can help rural workers find urban jobs. When the information flow increases due to the expansion of mobile phone, the new information flow may strengthen existing personal networks, such as ethnic networks, or provide opportunities to those who were previously outside of personal networks. We examine combined impacts of mobile phone and personal networks by using panel data of...