Health Equity Archives

09.28.2018 a close up of crystals

Can Sugar Substitutes Reduce the Risk of Obesity?

The current obesity and diabetes epidemics have sparked renewed interest in identifying alternatives to table sugar, but sugar substitutes currently on the market have not yet lived up to expectations.

Guest Author Arshag D. Mooradian

09.24.2018 A city map printed on a stack of small individual blocks

Mayors and Health Commissioners on Their City's Health

Public opinion research is a tool for policy advocacy to reduce health disparities. What do US city mayors and health commissioners think and know about health disparities in their cities?

Guest Author Jonathan Purtle

09.21.2018 The letters A, B, C and a globe in a box

The Immigrant Paradox and School Success

Long-spell poverty is associated with lower academic performance, but research by Han et al. also found that children of immigrants were doing as well as, if not better than, children with native-born parents in certain areas like math.

Guest Author Wen-Jui Han

09.20.2018 a fence with barbed wire

Broken Justice and the Public's Health

The criminal justice system perpetuates racial inequities in the country that continue centuries of disenfranchisement of minorities.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

09.19.2018 Wall of a house with mold

Household Safety and Delinquency in Children

Household health/safety hazards like rodents, exposed electrical wiring, and mold may be an important, yet often overlooked risk factor for early involvement in delinquency.

Guest Author Dylan B. Jackson

09.17.2018 A single lit candle

Advance Care Planning among African Americans: What is <strike>Wrong</strike> Strong?

We must carefully avoid making assumptions about patient preferences regarding advance care planning based on race or other cultural attributes.

Guest Author Justin Sanders

09.14.2018 Man sitting on sidewalk with his belongings, with a dog in his lap

Death Comes for the Homeless

For many persons who experience homelessness, life is short and death is not gentle.

Guest Authors Keith McInnes, Robert Hass, Karyn Kershaw, Lisa Murray, Cassidy Stevens

09.13.2018 a graph of a student population

Out of School, Out of Luck

School suspension is linked to lower grades, increased expulsions, and increased risk of incarceration. Disciplinary actions are often distributed unequally, based on gender, race, and personal ability.

Fellow Erin Polka

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