Disparities in adverse birth outcomes for Black women continue. Research suggests that
societal factors such as structural racism explain more variation in adverse birth outcomes …

Background Higher socioeconomic status (SES) has less impact on cardio-metabolic
disease and preterm birth risk among Black women compared to White women, an effect …

Background US mortality rate of term infants is higher than most other developed countries.
Term infant mortality is associated with exogenous socio-environmental factors. Previous …

Background A growing body of evidence is beginning to highlight how mass incarceration
shapes inequalities in population health. Non-Hispanic blacks are disproportionately …

Objective To determine if plasma concentrations of the N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) N-
arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA), N-oleoylethanolamide (OEA) and N …

Background: Community violence is an understudied aspect of social context that may affect
risk of preterm birth and small-for-gestational age (SGA). Methods: We matched California …

The purpose of the study was to examine the role of objective and subjective measures of
neighborhood crime and disorder on substance use among a nationally representative …

While structural factors may drive health inequities, certain health-promoting attributes of
one's “place” known as salutogens may further moderate the cumulative impacts of …

Extant literature indicates that parental incarceration has a deleterious impact on children of
imprisoned parents. Parental imprisonment is associated with poor physical and mental …

In addition to individual-level characteristics, characteristics of the social and physical
environments in which individuals reside may adversely impact health outcomes. Careful …