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Overcoming Obstacles to Health

WebSocial differences in health can be reduced, but only if solutions can be identified to address their root causes. The greatest potential lies in solutions that will help people choose …

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Social determinants of health: the solid facts

WebPoorer people live shorter lives and are more often ill than the rich. This disparity has drawn attention to the remarkable sensitivity of health to the social environment. This …

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Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity & Medical Care

WebThis update of Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity, and Medical Care, like its predecessors, is intended to serve as a quick reference source on the health, health insurance coverage, …

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The National Negro Health Week, 1915 to 1951: A …

WebIn 1914, Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute, viewed the poor health status of black Americans as an obstacle to economic progress and issued a call for "the …

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An Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Programs

WebDuring the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in societal interest in preventing disability and death in the United States by changing individual behaviors …

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Social conditions, health equity, and human rights.

WebThe fields of health equity and human rights have different languages, perspectives, and tools for action, yet they share several foundational concepts. This paper explores …

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HEALTHY PEOPLE 2030: NEW LGBT OBJECTIVES

WebIn August 2020, Healthy People 2030 objectives were released, setting data-driven, population-level health goals to be met over the next decade.1 These national objectives …

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The National Negro Health Week Movement

WebThe birth of the National Negro Health Week was the timely fruition of Booker T. Washington’s practicable philosophy of “head, heart, hand, - and health” education for …

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REACH 2010: Engaging the Circle of Research and …

WebThe Circle of Research and Practice Department offers continuous insight to and between health promotion practitioners, community partners, and researchers. As stated often in …

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A Review and Report of Community-based Health …

WebDigital Repository at the University of Maryland. University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7011. (301) 314-1328. [email protected].

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Developing a Community Health Promotion Agenda for a …

WebCoordination and collaboration between organizations interested in promoting the health of the populations they serve can potentially help to ensure that key services are provided …

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National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity

WebThe National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity provides a common set of goals and objectives for public and private sector initiatives and partnerships to help …

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Patient Race/Ethnicity and Quality of Patient–Physician

WebObjectives. We examined the association between patient race/ethnicity and patient–physician communication during medical visits. Methods. We used audiotape …

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Social Conditions as Fundamental Causes of Disease*

Web82 JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 1982). There are pronounced gender differences in rates of various forms of cancer (Prout, Colton, and Smith 1987) and …

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BARACK OBAMA AND JOE BIDEN’S PLAN TO LOWER HEALTH …

WebThe Obama-Biden plan will improve efficiency and lower costs in the health care system by: (1) adopting state-of-the-art health information technology systems; (2) ensuring that …

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U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer …

WebU.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health

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2010 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

WebFor the eighth year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and the National Healthcare …

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National Institute of Mental Health

WebNIMH proposes to stimulate pharmacogenetic research on the fundamental mechanisms underlying individual variation in drug response and susceptibility to adverse drug effects …

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Social determinants of health among African–American men

Webof Whites [16]. With regard to annual median income, African–American men earn less than 75% of what White men earn ($34,443 com-pared with $46,807).

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Neither Victim nor Villain: Nurse Eunice Rivers, the Tuskegee

WebProject MUSE - Journal of Women's History - Neither Victim nor Villain: Nurse Eunice Rivers, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, and Public Health Work Project MUSE …

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