Recent study from @UCI@UCB examined racial and color differences in memory performance among 50+ year older adults in the U.S. and Puerto Rican older adults in Boston--> https://t.co/KpLUaP3xcB
Significance --> findings highlight the importance of reducing financial barriers to care to notably improve health equity and oncologic outcomes for African American patients.
Read--> https://t.co/yaEKQeLVZI
@UCSD compared outcomes by race for patients with bladder cancer receiving care within the predominant hybrid-payer healthcare model of the United States
In this study of contrasting healthcare models, receiving medical care in an equal-access system was associated with reduced differences in stage at presentation and eliminated disparities in survival outcomes for African American patients with bladder cancer.
Make sure to check out @hastingscenter new website, Bioethics in Community Health, featuring their work on community health and immigrant health, with extensive links to resources for scholars, practitioners, and students —> https://t.co/BYaGwaUscT
Read recent issue brief by @hastingscenter on Strategies to Support Equitable Access to Precision Medicine for All of U.S. Participants from Federally Qualified Health Centers --> https://t.co/hvD8uXbjG8
Cal-IHEA Director Hector Rodriguez was recently on the @health_affairs podcast #AHealthPodyssey with @alanrweil, discussing brick-and-mortar health care consolidation --> https://t.co/6OlobMTnjI
New study!! Read about the Prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Latinos During a Pandemic by @DrIranBarrera@FS_SocialWork --> https://t.co/dohRsfR49C
What can be done? —> Services including prenatal care and nutritional assistance should address a wide range of serious unmet social needs, including food insecurity
Recent @UCB @UCD study calculated the prevalence of severe maternal hardships by food security status and found that food insecurity was common among low- and lower-income pregnant women in California --> https://t.co/FCgQUBN7j3
Findings-> Each additional severe maternal hardship a woman experienced during pregnancy was associated with a 36% greater risk of reporting marginal food security.
Read--> https://t.co/c89CCmz9at
Recent @UCSF study was done to determine the prevalence of COVID-19-related discrimination among major US racial/ethnic groups & estimate associations between discrimination, race/ethnicity, and other sociodemographic characteristics.
Results show that COVID-19-related discrimination is common, and it appears that the pandemic has exacerbated preexisting resentment against racial/ethnic minorities and marginalized communities.
Findings--> A total of 22.1% of the participants reported experiencing discriminatory behaviors, and 42.7% reported that people acted afraid of them.
So, what's the big picture? Significant social inequality in HPV vaccination among teenagers exists in the United States. This inequality can be distorted when only parent-reported vaccination information is used as opposed to provider records.
Recent @UCR study investigated whether there is a social disparity in HPV vaccination among teenagers, and if so, whether it differs according to the source of vaccination information--> https://t.co/WZvDuoig84
As our 2022 Health Equity Scholars Program wraps up, we are excited to share a few policy briefs written by our scholars. Find them here! --> https://t.co/g9xcaRfaMH