Health
Celebrate Men’s Health Month with the Joint Center! #MBKhealth
June is Men’s Health Month! Throughout the month, the Joint Center will host a series of events promoting the health and well being of boys and men of color. June 10th- Men’s…
Report show disparities in insurance coverage and access to care in LGBT community
A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation has helped shed some light on health disparities problems experienced by the LGBT community in the United States. Various research projects have shown gaps in…
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Face Challenges in Education, Healthcare, Employment, and Housing
The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) population has grown by 40% in the past decade (2000-2010), the third fastest growing ethnic group after Asian Americans and Latinos. There are…
Report show disparities in access to care and chronic disease in LGBT community (part 1)
The Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in the United States are faced with various barriers in accessing health services, which can have adverse effects on their health outcomes.…
Higher cervical cancer rates than previously reported in African American women
A study carried out at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and published in the journal Cancer has shown that the rates of cervical cancer is higher than previously believed in older…
Study Calls for Increased Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Clinical Trials to Combat Cancer Disparities
Although findings from the “Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2009” indicated that overall cancer death rates have declined throughout the United States among both men…
Socioeconomic and Health Barriers Faced by Asian American & Pacific Islander Boys and Young Men
The Asian American and Pacific Islander community is sometimes thought of as the model minority that faces fewer disparities and barriers compared to other ethnic groups. However, increasing data has…
New IT Platform Aims to Reduce Health Disparity in American Indian and Alaska Natives
Varuous research studies have shown that American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) have worse health outcomes compared to other Americans. A new system of storing electronic health records (EHR) may help reduce…
Disparity in Access to Care for Women of Color: Select Findings From Kaiser Family Foundation Report
The passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had major implications for women’s health outcomes and access to care. Some of ACA’s provisions with regards to insurance include…
Diabetes Burden Higher Among Ethnic Minorities; Taking Toll on California Health System
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes incidence and prevalence have been a growing epidemic, with the number of diabetic patients tripling since 1980. There are approximately 21…