In celebrating its 75th anniversary, the World Health Organization has recently called for a renewed drive for health equity—that is, the opportunity for everyone to achieve an optimal health status.
Dec 11, 2023
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In the United States, health care inequities based on racial and ethnic sociodemographics are pervasive and persistent. Research has shown the systems that deliver health care have both contributed to and maintain these disparities.
Nov 29, 2023
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It's National Family Caregiver Month, and more than 6 million caregivers in California know the challenges that come with caring for a family member or friend over the age of 18.
Nov 20, 2023
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The Australian Women's Economic Equality Taskforce delivered a major report last month drawing attention to what it called the "motherhood penalty"—the 55% cut in earnings for Australian women in the first five years after ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Residents of rural counties have overall worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts. A study published in PLOS Global Public Health by William Weeks at Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, United States and ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Last year, an 18-month bipartisan Senate investigation concluded that migrant women held at a privately-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Georgia were subjected to unnecessary and unwanted ...
Oct 3, 2023
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A new study led by a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine researcher focuses on empowering minoritized patients with chronic back and other musculoskeletal pain ...
Sep 28, 2023
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A comprehensive new guideline with 16 preventive care recommendations aims to promote health equity for people disadvantaged because of racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination.
Sep 25, 2023
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A major study on people with diabetes has found that following a stroke, patients from racial minorities, experienced greater stroke severity, prolonged hospitalization and received less specialized treatment than their white ...
Sep 13, 2023
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In a major hospital system in Atlanta, less than one-fourth of employees were able to define either equity or health equity, according to a study published in the Journal of Healthcare Management.
Sep 12, 2023
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