This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Dahlgren and Whitehead model of the main
determinants of health, sometimes known as 'The Rainbow Model'. In this article, we reflect …

Rationale Quantitative health disparities research has increasingly employed
intersectionality as a theoretical tool to investigate how social characteristics intersect to …

Obesity, a chronic low-grade inflammatory disease represented by multifactorial metabolic
dysfunctions, is a significant global health threat for adults and children. The once-held …

Abstract Purpose of Review Increasing wildfire size and severity across the western United
States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a …

Background Inequalities in obesity pertain in part to differences in dietary intake in different
socioeconomic groups. Examining the economic, social, physical and political food …

Precarious employment (PE), which encompasses the power relations between workers and
employers, is a well-established social determinant of health that has strong ramifications for …

Intellectual disability ranks in the top ten causes of disease burden globally and is the top
cause in children younger than 5 years. 2–3% of children have an intellectual disability, and …

Objective To examine if individual-level and area-level socioeconomic status (SES) modifies
the association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), domain-specific physical …

Fertility tracking applications are technologies that collect sensitive information about their
users ie reproductive potential. For many, these apps are an affordable solution when trying …

Average ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) concentrations have decreased in the US
in recent years, but the health benefits of this improvement among different racial/ethnic …