Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice Program by Maria C. Dolce, Judith Haber, Donna Shelley

“…Millions of Americans have unmet oral healthcare needs and profound oral health disparities persist in vulnerable and underserved populations, especially poor children, older adults, and racial and ethnic minorities. …”
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CXC Chemokines in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease and Pharmacological Relevance by Kayode Komolafe, Maricica Pacurari

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Longitudinal Associations between Obesity, Inflammation, and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among US Black and White Adults in the CARDIA Study by Sharon H. Jackson, Anna Bellatorre, Timothy McNeel, Anna María Nápoles, Kelvin Choi

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Food insecurity among African Americans in the United States: A scoping review. by Elizabeth Dennard, Elizabeth Kristjansson, Nedelina Tchangalova, Sarah Totton, Donna Winham, Annette O'Connor

“…In 2019, the estimated prevalence of food insecurity for Black non-Hispanic households was higher than the national average due to health disparities exacerbated by forms of racial discrimination. …”
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Nutrition and Aging: Nutritional Health Inequity by Joseph R. Sharkey, Julie Locher, Nadine Sahyoun, Sara Wilcox

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Occurrence and Remediation of Pollutants in the Environment by Núria Fontanals, Rathinam A. James, Yong Sik Ok, Malini Balakrishnan, Jimmy T. Efird

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Insight on the Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in Puerto Rican Hispanics by Ariel F. Gonzalez-Cordero, Jorge Duconge-Soler, Hilton Franqui-Rivera, Roberto Feliu-Maldonado, Abiel Roche-Lima, Israel Almodovar-Rivera

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Few Associations Found between Mold and Other Allergen Concentrations in the Home versus Skin Sensitivity from Children with Asthma after Hurricane Katrina in the Head-Off Environm... by L. F. Grimsley, J. Wildfire, M. Lichtveld, S. Kennedy, J. M. El-Dahr, P. C. Chulada, R. Cohn, H. Mitchell, E. Thornton, M. Mvula, Y. Sterling, W. Martin, K. Stephens, L. White

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An mHealth Intervention With Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation and Physical Activity Among Black Adults: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Adam Alexander, Michael Businelle, Marshall Cheney, Amy Cohn, Lorna McNeill, Kevin Short, Summer Frank-Pearce, David Bradley, Kimberly Estrada, Iván Flores, Jack Fronheiser, Darla Kendzor

“…Findings will inform the design of larger-scale trials to address health disparities through scalable, technology-based approaches. …”
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Mental health in children with and without ADHD: the role of physical activity and parental nativity by David Adzrago, Saanie Sulley, Faustine Williams

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Key Challenges for Indigenous Peoples of Canada in terms of Oral Health Provision and Utilization: A Scoping Review by Ahmed Hussain

“…To address the oral health disparities among Indigenous peoples in Canada, policymakers should adopt an integrated approach.…”
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Inequalities in health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic – a commentary by Aleksandra Herbeć

“…This commentary article discusses the findings concerning the inequalities in changes health behaviours that happened during and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and which could increase the already present health disparities in the aftermath of the pandemic. These findings suggest that in addition to focusing on behaviours that are aimed at health protection, public health policies and measures deployed during pandemics should continue to include interventions aimed at health promotion and prevention (e.g. physical activity and balanced diet during lockdowns).…”
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Engagement of students in care delivery for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through interprofessional education by Jane Jomy, Hillary Chan, Stuart McKinlay, Sebat Mohamed, Ben Caplan, Rachel Cohen, Leigh Caplan, Lily Cohen, Jessica Lynch, Shelby Olesovsky, Brock Reissner

“… Implication Statement Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) do not receive quality medical care, resulting in health disparities. A key contributing factor to poor care delivery is the lack of standardized IDD curriculum in Canadian medical education. …”
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The health burden of unhealthy homes in New Zealand: a call for more action and a change in perspective by Gabrielle Ou

“…The principle of landlord reported compliance continues the narrative of placing inequitable burden on vulnerable communities, leading to a cycle of health disparities. This viewpoint piece highlights the need for a formal external certification process to ensure consistent adherence to standards. …”
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Using an Interactive Systems Framework to Expand Telepsychology Innovations in Underserved Communities by Whitney R. Garney, Carly E. McCord, Michaela V. Walsh, Angela B. Alaniz

“…The advancement of telepsychology is one innovation that has been utilized as a method to reduce rural health disparities and increase the number of people with access to mental health services. …”
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Relationship Between Social Conflicts and Chronic Illnesses in Kabale Municipality. by Aharimpisya, Dreck

“…Understanding the connection between these issues is essential for addressing health disparities and challenges in different communities. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Native American Population by Krista Goerger, Karla Abbott, Mark K. Larson, Michael Holinstat

“…Therefore, it is critical to examine the connection between these stressors and the cardiovascular health disparities in Native American communities to create effective strategies to improve health outcomes.…”
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Racism in clinical nursing practice: a qualitative study by Nichole Crenshaw, LaToya Lewis, Cynthia L. Foronda

“…Conclusions Study findings may be used to inform and improve nursing practice to reduce racism and decrease health disparities.…”
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Health Inequalities in Under-Five Mortality: An Assessment of Empowered Action Group (EAG) States of India by Sarvesh Kumar, Damodar Sahu, Amit Mehto, Ravendra Kumar Sharma

“…**Conclusion:** The results suggested the need to receive various health strategy intercessions in agreement with the instance of ever-changing commitments of economic components to child health disparities in EAG states. Measuring the impact of determinants to wealth-related inequality in U5MR helps in lining up the interventions targeted at improving child survival.…”
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Education as a key determinant of health: A case study from rural Anhui, China by Adam Mursal, Weizhen Dong

“…Introduction: Recent attention has focused on the emergence and causes of substantial health disparities between rural and urban residents in China. …”
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