Social Determinants Of Health

Black, American Indian/Alaska Native and Latino individuals had more than double the rate of excess deaths than white and Asian individuals in 2020, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Human influence has had an unequivocal impact on Earth’s climate, causing significant changes that threaten people’s security and physical and mental health, according to a landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The gap in life expectancy between Black and white Americans has narrowed over the past 3 decades from 7 years to 3.6 years, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

Over 20 years, CVD risk and CV risk factor prevalence was greater in Black Americans compared with white Americans, though the difference may have been mediated by social determinants of health, researchers reported.

Patients with neurological conditions had an increased risk for adverse childhood experiences compared with the overall U.S. population, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in Neurology: Clinical Practice.

Waist circumference, as well as amounts of visceral fat and liver fat, were better predictors of diabetes development than HbA1c among Black adults with normal glucose levels, according to an analysis of data from the Jackson Heart Study.

Populations disproportionately impacted by HIV were less likely to be engaged in preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, continuum of care, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Health care spending and outcomes vary across racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., with underrepresented populations often having higher rates of ED spending and poor or fair health, according to three studies published in JAMA.

African ancestry appeared strongly associated with readmission following an asthma-related hospital admission among children, according to study results published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Black adults reported experiencing discrimination or unfair judgment in health care settings at triple the rate of white adults and double the rate of Hispanic or “Latinx” adults, according to recent survey data.