Background Community engagement has been advanced as a promising way of improving
health and reducing health inequalities; however, the approach is not yet supported by a …

Although general practice can contribute to reducing health inequalities, existing evidence
provides little guidance on how this reduction can be achieved. We reviewed interventions …

This article develops a conceptual model of cultural competency's potential to reduce racial
and ethnic health disparities, using the cultural competency and disparities literature to lay …

Background The promotion of health equity, the absence of avoidable and unfair differences
in health outcomes, is a global imperative. Systematic reviews are an important source of …

Interest in social capital and health has emerged at an exciting time. In public health, there is
a renewed interest in mechanisms that link social inequalities and health. In epidemiology …

Health inequalities between groups within populations defined by place of residence, race,
ethnicity or culture, occupation, gender, religion, age, education, income or other measure of …

OBJECTIVE—To identify and synthesize evidence about the effectiveness of patient,
provider, and health system interventions to improve diabetes care among socially …

A large number of factors contribute to racial and ethnic dispartities in health status. Health
care professionals, researchers, and policymakers have believed for some time that access …

Objectives To conduct a systematic review of the epidemiological and health service
utilization literature related to the Roma population between 2003 and 2012. Methods …

While interest in social disparities in health within affluent nations has been growing,
discussion of equity in health with regard to low-and middle-income countries has generally …