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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    Nutrition in minority elders: current problems and future directions.
    (1996) Buchowski, M S; Sun, M
    Nutrition and aging are inseparably connected as eating patterns affect the progress of many degenerative diseases associated with aging. In turn, the nutritional status of the elderly, particularly minority elders (the most rapidly growing segment of the population in the United States), may be adversely affected by a number of factors associated either directly or indirectly with aging. Because reducing morbidity through health promotion and disease prevention could both improve the quality of elderly life and lessen the burden on the health care system, it would seem reasonable that such efforts, including nutrition education, in minority elderly would be of benefit. The extent of the potential value of such preventive programs, however, remains uncertain, and the task of determining nutrient needs of the elderly difficult. Special studies are required to describe the association of nutrition-related factors with chronic diseases, particularly those prevalent in minority elders.
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    Avoiding Gender and Minority Barriers to NIH Funding
    (2000) Harden, J. Taylor; McFarland, Gertrude
    Abstract available at publisher's web site.
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    Minority cancer patients and their providers
    (2000) Anderson, Karen O.; Mendoza, Tito R.; Valero, Vicente; Richman, Stephen P.; Russell, Christy; Hurley, Judith; DeLeon, Cindy; Washington, Patricia; Palos, Guadalupe; Payne, Richard; Cleeland, Charles S.
    Abstract available at publisher's web site.
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    A Cross-Sectional Prevalence Study of Ethnically Targeted and General Audience Outdoor Obesity-Related Advertising
    (2009) YANCEY, ANTRONETTE K.; COLE, BRIAN L.; BROWN, ROCHELLE; WILLIAMS, JEROME D.; HILLIER, AMY; KLINE, RANDOLPH S.; ASHE, MARICE; GRIER, SONYA A.; BACKMAN, DESIREE; McCARTHY, WILLIAM J.
    Abstract available at publisher's web site.
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    Ethnic Minority Older Adults Participating in Clinical Research: Developing Trust
    (2004) Moreno-John, G.
    Objectives:African American, Latino, and American Indian older adults are underrepresented in clinical research studies. A significant barrier to participation in research is mistrust of the scientific community and institutions. The aims of this article are to discuss the lack of representation of ethnic minorities in clinical research. Methods:This article presents a review of the literature regarding medical research mistrust. Also described are the trust-building activities of the Resource Centers on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR), federally funded centers focused on research and aging in communities of color. Discussion:The RCMAR centers are building trust with the communities they serve, resulting in the recruitment and retention of ethnic minority older adults in clinical research studies and health promotion projects. Implications are discussed for other researchers toward building trust with ethnic minority elders to increase their participation in research.
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    The Use of Family Health Histories to Address Health Disparities in an African American Community
    (2007) Vogel, Kristen J.; Murthy, Vinaya S.; Dudley, Beth; Grubs, Robin E.; Gettig, Elizabeth; Ford, Angela; Thomas, Stephen B.
    African Americans continue to suffer from health disparities. The Center for Minority Health (CMH) within the University of Pittsburgh has the mission to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. CMH has designed and implemented the Family Health History (FHH) Initiative. The FHH Initiative places geneticcounseling graduate students in the African American community to provide risk assessments and emphasize the importance of family history as it pertains to disease prevention. The FHH Initiative also allows participants to enroll into the Minority Research Recruitment Database (MRRD). This enables CMH to alert individuals to available research participation opportunities. In the first year of this program, 225 African Americans completed their family health histories. More than 60% of individuals enrolled in the MRRD. The authors report their initial successes and challenges of an initiative that incorporates awareness of family history information, proper screening guidelines, behavior modification recommendations, and support for participation in clinical research.
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    Take a Health Professional to the People: A community outreach strategy for mobilizing African American barber shops and beauty salons as health promotion sites
    (2006) Browne, Mario C.; Ford, Angela F.; Thomas, Stephen B.
    Objectives In September 2002, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched “Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day”, a national effort to promote health and wellness in the African American community. The Center for Minority Health (CMH) at the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh adopted this model and tailored it to meet local needs by partnering with seven barbershops, two beauty salons, and over one hundred health professionals (HPs) to create what is now known as “Take a Health Professional to the People Day”. The focus of this partnership was to provide screenings and health information to patrons and transform these shops and salons into health promotion sites.
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    Disparities in Health Care — From Politics to Policy
    (2004) Steinbrook, Robert
    On December 22, 2003, as many Americans began their Christmas holidays, the DHHS released two comprehensive reports about health care, the National Healthcare Quality Report and the National Healthcare Disparities Report.Four years earlier, Congress had passed a law requiring the AHRQ, which is part of the DHHS, to report annually on both the overall quality of health care and disparities in health care among racial and other groups. It is standard procedure for government reports to go through a clearance process before their public release. The review may involve substantial back and forth among many officials, and it usually escapes public scrutiny. Moreover, federal reports, particularly those that are released during holiday periods, often attract little attention. Within weeks, however, it became widely known that although the December report on disparities in health care contained essentially the same tables of data as the report that AHRQ officials had submitted for approval six months earlier, it otherwise differed markedly from the July version. Democratic staff members in the House of Representatives who work for Representative Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), the ranking minority member of the House Committee on Government Reform, called attention to these differences by making public an internal AHRQ draft of the executive summary from June 2003. They issued a report on the changes as “a case study in politics and science.”
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    BCHS 2524 Overview of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the US: Course Syllabus (FALL: 2006-2007 School Year)
    (2006) Thomas, Stephen B.
    BCHS 2524 Overview of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the US: Course Syllabus (FALL: 2006-2007 School Year)
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    Promising Practices For Patient-Centered Communication With Vulnerable Populations: Examples From Eight Hospitals
    (The Commonwealth Fund -- Institute for Ethics, American Medical Association, 2006) Wynia, Matthew; Matiasek, Jennifer
    ABSTRACT: As patient populations become increasingly diverse, health care organizations are looking for innovative ways to communicate effectively across cultures, languages, and health literacy levels. This study identified eight hospitals from across the country that have demonstrated a commitment to providing patient-centered communication with vulnerable patient populations. Through site visits and focus group discussions, the authors draw out “promising practices” from the hospital’s efforts to lower language barriers and ensure safe, clear, and effective health care interactions. The promising practices include: having passionate champions to advocate for communication programs; collecting information on patient needs; engaging communities; developing a diverse and skilled workforce; involving patients; spreading awareness of cultural diversity; providing effective language assistance services; addressing low health literacy; and tracking performance over time. Hospital and health system leaders can use these practices as starting points to encourage patient-centered communication in their own organizations.