Social determinants of health (SDoH), which encompass the economic, social,
environmental, and psychosocial factors that influence health, play a significant role in the …

Poor diet quality is strongly associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity
and mortality. This scientific statement emphasizes the importance of dietary patterns …

Abstract Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the numbers of new cancer
cases and deaths in the United States and compiles the most recent data on population …

Abstract African American/Black individuals have a disproportionate cancer burden,
including the highest mortality and the lowest survival of any racial/ethnic group for most …

Racism is not always conscious, explicit, or readily visible—often it is systemic and
structural. Systemic and structural racism are forms of racism that are pervasively and deeply …

Abstract Background In February 2022, Massachusetts rescinded a statewide universal
masking policy in public schools, and many Massachusetts school districts lifted masking …

Differences in health outcomes across racial groups are among the most commonly reported
findings in health disparities research. Often, these studies do not explicitly connect …

Antiracist health policy research requires methodological innovation that creates equity-
centered and antiracist solutions to health inequities by centering the complexities and …

Introduction: The majority of homicides (79%) and suicides (53%) in the United States
involved a firearm in 2020. High firearm homicide and suicide rates and corresponding …

Abstract Background Black Americans are exposed to higher annual levels of air pollution
containing fine particulate matter (particles with an aerodynamic diameter of≤ 2.5 μm [PM2 …