The participation of African Americans in clinical and public health research is essential.
However, for a multitude of reasons, participation is low in many research studies. This …

Low‐income urban parents of color enrolled in a parent training study were interviewed to
understand what motivated their participation and what led 30% of them to subsequently …

Racism in medicine, a problem with roots over 2,500 years old, is a historical continuum that
continuously affects African-American health and the way they receive healthcare. Racism …

I am introducing the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Sexual Health and
Responsible Sexual Behavior because we, as a nation, must address the significant public …

This article offers a brief review of recent health promotion and disease prevention programs
conducted in Black churches and identifies benefits and limitations of con-ducting …

Ethnicity has been found to explain some differences across ethnic groups regarding end-of-
life care choices. African Americans appear to be less likely to know about advance …

A meta-analysis was conducted on studies using a treatment-comparison group design to
evaluate HIV/AIDS risk-reduction interventions for clients enrolled in drug abuse treatment …

Current levels of participation in Alzheimer disease (AD) research are inadequate,
particularly among nonwhites. This study was conducted to examine caregivers' attitudes …

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study is surrounded by illuminating misconceptions—myths that
cannot be blithely dismissed because they actually provide some insight into the …

This paper explores the utility of expanding the harm reduction paradigm to incorporate
vulnerability reduction. The thrust of harm reduction interventions to date, particularly in …