[HTML][HTML] Disparities and racism experienced among older African Americans nearing end of life

SP Aaron, SB Gazaway, ER Harrell, R Elk - Current geriatrics reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to examine racism in healthcare as
it relates to older African American adults. We focus on health disparities in old age and …

Considering religion and spirituality in precision medicine

KHK Yeary, KI Alcaraz, KT Ashing… - Translational …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The emerging era of precision medicine (PM) holds great promise for patient care by
considering individual, environmental, and lifestyle factors to optimize treatment. Context is …

Creating space for ourselves: Black sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals countering anti-Black racism and heterosexism.

KV Page, A Cerezo, A Ross - Psychology of sexual orientation and …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
In this qualitative study, we used constructivist grounded theory with 13 Black sexual-
minority women and gender-diverse individuals in the northeastern United States to explore …

[HTML][HTML] Where would you go? Race, religion, and the limits of pastor mental health care in Black and Latino congregations

D Bolger, PJ Prickett - Religions, 2021 - mdpi.com
A growing body of literature explores how religious congregations shape attitudes toward
mental health in racial/ethnic minority communities. Such research has primarily focused on …

A multilevel diabetes and CVD risk reduction intervention in African American churches: Project Faith Influencing Transformation (FIT) feasibility and outcomes

J Berkley-Patton, C Bowe Thompson, AG Bauer… - Journal of racial and …, 2020 - Springer
Wide-reaching health promotion interventions are needed in influential, accessible
community settings to address African American (AA) diabetes and CVD disparities. Most …

The Black church and public health: a key partnership for theory driven COVID-19 recovery efforts

NR Brown, CL Alick, AG Heaston… - Journal of Primary …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 epidemic has negatively impacted the Black community in the United States.
Despite current disease mitigation efforts, work is still needed to ensure that Black …

Engaging African American pastors in COVID-19 research during a pandemic: lessons learned

T Hayes, LW Baskin, T Funchess… - Journal of Pastoral …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
African American pastors are recognized as trusted information sources for their
communities. The pastors willing to address health-related concerns such as preventing the …

The role of sense of community in improving the health‐related quality of life among Black Americans

GM Wippold, KA Garcia, SG Frary - Journal of community …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Black Americans have the lowest life expectancy and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL; a
strong predictor of premature mortality) of any racial/ethnic group in the United States. Low …

Denominational and gender differences in hypertension among African American Christian young adults

PA Robbins, MJ Scott, E Conde, Y Daniel… - Journal of racial and …, 2021 - Springer
Hypertension, a major cardiovascular disease risk factor, is disproportionately prevalent
among African American young adults. Religion and spirituality (R/S) have been studied for …

[HTML][HTML] Shape-up and eat right families pilot program: feasibility of a weight management shared medical appointment model in African-Americans with obesity at an …

G Srivastava, KD Palmer, KA Ireland… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Disparities in obesity care exist among African-American children and adults. We
sought to test the feasibility of a pilot program, a 1-year family-based intervention for African …