In this essay, we focus on the potential and promise that intersectionality holds as a lens for studying the social determinants of health, reducing health disparities, and promoting health equity and ...

Last month a pilot project was launched to add mental health nurses to police call-outs in five parts of the UK. This came as figures revealed the number of mental health patients being detained in ...

Racism operates across individual, institutional and structural levels to produce and perpetuate inequities in health outcomes among marginalised groups. Systemic racism encompasses policies, ...

Darryl Sweeper, Jr., MA, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at William James College. https://www.linkedin.com/in/darryl-sweeper-jr-28a692b5 Source: Darryl Sweeper ...

Using 25 health system performance indicators, the Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report evaluated racial and ethnic disparities in health care and health outcomes both within and ...

Health disparity - that's among hundreds of terms the Trump administration is reportedly telling federal agencies to avoid or scrub from government websites, research and databases. Some researchers, ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services involves deep cuts to several divisions that help protect and improve the health of minority and underserved populations ...

A new data tool from researchers at UCLA highlights significant environmental health disparities between Latino and white neighborhoods in L.A., providing critical insights amid escalating public ...

Identifying and addressing disparities among people living with lupus ensures communities with the highest burden of disease, like racial and ethnic minorities, receive equitable opportunities for ...

A woman receives a physical the DayBreak Community Health Center in Houston, Texas. DayBreak is run by through the Bread of Life outreach program, which offers meals, shelter, medical care, and ...

For the first time ever, the recently passed and signed 2023-2024 state budget will include an investment to address LGBTQ+ health disparities — to the tune of a $10 million grant. The initiative is a ...