Tag: health disparities

Although anxiety, burnout, and other mental health issues have long been concerns for the health care fields, the emotional toll from the COVID-19 pandemic...

The populations Danelle Stevens-Watkins, PhD, seeks to help are often difficult to reach. It is a common predicament in health disparity research. One of her...

A new five-year grant program launched by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow Drexel University along with five other institutions nationwide to...

As with many health professions, the field of dietetics and nutrition has long suffered from a lack of diversity. As of 2020, only 16...

Howard Bauchner, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), was placed on administrative leave on March 25 after a staff...

Across the United States, many low-income areas are facing an often-overlooked health care crisis: the loss of community pharmacies and the vital resources they...

In July, the inaugural class of the University of Houston College of Medicine (UHCOM) will begin taking courses in the city’s first new medical...

The MGH Institute of Health Professions was founded in 1977 as the degree-granting arm of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and offers prelicensure...

Doctors of Color Strive to Address Shortage of African American Male Doctors Through Mentorship According to a 2018 report by the Association of American Medical...

A new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) shows a positive correlation between education and health for African American...

America’s LGBTQ population faces a multitude of increased health risks compared with their heterosexual and cis-gendered peers. Experts point to systemic inequality and discrimination...

In 1915, the Welch-Rose Report became the template for public health professional education in the United States. The report established a public health education model...

Unlike many healthcare fields, public health tends to attract individuals from a variety of ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. A recent report from the...

Although federal, insurance, and community programs have made strides in providing better access to quality oral healthcare for a wider range of people, the...

On the surface, the causes of many health problems in the U.S. seem apparent. But a deeper look reveals that many diseases and ailments...

With the creation of the Center for Indigenous Nursing Research for Health Equity at Florida State University (FSU), the first research center of its...