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What is the Difference Between Health Equity, Disparities, and Inequities?
Winston-Salem, NC, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since the announcement of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH), there has…
Home blood pressure monitoring saves lives, cuts costs, and reduces healthcare…
Expanding home blood pressure monitoring among US adults with hypertension could substantially reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and save healthcare costs in the long term,…
New Charleston Museum Nods to Historical Roots of US Health Disparities
By Lauren Sausser
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Maude Callen, a Black nurse-midwife, delivered more than 800 infants across the South Carolina Lowcountry starting in the 1920s, when…
New nationwide modeling points to widespread racial disparities in urban heat stress
From densely built urban cores to sprawling suburbia, cities are complex. This complexity can lead to temperature hot spots within cities, with some neighborhoods (and their residents)…
FIFPRO releases report on disparities in Women’s World Cup qualifying
ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
The path to the Women's World Cup has been vastly uneven for the teams headed to Australia and New Zealand…
Dads are key in supporting breastfeeding, safe infant sleep: Including fathers in…
Fathers can make a huge difference in whether an infant is breastfed and placed to sleep safely, according to a recent survey of new fathers led by scientists at Northwestern University and…
Chesapeake Bay report cites environmental justice disparities
By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A report on the Chesapeake Bay released Tuesday found strong disparities between…
Cardiovascular Disease Is Primed to Kill More Older Adults, Especially Blacks and…
Cardiovascular disease — the No. 1 cause of death among people 65 and older — is poised to become more prevalent in the years ahead, disproportionately affecting…
Addressing Worldwide Disparities in Liver Cirrhosis Mortality
To investigate the variations in death risk from cirrhosis across countries and understand the underlying factors contributing to these inequities, researchers, including Bajaj and Ashok…