Background Preliminary evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic shows the presence of
health disparities, especially in terms of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to …

Although cancer mortality rates declined in the United States in recent decades, some
populations experienced little benefit from advances in cancer prevention, early detection …

Significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality exist in the United
States. Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death as …

Applying a social determinants of health framework, this review brings attention to evidence
from social sciences and neuroscience on the role of selected social factors in individual …

The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to
important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities …

Background There are significant concerns about mental health problems occurring due to
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. To date, there has been limited …

Sleep deficiencies, which include insufficient or long sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and
irregular timing of sleep, are disproportionately distributed among populations that …

There have been increasing calls for community–academic partnerships to enhance the
capacity of partners to engage in policy advocacy aimed at eliminating health disparities …

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in both perinatal outcomes and health care quality. For
example, Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationships between self-reported psychosocial stress and
preterm birth, hypertensive disease of pregnancy, and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth …