2023
Breaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people
Jordan A, Costa M, Nich C, Swarbrick M, Babuscio T, Wyatt J, O'Connell M, Guy K, Blackman K, Anderson R, Reis G, Ocasio L, Crespo M, Bellamy C. Breaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 153: 209057. PMID: 37207836, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthCommunity-based participatory researchDepartment of Mental Health and Addiction ServicesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationDeterminants of healthSocial determinantsDimensions of wellnessPromote health equityMental Health Services AdministrationConnecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction ServicesHealth Services AdministrationDrug overdose ratesLatinx peopleWeeks of educationHealth equitySubstance use interventionsDisparity gapEthnic disparitiesIntervention designParticipatory researchRate of deathServices AdministrationChurch settingsIntervention programsAddiction services
2022
Race, Ethnicity, and Language of Patients Screened for Violence against Persons at a Safety-Net Hospital
Beauchamp A, Weerakoon S, Nagaraj M, Scroggins H, Pahl B, Pitt A, Skaliks A, Jetelina K. Race, Ethnicity, and Language of Patients Screened for Violence against Persons at a Safety-Net Hospital. Journal Of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma 2022, 32: 837-851. DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2022.2133659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpanish-speaking patientsSafety-net patient populationHealth disparity gapElectronic health recordsSafety-net hospitalEmergency department visitsViolent victimizationVictim servicesScreening ratesNursing staffScreening implementationLanguage of patientsDisparity gapService utilizationHealth recordsPersons of colorNon-HispanicDepartment visitsHealthcare settingsVictimsPositive screenHigher oddsUnique adultsSafety-netImprove accessMeasuring Changes in Disparity Gaps: An Application to Health Insurance
Goldsmith-Pinkham P, Jiang K, Song Z, Wallace J. Measuring Changes in Disparity Gaps: An Application to Health Insurance. AEA Papers And Proceedings 2022, 112: 356-360. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221111.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Persistent socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular risk factors and health in the United States: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2002–2013
Valero-Elizondo J, Hong JC, Spatz ES, Salami JA, Desai NR, Rana JS, Khera R, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Nasir K. Persistent socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular risk factors and health in the United States: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2002–2013. Atherosclerosis 2017, 269: 301-305. PMID: 29254694, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular diseaseSocioeconomic statusWorse cardiovascular risk factor profileCardiovascular risk factor profileHighest prevalence increasePrevalence of CRFCardiovascular risk factorsRisk factor profileHealthy lifestyle behaviorsMedical Expenditure Panel Survey 2002Medical Expenditure Panel SurveyHealth disparity gapRelative percent increasePhysical inactivityLifestyle behaviorsRisk factorsPrevalence increasesHigh burdenHigh prevalenceLow-income groupsProportion of individualsUS adultsFactor profileDisparity gapSocioeconomic disparitiesImproving the asthma disparity gap with legal advocacy? A qualitative study of patient-identified challenges to improve social and environmental factors that contribute to poorly controlled asthma
Harris DA, Mainardi A, Iyamu O, Rosenthal MS, Bruce RD, Pisani MA, Redlich CA. Improving the asthma disparity gap with legal advocacy? A qualitative study of patient-identified challenges to improve social and environmental factors that contribute to poorly controlled asthma. Journal Of Asthma 2017, 55: 924-932. PMID: 28872933, DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2017.1373393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor symptom controlSymptom controlAsthma Control Test scoresCommon barriersCommunity health centersWork-related symptomsEnvironmental risk factorsPercent of participantsCommunity-engaged approachAsthmatic adultsAsthma controlRisk factorsAsthma triggersHealth centersImproved outcomesMedical careDisparity gapStudy participantsPerson interviewsLack of awarenessAsthmaPatientsConstant comparative methodEnvironmental factorsAdults
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