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Racial/Ethnic Disparities: Discrimination ’s Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life—An All of Us Cancer Survivors’ Cross-sectional Study
ConclusionExperiences of discrimination are associated with lower HRQoL and reducing it may mitigate racial/ethnic disparities in HRQoL. (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Ethnic Identity Protects and Internalized Racism Harms Health and Coping in Asian Americans Following COVID-19 Discrimination: A Mixed-Methods Study
This study identified ethnic identity and internalized racism as underlying causes to behavioral health outcomes for Asian Americans. Results offer mental health providers ser ving Asian clients insight into identity-related influences to help optimize culturally appropriate interventions and support initiatives of identity promotion to foster community engagement for this population. (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Addressing the Harms of Structural Racism on Health in Incarcerated Youth Through Improved Nutrition and Exercise Programs
AbstractEvery year, hundreds of thousands of youth across the country enter the juvenile legal system. A significantly disproportionate number of them are youth of color. While youth arrests have declined over the past several decades, racial disparities have increased and persist at every stage of the system. Many youth of color enter the juvenile legal system with a history of trauma and stress that compromises their health and well-being. Arrest, prosecution, and incarceration exacerbate these poor health outcomes. This paper examines several of the health impacts of structural racism in the policing and incarceration o...
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Discharge Interventions for Limited English Proficiency Patients: A Scoping Review
DiscussionThe majority of included interventions that studied satisfaction as an outcome measure showed improvement, while the other outcomes were not improved or worsened. More rigorous methodology and community involvement are necessary to further analyze discharge interventions for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Ethnoracial Disparities in Self-Rated Health: Exploring the Impact of Skin Color and Other Ethnoracial Characteristics in Mexico
ConclusionContrary to previous research, our results suggest a positive association between skin color and self-rated health, when the former is assessed with the colorimeter readings; it means that those with lighter color skin are more prone to report a better health perception. It has methodological implications in the way skin color is observed. (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Correction: Overview of the Indigenous health of the Yanomami ethnic group in Brazil: A Public Health Emergency
(Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Black Women with Depressive Symptoms at a Federally Qualified Health Center
This report examines the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and stress, depression, and anxiety among Black women. A cohort study with supplementary data was conducted among 45 Black American women with depressive symptoms participating in an ongoing randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention (M-Body) at a Federally Qualified Health Center. Depressive symptoms, anxiety, and stress were measured at multiple time points before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. On average, anxiety [Pre-pandemic: 7.4 (0.5); Peri-pandemic: 7.0 (0.6); MD: -0.4 (0.5),p = 0.18] did not change substantially during t...
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hypertension Among Tribal Population Aged 15 –49 in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey, 2019–2021
ConclusionThe rising prevalence and potential dangers of hypertension within Indian tribes highlight their epidemiological transition burdened by significant cardiometabolic health concerns, necessitating prompt and ongoing monitoring and surveillance. (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Determinants of Health Issues of Marginalized Black and Asian Communities: A Social Media Analysis Empowered by Natural Language Processing
ConclusionReddit social media platform can be an alternative source to assess the SDOH issues of marginalized Black and Asian communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. By employing NLP/ML techniques such as LDA/GSDMM-based topic modeling and custom NER on a race/ethnicity-specific Reddit corpus, we uncovered various SDOH issues affecting marginalized Black and Asian communities that were significantly worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of conducting this research, we recommend that researchers, healthcare providers, and governments utilize social media and collaboratively formulate responses and policies th...
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Comparison of Racial and Ethnic Mortality Disparities among Post-9/11 Veterans with and without Traumatic Brain Injury to the Total U.S. Adult Population
ConclusionThis Veteran cohort experienced less racial/ethnic disparity in mortality than the total US population, especially among Veterans with TBI. (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

A Retrospective Analysis of 129 Ameloblastoma Cases: Clinical and Demographical Trends from a Single Institution
Conclusion: Data suggests a strong influence of racial factors on the incidence of ameloblastoma, with regards to size, Black patients with ameloblastoma trended higher and more data is needed to clearly elucidate any relationship between the tumor size and race, as other factors may influence the size (such as time to discovery). (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Police Harassment and Psychiatric, Sexual, and Substance Use Risk Among Black Sexual Minority Men and Black  Transgender Women in the HIV Prevention Trials 061 Cohort
ConclusionPH may influence not only mental health but also behavioral risks that contribute to HIV/STI among BSMM/BTW, highlighting the potential wide-ranging and downstream effects of PH on health. Further research is required to confirm associations and elucidate pathways through which PH may influence HIV/STI among BSMM/BTW. (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Listening to Black Pregnant and Postpartum People: Using Technology to Enhance Equity in Screening and Treatment of Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
AbstractPerinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), perinatal substance use disorders (PSUDs), and intimate partner violence (IPV) are leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States. Screening and referral for PMADs, PSUDs and IPV is recommended, however, racial disparities are prominent: Black pregnant and postpartum people (PPP) are less likely to be screened and attend treatment compared to White PPP. We conducted qualitative interviews to better understand the experience of Black PPP who used a text/phone-based screening and referral program for PMADs/PSUDs and IPV —Listening to Women and Pregnant ...
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Factors Associated with Israeli Arab Women Anxiety and Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ConclusionsDemographic characteristics may put Arab women at a higher risk of anxiety and depression. Elevated stress alongside high fatigue may trigger mental health difficulties. The welfare of minorities should be addressed by policymakers in relation to their demographic needs. (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 10, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Building Equitable Mental Health Care for Latino Children: Perspectives from Providers and Communities
ConclusionsParticipants identified several practical strategies to improve the provision of mental health services for Latino children. Future directions, policy and practice implications, and limitations are discussed. (Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities)
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - April 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research