Diabetes complications in racial and ethnic minority populations in the USA

JS Haw, M Shah, S Turbow, M Egeolu… - Current diabetes …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Racial and ethnic minority populations have a higher burden of
diabetes-related complications. There have been many epidemiologic studies to better …

Health promotion interventions for African Americans delivered in US barbershops and hair salons-a systematic review

KNB Palmer, PS Rivers, FL Melton, DJ McClelland… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background African American adults suffer disproportionately from obesity-related
chronic diseases, particularly at younger ages. In order to close the gap in these health …

Mobile health and cultural competencies as a foundation for telehealth care: scoping review

DM Hilty, A Crawford, J Teshima… - Journal of Technology in …, 2021 - Springer
All health care settings are challenged to provide timely and evidence-based care,
particularly for culturally diverse patients with behavioral health disorders. Telepsychiatry …

New horizons—Addressing healthcare disparities in endocrine disease: Bias, science, and patient care

MH Chin - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Unacceptable healthcare disparities in endocrine disease have persisted for decades, and
2021 presents a difficult evolving environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the …

Community-based diabetes community health worker intervention in an underserved Chicago population

MM Hughes, E Yang, D Ramanathan… - Journal of community …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Community Health Worker (CHW) model has been used to combat disparities
in healthcare access by utilizing community members as healthcare liaisons to promote …

[HTML][HTML] A place-based community health worker program: feasibility and early outcomes, New York City, 2015

PM Lopez, N Islam, A Feinberg, C Myers, L Seidl… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction This study examined feasibility of a place-based community health worker
(CHW) and health advocate (HA) initiative in five public housing developments selected for …

Innovative strategies to improve diabetes outcomes in disadvantaged populations

JS Ruddock, M Poindexter, TL Gary‐Webb… - Diabetic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes disproportionately affects disadvantaged populations. Eighty percent of deaths
directly caused by diabetes occurred in low‐and middle‐income countries. In high‐income …

Organisational and individual characteristics associated with glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes: cross-sectional study in China

H Wang, J Yao, X Yin, X Guo, J Yin, H Qu, Q Sun - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective There is a high prevalence of poor glycaemic control among patients with type 2
diabetes (T2DM) in China. This study aimed to explore both organisational and individual …

Effectiveness of a non-pharmacological intervention to Control Diabetes Mellitus in a primary care setting in Kerala: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

A Rahul, S Chintha, TS Anish, KC Prajitha… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Despite being the first Indian state with a dedicated Non-Communicable
Disease (NCD) program, glycemic control among a large proportion of patients is low in …

[PDF][PDF] Gout and African Americans: reducing disparities

ADIN HEALTHCARE - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2016 - cdn.mdedge.com
African Americans are more likely to suffer from gout and are less likely to receive optimal
treatment for it. Physicians should be aware of risk factors for gout and professional …