We are now living in the Anthropocene, the first time in Earth's history when synthetic
chemicals—created by humans—are damaging the planet and contributing to a major loss …

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women in the United States but significant
disparities exist for African American women compared to Caucasian women. African …

Hispanics/Latinos are the largest and fastest growing major demographic group in the
United States, accounting for 16.3%(50.5 million/310 million) of the US population in 2010 …

Background Individuals in the USA without private medical insurance are less likely to have
access to medical care or participate in cancer screening programmes than those with …

Background In this study, we used data from the National Immunization Survey‐Teen (NIS‐
Teen) to examine HPV vaccination uptake by rural and urban residence defined by ZIP …

OBJECTIVE Racial disparities in American health care outcomes are well documented. We
investigated racial disparities in hospital mortality and adverse discharge disposition after …

BACKGROUND Individuals without medical insurance or with limited insurance are less
likely than those with broader insurance coverage to receive preventive services and to seek …

Introduction Most studies on quality of life of breast cancer survivors have not had adequate
representation of ethnic minorities. The purpose of this study was to determine whether …

Background: Community health workers (CHW) are lay individuals who are trained to serve
as liaisons between members of their communities and health care providers and services …

The past quarter century has seen an explosion of concern about widening health inequities
in the United States and worldwide. These inequities are central to the research mission in 2 …