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Stigma as a Fundamental Cause of Population Health Inequalities
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study explores the psychological and structural pathways through which stigma influences health.
Out-of-School Males of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable provides additional content knowledge in framing the education and employment policies and practices for out-of-school males of color.
Education and Paths to Employment for Middle School Boys of Color
January 1, 2012 | Report
Male students of color face significant disparities in educational achievement in public schools in the United States, beginning at the earliest grades.
Education and Employment of High School Males of color
January 1, 2012 | Report
a summary of the notes and key themes that emerged during the roundtable discussion about the policy barriers and solutions to meeting the education and employment needs of young men of color.
Health for Boys and Young Men of color
January 1, 2012 | Report
This roundtable looked at the data on the health of adolescent (ages 11-19) young males of color, and discussed how their health outcomes are shaped by disadvantaged contexts and unequal opportunities.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders
May 29, 2014 | Program Results Report
The Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leaders program, established in 1991, has honored 206 unsung and unusually resourceful people working in communities to improve health and access to care for underserved and often disenfranchised populations.
Weight Change and Depression Among U.S. Young Women During the Transition to Adulthood
July 9, 2013 | Journal Article
In adolescent females, weight gain and obesity were risk factors for depression onset during the transition to adulthood according to research findings.
Combating Isolation and Loneliness with an Online Personal Network Called Tyze
September 1, 2011 | Program Results Report
To combat isolation and loneliness among vulnerable individuals, including the disabled and frail elderly, the PLAN Institute for Caring Citizenship and Tyze Personal Networks promoted Web-based social support networks called Tyze.
Innovations that Address Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Geographic Barriers to Preventive Oral Health Care
September 19, 2013 | Report
Overcoming barriers to access will require innovative use of a well-trained, non-traditional workforce using strategies that re-engage populations with a history of poor access.
Vulnerable Patients and the Primary Care Visit
September 12, 2013 | Program Results Report
To investigate health care disparities, M. Robin DiMatteo, PhD, and a team of researchers at the University of California-Riverside, examined links between patient vulnerability and physician-patient communication during primary care visits.