International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Iñaki Permanyer and Júlia Almeida Calazans Policymakers and scholars are increasingly interested in monitoring and curbing health inequalities. Measuring how ‘similar’ or ‘dissimilar’ the different causes of death are can help us understand global health inequalities and patterns of mortality.

Health Disparities 52

Health Disparities Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health 52

The Health Care Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Tens of millions of us still lack health insurance, in part because some states refused to expand Medicaid and in part because people still can’t afford/don’t see the value of health insurance, despite subsidies. Health inequities abound, particularly for people of color.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 98

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Mental Health and Public Health Climate Change and Health Ageing and Health 98

The Health Care Blog

JULY 5, 2022

It has led to declining mortality rates , lagging behind peer countries; It trails peer countries on most measures of health outcomes and quality of care; It spends much more than other countries, despite the greater mortality and morbidity it achieves; It wastes as much of a third of its spending, such as on unnecessary/inappropriate care and excessive (..)

Ethnicity and Health 105

Ethnicity and Health Food Security and Safety Ageing and Health Health Inequalities 105

National Council on Urban Indian Health

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Federal Comment Deadlines : Key upcoming federal deadlines for public comment on health policies affecting Native communities. Ultimately, such measures can help bridge the gap in health disparities and promote overall well-being within these communities. 2907 / H.R. Is your UIO interested in being a MLP grantee?

Mental Health and Public Health 52

Mental Health and Public Health Tribal Health Nutrition and Public Health Health Equity 52

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“So much of what we see is the long tail of slavery and Jim Crow,” said Andrea Ducas , vice president of health policy at the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit think tank. Recent efforts to address health disparities have run headlong into racist policies still entrenched in health systems.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 142

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Socioeconomic Status and Health Academic and Research Institutions Ageing and Health 142

HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 28, 2024

So much of what we see is the long tail of slavery and Jim Crow,” said Andrea Ducas , vice president of health policy at the Center for American Progress, a nonprofit think tank. Recent efforts to address health disparities have run headlong into racist policies still entrenched in health systems.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 68

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Socioeconomic Status and Health Academic and Research Institutions Ageing and Health 68