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October 29, 2012 | Story
A grantee highlights pioneering work on the cost-effectiveness and preventive value of high-quality relationships between doctor and patient at the 2012 APHA meeting.
August 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Physician referrals for nutrition and exercise counseling services for diabetic patients do not appear to vary by race of patient. However, referral rates are generally low (19% for exercise and 37% for nutrition, in this study) and should be bolstered to help patients modify lifestyle factors related to diabetes risk.
September 30, 2008 | Story
Brown's interest in diabetes was more than professional. Both of her parents were diagnosed with the disease, and it changed their lives. Overnight, they became patients who needed to take medication, monitor what they ate and change their lifestyle.
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines how language and income interact with treatment of Type II diabetes in a large managed-care trial. Previous research has shown that minorities and low-socioeconomic status individuals have more poorly controlled blood sugar levels than White Americans.
January 10, 2012 | Video/Story
Since 2005, Finding Answers has awarded and managed research grants totaling $8 million to health care organizations implementing interventions aimed at reducing disparities.
September 7, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
December 26, 2010 | Story
According to Johnson Dias, the presence of poverty, racism and crime is a daily disaster in these neighborhoods. "Public safety here is a heath issue," she says. "You can't keep your child physically active if you are concerned your child might die."
August 1, 2007 | Report
This report on the underuse of preventive care in the U.S. documents how many lives are lost unnecessarily each year due to underutilization of preventive care and details which services in particular are not being efficiently accessed by Americans. ...
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Center for Minority Health (CMH) at the University of Pittsburgh has developed sustainable public health interventions for the African-American community in Pittsburgh. Through one program, African-American owned barbershops and beauty salons began providing vital health services and information.
December 21, 2009 | Story
Potentially life-saving program increases outreach to educate black men about the pros and cons of prostate cancer screening, while providing a model for community-based participatory research.