There is an important social imperative to study health differences and disparities in disease.
Disparities in health persist among races despite the improving health status of all …

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease characterized by inflammation in the respiratory airways
which manifests clinically with wheezing, cough, and episodic periods of chest tightness; if …

Approaches in basic, clinical, and translational asthma research must be modified to
account for the social construct of race and to detangle complex interactions of contributing …

Health disparities (recently defined as a health difference closely linked with social,
economic, and/or environmental disadvantage) in asthma continue despite the presence of …

In February 2005, a national workshop was held in Chicago, IL, to address the problem of
disparities in asthma. A multidisciplinary group of> 1,000 national experts reviewed key …

Although asthma affects all ethnic groups, the burden from this disease is disproportionately
shared by certain minority groups and the economically disadvantaged. The prevalence of …

Asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, is a major clinical and public health
problem. Most cases of asthma begin during childhood, and asthma is the most common …

The coronavirus disease pandemic and the growing movements for social and racial
equality have increased awareness of disparities in American health care that exist on every …

Minority groups with diverse racial and ethnic heritages and persons living in poverty are
much more likely to die of asthma and to require emergency care for exacerbations of …

The issue of health disparities is a quite broad, far-reaching topic that encompasses many
factors including age, race, ethnicity, sex, and socioeconomic status. Also, health disparities …