Sentences with phrase «racial disparities among»

MomsRising has shared their new Birth & Maternal Health Resource Book addressing the issue of maternal death (death associated with pregnancy) and maternal mortality (physical or mental illness or disability related to pregnancy and childbirth), including racial disparities among African American women.

On the other hand, performance - based assessments such as the edTPA provide a promising approach to reducing reliance on standardized test scores and the resulting racial disparities among the teacher workforce.

«So while we think we know what matters — socioeconomic status, fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity level — these actually matter very little in explaining racial disparities among women.»

The problem around diversity has many dimensions; while Latinos make up 17 percent of the US's population, television representation of Latinos in 2017 lagged behind at a mere 8 percent, the greatest racial disparity among minorities.

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And while those numbers are promising, it's important to note that racial and economic disparities still exist among breastfed infants.

In August 2012, the Michigan Department of Community Health released an Infant Mortality Reduction Plan to combat infant mortality and reduce disparities among racial and ethnic groups.

Differences in the prevalence of supine positioning and other sleep - environment conditions among racial and ethnic populations might contribute to these disparities.17 The prevalence of supine positioning in 2010 among white infants was 75 %, compared with 53 % among black infants (Fig 5).

Racial and ethnic disparities persist in the prevalence of preterm birth and infant mortality, and group prenatal care may be particularly useful in addressing disparities in perinatal outcomes such as preterm birth among black women.

Women were also underrepresented on campaigns, and Republican campaigns appeared to have a far more significant disparity in terms of both gender, and racial representation among their campaign staff.

«Consequently, while we were interested in identifying disparities for all U.S. racial minority groups, we wanted to pay special attention to estimating the national prevalence of, and disparities in, substance use and suicidality among these understudied and historically ignored adolescents.»

Racial disparities in obesity rates among the third of U.S. adults considered obese are often blamed on socioeconomic status because of its influence on diet and physical activity, but new findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in Obesity suggest otherwise — particularly for women.

The article, «Racial and ethnic disparities in functioning at discharge and follow - up among patients with motor complete SCI,» was published online ahead of print on August 2 by the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

«Further studies may answer the important question of why there are racial disparities in consults with cancer specialists and treatment among this population.

There was some evidence of racial / ethnic disparities — among four - year - olds, rates of early evaluation were lower in black children than in white children.

The racial disparity in low birth weight was greatest among women living in areas with high UV exposure and greater income inequality.

In fact, the racial disparity in student loan debt is highest among those who come from the wealthiest families.

As the costs of college in the U.S. continue to rise, the disproportionate level of student loan debt among black young adults is cause for concern, as high student loan debt loads may exacerbate racial disparities in college dropout and completion rates, and may also have broader implications across the life course, including young people's ability to attain other conventional markers of adulthood (such as marriage and becoming a parent).

It demonstrates further how student loan debt burden is «uniquely racialized» and how racial disparities in student loan debt among young adults may be further perpetuating racial inequalities in the transition to adulthood.

«The higher risk of tumor recurrence that we observed among African American women was reduced when controlling for those factors, suggesting that these genomic differences contribute, at least partly, to the known racial disparity in the survival of African American and Caucasian breast cancer patients.»

«Understanding racial differences in behaviors that affect men's health is an important step toward reducing health disparities among U.S. men,» says study lead author Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparitiesdisparities among U.S. men,» says study lead author Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health DisparitiesDisparities Solutions.

Novel research reveals racial and socioeconomic disparities among pediatric liver transplant patients.

Objectives To assess variations among Medicare health plans in overall quality and racial disparity in 4 Health Plan Employer and Data Information Set (HEDIS) outcome measures, to determine whether high - performing plans exhibit smaller racial disparities, and to identify plans with high quality and low disparity.

His most recently awarded grants are from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, where he is Co-PI of the program project grant, «Eliminating Racial Disparities in Health,» and from the Centers for Disease Control where he is PI of a constituent case - case project comparing prostate cancer outcomes among African Americans and Caucasians.

Recent Thyroid Cancer Trends in the United States Suggest Age, Racial Disparities April 1, 2017 In the United States, thyroid cancer incidence is rising among young people as well as Hispanics and African Americans, a new study reports.

Among the overlooked is a randomized controlled study of a teacher - training program found that a yearlong training designed to improve student achievement through greater teacher engagement of students caused a reduction in exclusionary discipline and near - elimination of racial disparities in disciplinary office referrals.

Since 2010, the civil rights office has issued detailed directives on eliminating racial disparities in school discipline; the allocation of school resources among racial groups; schools» responsibility for preventing bullying; the use of race - based assignments to achieve diversity; achieving gender equity in intercollegiate and interscholastic sports, and support for pregnant and parenting students.

There are also the problems that often accompany poverty that, coupled with Nashville's painful history of segregation and racial disparities in discipline practices, have perpetuated inequities among its students for decades.

The decline has been evident among all major ethnic groups, so the racial disparities associated with this form of discipline have not disappeared.

The GAO has worked with both the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to recommend they «routinely analyze» and collect federal civil rights data to uncover disparities among the education of different racial groups.

«They have widest achievement disparities among different groups, including racial ethnic groups and economic groups.»

As an accountability measure, schools should undertake regular audits of course enrollments that analyze disparities in enrollment numbers among racial subgroups and that critically examine the criteria being used by teachers and counselors to determine student readiness for advanced coursework.

From the nefarious achievement gaps, to the racial isolation in our increasingly segregated schools; from the digital divide that results in kids not having access to computers, to the poverty gulf that results in kids not having homes; from boys» reading difficulties and girls» problems with math, to the disparities among rural, suburban, and urban school needs — these gaps present baffling problems.

This deeply affecting and openly sexual story of two boys in love — Cliffy Douglas and Noah Baumgarten — plays out among the disparities of their home life and background during 1970s homophobia and racial tension.

Originally focused on improving race relations among youth in Greater Boston, the Foundation's mission today is to support programs addressing inequality in its various forms, including racial, ethnic and gender disparities in both Greater Boston and metropolitan Washington, D.C., and to raise awareness about these issues.

Effect of Medicaid eligibility category on racial disparities in the use of psychotropic medications among youths

There are substantial racial and ethnic disparities among birthrates for adolescents aged 15 — 19.

Racial / ethnic disparities in mental health service use among children in foster care.

There is growing evidence of deficiencies in the quality of health care for children, including low rates of preventive services, 1 persistent disparities in health status, 2 and lack of a usual source of care among ethnic and racial minorities and children in low - income families.3

Despite the significant impact of maternal depression on mothers and children alike, maternal mental health needs are often neglected or undiagnosed.18 Prevalence rates of maternal depression are high among low - income women due to the greater challenges they may face related to financial hardships, low levels of community or familial support, and societal prejudice.19 In fact, the prevalence of maternal depression among low - income women in the United States is double the prevalence rate for all U.S. women.20 At the same time, these women are less likely to receive treatment or be screened for postpartum depression.21 Studies show there are clear racial and ethnic disparities in who accesses treatment in the United States, even among women of the same general socio - economic status: In a multiethnic cohort of lower - income Medicaid recipients, 9 percent of white women sought treatment, compared with 4 percent of African American women and 5 percent of Latinas.22

Although states vary in their children's racial and ethnic make - up, all states are becoming more diverse and all states have disparities in well - being across the different measures used by Race for Results to contrast well - being among children of different backgrounds.

In August 2012, the Michigan Department of Community Health released an Infant Mortality Reduction Plan to combat infant mortality and reduce disparities among racial and ethnic groups.

With this index, we were able to see a mathematical representation of the disparity in opportunity among five racial groups nationally, and 4 in Nebraska.

National Minority Health Month is observed every year in April to call attention to the health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minority populations and the ways in which society can h...

The current study examines racial / ethnic disparity in psychiatric diagnoses and treatment of behavioral disorders associated with delinquency, controlling for traumatic experiences, behavioral indicators, and prior offending among serious juvenile offenders.