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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"Health inequities"”.
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Exploring the Relationship Between Historical Redlining and Place-Based Reproductive Health Inequities: A Qualitative GIS Approach
… fully explain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in preterm birth in the United States, and evidence suggests that medical advancements, increased access to prenatal care, and high per-capita spending on health care have done little to reduce these inequities. Health inequities research …
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EXAMINING STRUCTURAL RACISM AS A CAUSE OF HEALTH INEQUITIES AMONG PACIFIC ISLAND PEOPLES IN THE UNITED STATES AND AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND: AN EXPLORATORY COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY
… most indicators of socioeconomic status and health when compared to the majority population. Similarly, the Indigenous Māori and Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand parallel the same experiences. Reducing disparities and improving health equity among racial/ethnic minority populations …
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An Unruly Mélange in a Postcolonial State: The Cultural Politics of Short-Term Global Health Engagements in Dominican Republic Bateyes
… understand the implications of short-term global health engagements [STGHE] for ethnic-Haitian im/migrant sugar laborers and their families living in Dominican Republic bateyes, this ethnographic study uses a critical humanities approach to examine the cultural politics of STGHE, illuminating the …
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Identifying individual patients' socio-economic position : a basis for vertical equity approaches in primary health care
… as a basis for a vertical equity approach to healthcare. Logistic regression techniques and measures of sensitivity and specificity are used in an original method designed to identify patients to two socioeconomic benchmarks. Criteria are provided for a framework in which decisions can be made …
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Health inequity by design: LGBTQ+ youth homelessness and a path towards health justice
The health inequities facing the LGBTQ+ community are well documented despite limited resources towards addressing these issues. Traditional frameworks have failed to account for the role of stigma at various levels, namely public, self and structural, that perpetuate these inequities. Health …
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Associations Between Socioeconomic Position and Mental Health and Mental Health Disorders Among Adults in Canada from 2005 to 2022
… (SEP) is a fundamental determinant of mental health, often measured by income and education. Poor mental health and mental health disorders are more prevalent among adults with a lower SEP. Examining trends in associations between SEP and mental health outcomes can inform policies to reduce …
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"Just Take It Off the Plate": a Syndemic Model of Low Breastfeeding Rates and Maternal Stress in South Alabama
… tornadoes) have shaped perceptions of infant health and well-being, particularly as they relate to infant feeding practices, in South Alabama's gulf coast. Using a critical medical anthropology lens, we conducted semi-structured interviews with professionals/providers (n=10) and …
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Perinatal Policy Disparities and Their Impact on Maternal, Paternal, and Child Health
… policy framework to evaluate their public health significance and impact on family outcomes. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology, peer-reviewed literature, policy documents, and corporate data from 2015-2025 were reviewed across …
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The Effect of a Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Curriculum on Cultural Competence Among Students at a Public, Midsize, Midwestern University
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and other healthcare professional education programs have been charged with developing a culturally competent healthcare workforce in order to better meet the needs of diverse communities and reduce health inequities. The purpose of this quantitative, longitudinal, …
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Mental health of transgender people in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Inequities, minority stress, and protective factors
… Aotearoa/New Zealand Trans and Non-Binary Health Survey recruited a total of 1,178 transgender people aged 14 or older (Mage = 29.5) who lived in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This comprehensive survey included mental health measures from Aotearoa/New Zealand population-based surveys, as well as …
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The impact of education on healthcare provider's confidence and competence in LGBTQIA+ patient care
Problem: Many healthcare providers report feeling underprepared to care for patients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and other identities (LGBTQIA+). The limited inclusion of LGBTQIA+ content in nursing curricula contributes to ongoing …
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Architecting the future of Sana
… dedicated to tackling the issue of global health disparities through fostering multidisciplinary collaborations between different stakeholders in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). Sana engages in several activities such as: " Running a spring MIT course on health informatics * …
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Casting Aside Bent Bodies: Embodied Violence as an Everyday Experience for Filipino Migrant Seafarers
… political economic practices in regards to the health worlds of Filipino migrant seafarers as one potential way to understand how structural and symbolic violence is embodied. Through structural violence, seafarers are held responsible for their health and well-being and through symbolic …
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A Clinical Leader’s Influence in Physical Therapy Education: A Case Study
… of the workforce, declining reimbursement, and health inequities. The profession has questioned whether PT education is developing practitioners ready to meet the complex healthcare needs of society. PT students spend more than 20% of their education engaged in workplace learning, yet little has …
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Community-based doulas and their role in combating obstetric racism for marginalized BIPOC & migrant women: The Contigo Bilingual Doula Program
… most vulnerable patients. Using frameworks of health justice, reproductive justice, autonomy, and structural competency, I contend that the integration of community-based doulas (CBDs) into standard maternity care is required under conditions of structural injustice, not merely recommended. The …
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Comorbidity of disordered eating and depression: Examining intersectional inequities and cardiometabolic health consequences across the life course
… may (1) describe the distribution of population health inequities and (2) moderate health exposure-outcome associations. Grounded in an intersectional framework, this three-aim dissertation used an intersectional multilevel modeling approach (i.e., intersectional MAIHDA) and US nationally …
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Health challenges of the 21st century - Empirical essays on the health and economic burden of non-communicable diseases and climate change in Southeast Asia
… low- and middle-income countries will face two health challenges that are thoroughly different from what these countries have been dealing with in preceding centuries. First, they are confronted with surging rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and second, climate change will take its toll …
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Intersectoral policy approaches to healthy cities with a focus on built and food environments
… with factors that influence risk of disease and healthcare access, and may contribute to, and exacerbate, inequities in health outcomes. Increasing global attention is given to the link between characteristics of built and food environments and health. In addition, international health agendas …
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What is the problem? A critical analysis of gambling policy in Aotearoa New Zealand
… environment. Gambling harm and associated health inequities persist, with ethnic minorities, women and children more likely to carry the burden of gambling harm. The research question that guides this independent scholarly project is ‘what is the problem?’ The purpose of this research is to …
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A FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH TO PRIMARY CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
… challenges for individuals, their families, and healthcare professionals alike. It disproportionately impacts minoritized communities and often goes unassessed or undiagnosed, leaving missed opportunities for treatment and the use of supportive services for family caregivers. The primary care …
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