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- Introduction: Transgender people experience health inequities, and stigma often plays an outsize role in shaping the health and lived experiences of transgender persons. We aimed to systematically review the research literature to understand how transphobia is measured and its impacts on the health of trans populations.Methods: We conducted a systematic search using PRISMA guidelines. Titles and…September 2025Transphobia
- Minorities’ Diminished Return (MDR) theory suggests systematically smaller effects of socioeconomic status (SES) indicators on the health of non-white populations compared to white in the United States (US). We test whether MDR theory holds with regard to subjective well-being (SWB) by investigating racial differences in the association between SES and SWB in the US using data from the Gallup…August 2025Social/Structural Determinants
- In health professions education, the hidden curriculum is a set of implicit rules and expectations about how clinicians act and what they value. In fields that are very homogenous, such as rehabilitation professions, these expectations may have outsized impacts on students from minoritized backgrounds. This qualitative study examined the hidden curriculum in rehabilitation graduate programs—…June 2025Postsecondary Education
- Hundreds of organizations, including state and local health departments across the country, have declared racism a public health crisis. In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called it a “serious public health threat.” But words alone don’t inspire action or make change. This study conducted by the de Beaumont Foundation — which is based on a survey of more than 44,000…May 2025Policy and Practice
- Background: Health behavior theories are scientific frameworks used to inform health behavior interventions to address health-related issues, given their use in understanding and modifying behavior change.Purpose: We aimed to assess how theory-informed health behavior interventions utilize health equity frameworks and methods.Methods: Using the PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a scoping review of…March 2025Policy and Practice
- Background: Health equity is a commonly asserted goal of health systems. However, there is a limited understanding on how best to promote equity as a part of health system reform initiatives. We conducted a scoping review to (1) identify and characterize strategies that promote health equity during the design and implementation of health system reform initiatives; and (2) determine opportunities…March 2025Policy and Practice
- Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) populations experience health disparities across all areas of health care due to issues of bias, discrimination, and structural barriers to care. Existing literature on cancer screening in TGD populations demonstrates significant gaps in care; for example, transgender men receive Pap smears at lower rates than cisgender women. Because of known disparities in…February 2025Cancer, Social/Structural Determinants
- Objectives:This qualitative study explored the beliefs and values influencing healthcare providers’ delivery of gender-affirming care (GAC) to transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth amidst current social and political dynamics.Methods:The study PI conducted 43 semi-structured interviews with providers across states with varying GAC legislation. Responses from 41 providers were analyzed in…January 2025Social/Structural Determinants
- Background/Objectives: The concepts of trust and distrust in health systems during health crises are significantly related to public adoption of health behaviors and health outcomes. The aim of this review is to examine trust and mistrust during times of health crisis, such as periods of viral pandemics and epidemics, and how these concepts relate to public health behaviors and, by extension,…December 2024Policy and Practice
- Background: With the growing role of social media influencers (SMIs) in providing health advice, concerns arise regarding the usefulness and reliability of online health information. This exploratory research focuses on health expert content creators (HECCs), who offer a unique perspective due to their combined medical knowledge and social media expertise.Methods: We conducted semi-structured in-…December 2024Communication
- Introduction: The continued momentum toward equity-based, patient/community-engaged research (P/CenR) is pushing health sciences to embrace principles of community-based participatory research. Much of this progress has hinged on individual patient/community–academic partnered research projects and partnerships with minimal institutional support from their academic health institutions.Methods: We…December 2024Community-rooted/Participatory Research
- Background: Since the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022, providers throughout the U.S. have been navigating the shifting legal landscape of abortion bans, which diminish the delivery of evidence-based healthcare. The Dobbs decision has had a detrimental impact on medical training, the physician–patient relationship, and provision of medical care. However, few…November 2024Abortion Access
- In recent years, there has been a growing focus on addressing health disparities and advancing health equity. This growth was spurred by incidents in 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlighted the disproportionate impact of the virus on low-income people and people of color in the U.S. in addition to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others that increased…November 2024Policy and Practice
- Background: The Latinx community faces an increasing amount of mental health challenges and disparities in care. While the contributing factors are complex, there are likely potential barriers related to connecting with mental health support and accessing care that can be addressed.Methods: To investigate barriers in connecting to mental health care, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of…November 2024Mental/Behavioral Health, Policy and Practice
- Background: Community health programs (CHPs) are integral components of primary health care (PHC) systems and support the delivery of primary care and allied health and nursing care services. CHPs are necessary platforms for delivering health services toward universal health coverage (UHC). There are limited prior studies on comprehensive evidence synthesis on how CHPs strengthen community health…October 2024Services & Programs
- Objectives.To examine the association between caregiver-perceived cultural sensitivity of health care providers and child health status in the United States.Methods.We analyzed National Survey of Children’s Health data (n = 145,226) from 2016–2020. Using logistic regression, we determined odds of reporting a better health status by level of caregiver-perceived provider cultural sensitivity while…October 2024Policy and Practice
- Introduction: Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) and Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) require validated measures and metrics for evaluating research partnerships and outcomes. There is a need to adapt and translate existing measures for practical use with diverse and non-English-speaking communities. This paper describes the Spanish translation and adaptation of Engage for Equity’s…October 2024Community-rooted/Participatory Research
- Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are preventable, potentially traumatic events occurring before age 18 years. Data on ACEs among adolescents in the United States have primarily been collected through parent report and have not included important violence-related ACEs, including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. This report presents the first national prevalence of self-reported ACEs…October 2024Adolescent Health
- Climate distress in young people is very likely to increase in coming years, and young people’s mental health services need to be prepared to meet the demand. This paper reports a qualitative pilot study to establish the views of three stakeholder groups involved in youth mental health counselling services in England: young people, mental health counsellors, and strategic partners. We find broad…October 2024Mental/Behavioral Health, Climate Change
- Background: Although racially and ethnically minoritized populations are less likely to participate in cancer trials, it is unknown whether social determinants of health (SDOH) explain these inequities. Here we identify SDOH factors that contribute to racial and ethnic inequities in clinical trial participation among patients with 22 common cancers.Methods: This retrospective cohort study used…September 2024Cancer, Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
- This paper tackles the issue of health and well-being misinformation, the dissemination of false or misleading information related to medical treatments, diseases, mental health, nutrition, exercise or general well-being, propagated by social media influencers. It investigates the virality of misinformation posts by TikTok and Instagram influencers exploring users’ appraisals and their sharing…August 2024Communication
- In the United States, most mothers work during pregnancy. Yet, until the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in 2022, pregnant employees did not have a right to reasonable accommodations to work under safe conditions. This law is expected to increase employment among pregnant women, making it critical to understand the effects of work during pregnancy on health and the potential benefits…July 2024Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- We explored state-level indicators of structural racism on internalizing symptoms of depressive affect among US adolescents. We merged 16 indicators of state-level structural racism with 2015-19 Monitoring the Future surveys (n = 41 258) examining associations with loneliness, self-esteem, self-derogation, and depressive symptoms using regression analyses. Students racialized as Black in states…July 2024Mental/Behavioral Health, Racism
- The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated a need to strengthen the US public health system by shifting toward much greater community engagement and leadership. In November and December 2023, we conducted separate online surveys of community-based organizations and large metropolitan health departments to identify barriers and opportunities for building a public health system with strong community…June 2024Community-rooted/Participatory Research
- Republicans and Democrats responded in starkly different ways to the COVID-19 pandemic, from their attitudes in 2020 about whether the virus posed a threat to whether the pandemic ended in 2023. The consequences of COVID-19 for health equity has been a central concern in public health, and the concept of health equity has also been beset by partisan polarization. In this essay, we present and…June 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Systemic Determinants
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