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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."
September 12, 2013 | Story
Can psychological stress trigger biological responses that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes? Former Harold Amos scholar Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHS, is investigating that relationship.
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 10, 2013 | Story
David R. Williams, PhD, explains why health disparities persist in the United States.
July 3, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Using new city maps, the Commission to Build a Healthier America, which reconvened recently after a four year hiatus, is illustrating the dramatic disparity between the life expectancies of communities mere miles away from each other.
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.
June 24, 2013 | Story
Two grantees study ways to eradicate disparities by concentrating on young children.
June 11, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
A long-time researcher on America's black population reflects on a recently released survey of African-Americans’ lives today.
May 29, 2013 | Story
What is the connection between disease, life circumstances and infection?
May 2, 2013 | Story
During the decade since he was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar in Health Policy Research, political scientist Vincent Hutchings, PhD, has continued to explore the intersection of race, politics, communication, and conflict in America.