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August 8, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The kinds of intergenerational issues that I address in my research come to mind frequently when I think of Egypt and the other Middle Eastern and North African countries currently undergoing rapid change. One intriguing question is how intergenerat ...
March 21, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
In this study, we set out to identify accommodations that American Muslims feel would improve their care. Working with community groups in the greater Detroit area, home to one of the nation’s largest Muslim communities, we recruited participants to ...
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Health Care Access Model defines taxonomy and presents a framework for classifying and reporting health care access barriers associated with health care disparities.
December 1, 2006 | Program Results Report
Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States experience poorer health outcomes relative to the population as a whole.
December 12, 2011 | Program Results Report
Researchers at the Pew Hispanic Center and a multicultural research network managed by the University of California, Los Angeles, studied disparities in health and access to care in Latino and other minority populations.
January 4, 2012 | Journal Article
Health care systems can engender trust and improve American Muslim patients' health care experience by understanding their religious values.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The lowest rates of treatment—pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy—were found among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Mexican Americans with depression.
August 27, 2009 | Journal Article
Latino immigrants to the U.S. have lower mortality rates than subsequent, U.S. born generations. This article reviews existing evidence related to health disparities between Latinos and the general U.S. population and between foreign and U.S. born Latinos.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Blacks living in the 50 U.S. states are more than 2.37 times more likely to have coronary heart disease than Blacks living in the U.S. Virgin Islands after adjusting for age, sex, and education.
September 17, 2012 | Story
Forward Promise is an initiative to improve the health and success of middle- and high-school-aged young men of color