One in every twenty-five persons in America is a racial/ethnic minority who lives in a rural
area. Our objective was to summarize how racism and, subsequently, the social …

Health researchers have investigated the association between racial segregation and racial
health disparities with multilevel approaches. This study systematically reviews these …

Importance Health care delivery faces a myriad of challenges globally with well-documented
health inequities based on geographic location. Yet, researchers and policy makers have a …

Importance Racial and ethnic minorities receive lower-quality health care than white non-
Hispanic individuals in the United States. Where minority infants receive care and the role …

One of the most pressing tasks facing policymakers in the 21st century is reducing stark
group‐based inequalities that have developed within many societies because of centuries of …

Objective To investigate how racial/ethnic density and residential segregation shape the
uneven burden of COVID-19 in US counties and whether (if yes, how) residential …

Background The US pregnancy-related mortality ratio has not improved over the past
decade and includes striking disparities by race and ethnicity and by state. Understanding …

Introduction This study's objective was to examine the association of the percentage of
county population residing in concentrated disadvantage and Black-concentrated census …

Sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV, are among the most reported diseases
in the US and represent some of America's most significant health disparities. The growing …

Introduction In the US, rural residents have poorer health than urban residents and this
disadvantage is growing. Therefore, it is important to understand rural–urban differences in …