2024
Policy solutions to eliminate racial and ethnic child health disparities in the USA
Jindal M, Barnert E, Chomilo N, Gilpin Clark S, Cohen A, Crookes D, Kershaw K, Kozhimannil K, Mistry K, Shlafer R, Slopen N, Suglia S, Nguemeni Tiako M, Heard-Garris N. Policy solutions to eliminate racial and ethnic child health disparities in the USA. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2024, 8: 159-174. PMID: 38242598, PMCID: PMC11163982, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(23)00262-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth equityHealth disparitiesStructural racismImprove health equityChild health disparitiesChild health equityEthnic health disparitiesHealth-care deliveryAttenuate disparitiesHealth insuranceWorsening gapPolicy approachesPolicy solutionsFederal levelPolicy effortsTwo-tier systemDisparitiesRacismPolicyMultiple sectorsSocietal systemsHealthEquityChildren
2021
The Government’s Involvement in Prenatal Drug Testing May Be Toxic
Nguemeni Tiako MJ, Sweeney L. The Government’s Involvement in Prenatal Drug Testing May Be Toxic. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2021, 26: 761-763. PMID: 33392931, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03110-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersPregnant patientsSubstance useNon-pregnant peoplePrenatal drug testingNeonatal abstinence syndromePublic health scaleEvidence-based carePrenatal substance usePatient-provider relationshipReportable offenseWhite patientsBlack patientsAbstinence syndromeObstetric careChronic illnessGreater oddsHealthcare providersPatientsPregnant peopleHealthcare professionalsGreater riskRacial disparitiesDrug testing