Scott D. Landes ([email protected]), Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. After years of advocacy by the disability community and allied organizations, on September 26, 2023, the National ...

I’ve experienced the reality of health disparities firsthand. Growing up in a low-income, predominantly Black neighborhood in Boston during the 60s and 70s, my family didn’t have access, or, frankly, ...

Food insecurity was defined as any house that had 3 or more food-insecure conditions. Households that had a household income lower than 185% of the federal poverty line were considered to be ...

Access to quality trauma care varies across populations, with some facing greater barriers due to systemic biases, healthcare inequalities, and socioeconomic challenges. Marginalized groups — ...

Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease than White Americans, and their life expectancy is about five years shorter. Why? In this special ...

Historical malpractice, including forced sterilizations and unethical studies, has contributed to mistrust in medical research among minority populations. Policy-driven disparities, such as redlining, ...

What the pandemic provided, those at community health centers have said, was an opportunity for more mainstream recognition of health disparities. The Center for Racial and Health Equity generously ...

It's clear the COVID pandemic has exacerbated health disparities across our community. Mental health challenges have increased due to physical isolation, ongoing uncertainty and fear, grief, and ...

Implementation and Evaluation of Close to Me, a Novel Outpatient Clinic and Home-Based Infusion Therapy Program Through the Veterans Health Administration This was a population-based cohort study ...

For Dr. Kate Sowerwine, chief medical officer at Recuro Health, a telemedicine technology and services company, her journey into medicine was deeply influenced by the challenges her mother faced while ...