Category Archives: Health Inequities

Health Inequalities amongst People of African Descent in the Americas, 2005–2017: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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Authors: Sandra del Pino, Sol Beatriz Sánchez-Montoya, José Milton Guzmán, Oscar J. Mújica, Juan Gómez-Salgado and Carlos Ruiz-Frutos Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Published online: 8 September 2019 Abstract: Ethnic inequalities are often associated with social determinants of health. This study seeks to identify the latest scientific evidence on inequalities in […]

Big Data Science: Opportunities and Challenges to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities in the 21st Century

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Xinzhi Zhang, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, Philip E. Bourne, Emmanuel Peprah, O. Kenrik Duru, Nancy Breen, David Berrigan, Fred Wood, James S. Jackson, David W.S. Wong, Joshua Denny Ethn.Dis;2017;27(2):95-106 Published online: April 2017 Abstract / Resumen: Addressing minority health and health disparities has been a missing piece of the puzzle in Big Data science. This article focuses […]

Building a Foundation to Reduce Health Inequities: Routine Collection of Sociodemographic Data in Primary Care

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Andrew D. Pinto, Gabriela Glattstein-Young, Anthony Mohamed, Gary Bloch, Fok-Han Leung, Richard H. Glazier J Am Board Fam Med, May-June 2016;29(3):348 –355 Published online: May 2016 Abstract / Resumen: Introduction: Detailed data on social determinants of health can facilitate the identification of inequities in access to health care. We report on a sociodemographic data collection tool […]