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August 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
In the U.S., life expectancy and other health status measures vary dramatically depending on factors, such as race, gender, educational attainment, and ZIP code. This brief reviews recent research on health disparities.
July 1, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This randomized controlled trial evaluated a culturally appropriate intervention to improve the recognition and treatment of depression among Asian and Latino American primary care patients at Massachusetts General Hospital.
August 26, 2013 | Program Results Report
Dorothy E. Roberts, JD, professor of law, sociology, civil rights, and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote the book "Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century."
May 14, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
"Many African American men are invisible from health care settings until their health conditions are severe," Keon Gilbert writes.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Black females transitioning to adulthood may experience higher levels of obesity risk due to multiple social risk factors according to this study.
April 1, 2013 | Book
This section of Advances in Communication Research to Reduce Childhood Obesity addresses a number of community-level strategies for engaging youth of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds in healthy eating.
January 16, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of the "Health Care in 2013" series.
November 15, 2012 | Story
An interdisciplinary trio of grantees finds research on heart disease, birth outcomes and health-related behavior misleading and inadequate to determine public health policy.
October 1, 2012
Insights on equity in health care from Aligning Forces for Quality and Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change.
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief/Infographic
Insights on equity in health care from Aligning Forces for Quality and Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change.