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April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Both government and private health care systems have engaged in efforts to improve quality, but the effect of these initiatives on racial and ethnic disparities has not been well studied.
November 1, 2008 | Journal Article
More than 7,600 African Americans die each year from stroke and heart disease because their hypertension is not as well controlled as that of White Americans, according to this study which estimated deaths related to racial disparity in hypertension control.
May 1, 2013 | Story
As a Health & Society Scholar, Wizdom Powell Hammond, PhD, MPH, MS, studied psychosocial factors and attitudes among African American men and how these affected their use of health care and trust in the medical system.
National Program
Expecting Success was a national program aimed at improving the quality of cardiac care while reducing racial, ethnic and language disparities.
May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) created a task force of representatives from a variety of ethnic/racial organizations and traffic safety professionals to provide advice about how to reach special populations effectively.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Intervention increased students’ water consumption and decreased an average of 60.9 kcals during afterschool snack time.
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Providing easily understandable caloric information reduced consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among low-income Black adolescents in Baltimore.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
An analysis of news coverage of childhood obesity suggests attention to the topic has already waned, and that media framing of the issue and its causes, which can influence public opinion, shifted over time and varied by media type.
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study examining the food-buying behavior of lower-income African-American youth found that youth make frequent and unhealthy food purchases.
May 15, 2011 | Program Result Report
Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care aimed at improving the overall quality of cardiac care while reducing racial, ethnic and language disparities in 10 participating hospitals from 2004 to 2008.