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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.
RWJF Joins Major Initiative to Aid Boys and Men of Color
April 16, 2013 | Feature
Foundation Leaders Pledge Action on Issues Facing Boys and Young Men of Color
Racial/Ethnic Minorities and Community Empowerment
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.
The Relationship Between Discrimination and High-Risk Social Ties by Race/Ethnicity
June 8, 2013 | Journal Article
While Blacks generally have fewer injection drug ties than Whites and Hispanics, those who report discrimination due to race or drug use have more high-risk social ties and likely get HIV from sexual transmission.
Shining a Light on Tough Social Issues
May 2, 2013 | Story
Black and Latino youth find a political voice in the research of political scientist Cathy Cohen, PhD, a former RWJF scholar in health policy research.
Cumulative Social Risk and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Obesity During the Transition to Adulthood
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.
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.