African American youth today face many challenges that can result in poor decisions and lead to high risk behavior. This nation has experienced a decrease in the number of teen pregnancies, but among African American youth the rates are still too high. African American youth also struggle with ...
The objective of the present study was to compare the physical and psychological health of three groups of African Americans (N = 310): acute sulfuric acid exposed, nonacute exposed, and unexposed controls. Instruments included a health questionnaire, a Toxic Symptom Checklist, the Profile of Moo...
A systematic review (Robertson et al., 2010) of the impact of computerized pharmacy order entry systems and clinical decision support systems described how usage of these systems resulted in improvements in safety concerns such as drug interactions, contraindications, dose monitoring, and adjustment. ...
Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that affects plasma cells in the bone marrow. And it most commonly impacts older adults, with higher prevalence among men and African Americans. What are the symptoms and signs that are often subtle or overlooked, leading to delays in diagnosis? .....
needs. This study’s results indicated many African immigrants felt U.S. providers were not adequately equipped to address their health concerns. Finding the roots of this deep-lying distrust with input from U.S. providers, would be fundamental in improving the African immigrant healthcare ...
Some scientists have concerns about the CDC recommendation. They say a second treatment, called a booster, may be necessary in about 15 years. And some new vaccines in development could force another update to the recommendations...
( N = 23) viewed the intersectionality of income and health within their urban neighborhoods of economic distress. Focus groups were conducted using semi-structured interviews to better understand health concerns, needs, and barriers for individuals and their community. The main finding highlighted how...
A summary definition of health equity attempts to unite these distinct concerns into a single construct14: health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. The definition also clearly emphasizes health as distinct from life expectancy or access to hea...
Furthermore, having a trauma history may also result in maladaptive coping behaviors and in the loss of human capital and financial capital, such as lost wages, creating detrimental long-term effects for both the individual and their family [8]. African Americans are more likely to experience ...
For example, in Article 19 using project-based learning, health services students were able to develop communication skills to address public health concerns regarding sexual health education within a specific population of older adults in a workshop setting. This workshop helped to expose biased view...