Minority Health and Health Equity Archive
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Welcome to the Minority Health and Health Equity Archive (MHHEA), an electronic archive for digital resource materials in the fields of minority health and health disparities research and policy. It is offered as a no-charge resource to the public, academic scholars and health science researchers interested in the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities.
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Item CORRELATES OF CIGARETTE SMOKING AMONG LOW-INCOME AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN(2006) Delva, Jorge; Tellez, Marisol; Finlayson, Tracy L.; Gretebeck, Kimberlee A.; Siefert, Kristine; Williams, David R.; Ismail, Amid I.Item Understanding high-risk behavior among non-dominant minorities: A social resistance framework(2011) Factor, Roni; Kawachi, Ichiro; Williams, David R.Item Discrimination and racial disparities in health: evidence and needed research(2009) Williams, David R.; Mohammed, Selina A.Abstract available at publisher's website.Item RACIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTH: How Much Does Stress Really Matter?(2011) Sternthal, Michelle J.; Slopen, Natalie; Williams, David R.Abstract available at publisher's web site.Item Understanding and Reducing Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health(National Academies Press, 2000) House, James S.; Williams, David R.No abstract available.Item Race, socioeconomic status, and health: Complexities, ongoing challenges, and research opportunities(2010) Williams, David R.; Mohammed, Selina A.; Leavell, Jacinta; Collins, ChiquitaAbstract available at publisher's web site.Item Neighborhood Stressors and Race/Ethnic Differences in Hypertension Prevalence (The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)(2011) Mujahid, Mahasin S.; Diez Roux, Ana V.; Cooper, Richard C.; Shea, Steven; Williams, David R.Abstract available at publisher's web site.Item Racial and Spatial Relations as Fundamental Determinants of Health in Detroit(2002) Schulz, Amy J.; Williams, David R.; Israel, Barbara A.; Lempert, Lora BexAbstract available at publisher's web site.Item Changing to the 2000 Standard Million: Are Declining Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health Real Progress or Statistical Illusion?(2001) Krieger, Nancy; Williams, David R.Objectives. This study determined the effects of changing from the 1940 to the 2000 standard million on monitoring socioeconomic and racial/ethnic inequalities in health. Methods. Using the 1940, 1970, and 2000 standard million, we calculated and compared ageadjusted rates for selected health outcomes stratified by socioeconomic level. Results. Changing from the 1940 to the 2000 standard million markedly reduced the age-adjusted relative risks for self-reported fair or poor health status of poor Americans compared with high-income Americans. Conclusions. Public health researchers and practitioners should give serious consideration to the implications of the change to the 2000 standard million for monitoring social inequalities in health.Item The Health of Men: Structured Inequalities and Opportunities(2003) Williams, David R.I have summarized in this article data on the magnitude of health challenges faced by men in the United States. Across a broad range of indicators, men report poorer health than women. Although men in all socioeconomic groups are doing poorly in terms of health, some especially high-risk groups include men of low socioeconomic status (SES) of all racial/ethnic backgrounds, low-SES minority men, and middle-class Black men. Multiple factors contribute to the elevated health risks of men. These include economic marginality, adverse working conditions, and gendered coping responses to stress, each of which can lead to high levels of substance use, other health-damaging behaviors, and an aversion to health-protective behaviors. The forces that adversely affect men’s health are interrelated, unfold over the life course, and are amenable to change.