Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

Despite growing interest in understanding how social factors drive poor health outcomes,
many academics, policy makers, scientists, elected officials, journalists, and others …

Objective The objective of this study was to discern the relationship between state-level
structural racism and Black-White disparities in police shootings of victims not known to be …

Objective: Discrimination is posited to underlie racial disparities in hypertension. Extant
literature suggests a possible association between racial discrimination and blood pressure …

METHODS We searched the electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane
Library. The final search criteria included the following keywords: healthcare disparities AND …

Abstract Compared to White Americans, African-Americans are less likely to use primary
care (PC) as their usual source of care. This is generally attributed to race differences in …

There is a growing research literature suggesting that racism is an important risk factor
undermining the health of Blacks in the United States. Racism can take many forms, ranging …

In this study, we introduce the 'racial opportunity gap'as a place-based measure of structural
racism for use in population health research. We first detail constructing the opportunity gap …

Objectives. We investigated the role of socioeconomic factors in Black–White disparities in
preterm birth (PTB). Methods. We used the population-based California Maternal and Infant …

Stigma processes play an underrecognized role in the distribution of life chances,
influencing health through the production of disadvantage and the induction of stress …