Caterpillar Inc. bolsters Southern Community study with $1 million gift
...te goal of eliminating racial, ethnic and regional disparities in cancer and other diseases," said Douglas R. Oberhelman, group president of Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. "In the discussions that we had with the lead investigators, it became clear that they have an extraordinary vision," Oberhelman said. ...News tips for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003
...ck of insurance, not minority or ethnicity, drives disparities in such care. "Contrary to our hypothesis, after controlling for age, social class, gender and health insurance, blacks and Hispanics received more preventive care overall compared to whites," Florida researchers found. "Overall, the strongest pred...Among elderly, depression more prevalent in Hispanics and blacks
... may lead to long-term reductions in racial/ethnic disparities in depression, Dunlop and co-researchers said....Income important in tracking health status
... Issues. "Despite federal initiatives to eliminate disparities in health care, key data that are necessary to monitor success are not collected routinely," says Anderson. "We cannot manage what we don't measure." Anderson, an associate professor of public health sciences, says that proposed legislation, the "Can...NIH grants support health disparities biomedical research
...ies that are needed to define the causes of health disparities in the racial and ethnic populations served by the...o systematically address one or more of the health disparities that negatively impact racial and ethnic minority populations. The health disparities include a vari...Intervention improves control of high blood pressure in young inner-city black men
...ant example of research that addresses health care disparities in our country. Ethnically and culturally sensitive research is vital when dealing with vulnerable populations at the community level, such as young urban African-American men, and this research shows how it can work well." Among other positive find......ons such as availability of tertiary care centres, disparities in ambulance and prehospital services. They call for a national program -- perhaps aligned with the new Health Council of Canada -- to examine and address Canada-specific issues surrounding the treatment of acute MI....Medical professionals embrace patient-focused care revolution
...ndustry's deficiencies. The ACCP recognized these disparities and created the Patient-Focused Care Pledge that emphasizes the health-care provider's role as a patient advocate and underscores the provider's responsibility to provide patient-focused care whenever and wherever he or she cares for patients. The P...HHS awards $14 million to support Bioethics Research Center
...ericans and assisting in the elimination of racial disparities in health and improving access to quality health care and health services. The center serves as a resource for primary and secondary research exploring the role of cultural diversity in the bioethics community. The grant was awarded under NCRR's Rese...U.S. blacks five times as likely as whites to progress to kidney failure
...need much more close monitoring and follow-up. The disparities we found in blood pressure control and progression rate from early to end-stage kidney disease must be addressed." More than 400,000 Americans with end-stage renal disease are being treated by dialysis. With the country's population growing older and...Penn study to determine why African-American males have worse outcomes from prostate cancer
...of the medical community? It is likely that these disparities result from a combination of many factors. Anoth...tterns will be examined to see if there are racial disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer: i.e., are African-American men with prostate canc...Gender and geography increase racial disparities in health care, Dartmouth study shows
LEBANON, NH -- Past studies have shown racial disparities in health care treatment around the U.S., but new ...the New England Journal of Medicine shows that the disparities are even larger when geography and gender are added to the equation. Looking at the most commonly pe...Study: Racial, ethnic disparities seen in all types of pain
...uthors pull together research on racial and ethnic disparities in the perception, diagnosis and treatment of pain...h we still don't understand about why these health disparities based upon race and ethnicity exist, so more research is needed. We hope our work will increase awar...Health disparities between racial groups affect joblessness
Health disparities based on racial and ethnic identity account for a ...d whites. However, once people are employed, those disparities have minimal effect on income, according to a study published in the September issue of the Milbank ...Experts present new research on the hot topics of aging at GSA's Annual Meeting
...ember 24 at 12:30 p.m. Minority Issues: Health disparities among ethnic and racial minority elders will be ad...to minority elders' health and health care. Health disparities are persistent issues that challenge health care providers and policy makers. There is a great need ...Differences in cancer screening rates reported
...ings underscore the reality that racial and ethnic disparities in cancer screening and other important health services can be found even within similar socioeconomic groups, such as low-income families and Medi-Cal beneficiaries," said author Ninez A. Ponce, a center researcher and assistant professor of health ...Major new center at UIC to study racial/ethnic disparities in health
...ver the next five years to study racial and ethnic disparities in health. Claude Allen, deputy secretary of healt...n the drop was only 1 percent. "Racial and ethnic disparities in the delivery of, access to and benefits from health care have been a longstanding issue," said Ri...July/August 2003 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...iative. A cluster of articles examines health care disparities on many levels from the conceptual framework to t...ation HMO participation may help reduce the large disparities in health care for people of lower economic status, according to this study by Fiscella and colleagu...UCLA report shows disparities in children's health
...ion children under age 6, focusing on patterns and disparities related to children's family, social structure and... in structured preschool settings. There are large disparities in preschool attendance among California's ethnic populations. CHIS 2001 shows that, overall, approx......duce disability. This study sheds light on racial disparities in recovery rates from stroke. What is clear is that we can reduce the numbers of stroke patients who will require rehabilitation if more patients recognize their symptoms, get to the hospital and are treated rapidly, said John R. Marler, M.D., assoc...