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Journal Article
Racial Disparities in Criminal Sentencing Vary Considerably Across Federal Judges
Substantial race-based disparities exist in federal criminal sentencing. We analyze 380,000 recent (2006–2019) sentences in the JUSTFAIR database and show that these disparities are large and vary considerably across judges.
Feb 15, 2023
Journal Article
Association of Individual and Community Factors With Hepatitis C Infections Among Pregnant People and Newborns
US hepatitis C viral infections among pregnant women grew fastest among White and American Indian/Alaska Native people without a 4-year degree.
Mar 29, 2022
Journal Article
Barred from Employment: More Than Half of Unemployed Men in Their 30s Had a Criminal History of Arrest
We investigate what portion of the pool of unemployed men in the United States have been arrested, convicted, or incarcerated by age 35.
Mar 9, 2022
Journal Article
Black and White Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Screening Outcomes: A Narrative Review
Higher rates of colorectal cancer incidence among black patients are primarily driven by lower rates of colorectal cancer screening. Our findings highlight the need to increase black patients' access to quality screening to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality.
May 27, 2021
Journal Article
Racial Differences in End-of-Life Care Quality Between Asian Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites in San Francisco Bay Area
Compared with caregivers of non-Hispanic whites, caregivers of Asian decedents reported unmet needs for caregiver support and lack of respect for cultural traditions and religious/spiritual beliefs.
Mar 2, 2021
Journal Article
Disparities in 30-Day Rehospitalization Rates Among Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Residents by Race and Site of Care
This article examines racial and site-of-care disparities in all-cause and potentially avoidable 30-day rehospitalization rates among a national cohort of Medicare skilled nursing facility residents.
Dec 30, 2020
Journal Article
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Outcomes in Older Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Long-term outcomes of acute ischemic stroke vary by race/ethnicity among older patients with AIS.
Dec 16, 2020
Journal Article
Trends in Racial Disparities for Injured Patients Admitted to Trauma Centers
We performed an observational cohort study to determine whether outcome disparities between black and white trauma patients have decreased over the last 10 years.
Dec 10, 2020
Commentary
The Racial Disparity in Unemployment Benefits
Economic racial inequality in America cannot be solved through unemployment insurance, but it certainly shouldn't be exacerbated by it. And yet, Black workers are less financially supported during unemployment, simply by virtue of where they live.
Jul 15, 2020
Journal Article
Black and Hispanic Patients Receive Hospice Care Similar to That of White Patients When in the Same Hospices
Black and Hispanic patients received care from poorer quality hospices than white patients.
Aug 1, 2017
News Release
Black and Hispanic Patients More Likely to Use Lower-Quality Hospices
Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to receive care from poorer-quality hospices. And their family caregivers are less likely to receive the right amount of emotional and religious support in hospice care. However, caregivers of black and Hispanic patients report similar or better experiences than caregivers of white patients within a given hospice.
Jul 5, 2017
Journal Article
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Perception of Need for Mental Health Treatment in a US National Sample
There racial/ethnic differences in perception of need for mental health treatment; differences exist across the range of severity of mental illness and among those with no mental illness.
May 31, 2017
Journal Article
Adolescents' Stigma Attitudes Toward Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders
Vietnamese-American adolescents who feel a sense of family and filial obligation may be less likely to stigmatize people with depression and social anxiety.
Mar 15, 2017
Journal Article
Towards Greater Understanding of Addiction Stigma: Intersectionality with Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Explicit beliefs about people with substance abuse disorders tend to be more compassionate than implicit beliefs, which are more punitive, especially toward Latino/a drug users.
Dec 12, 2016
Journal Article
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment
African-American and Latino children are less likely to be diagnosed with or receive medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder than their white peers.
Sep 22, 2016
Journal Article
Perceived Physical Appearance: Assessing Measurement Equivalence in Black, Latino, and White Adolescents
Compared with white and Latino adolescents, black adolescents reported a more positive perception of their own physical appearance; however, the difference may actually be an artifact of the measurement instrument.
Jul 6, 2016
Journal Article
Southern California Middle School Students Exposed to More Than Three Alcohol Ads Each Day
African American and Hispanic youths are exposed to an average of 4.1 and 3.4 alcohol ads per day respectively, while white youths are exposed to an average of two ads per day. Greater restrictions on alcohol advertising outdoors and on television should be considered.
Jun 24, 2016
Journal Article
The Abbreviated Dimensions of Temperament Survey: Factor Structure and Construct Validity Across Three Racial/Ethnic Groups
The factor structure, reliability, and construct validity of an abbreviated version of the Revised Dimensions of Temperament Survey (DOTS-R) were evaluated across Black, Hispanic, and White early adolescents.
May 18, 2015
Journal Article
Mandated Coverage of Preventive Care and Reduction in Disparities: Evidence from Colorectal Cancer Screening
Universal insurance coverage may not substantially reduce disparities if systematic differences in plan benefits and cost sharing persist.
May 6, 2015
Journal Article
Do Experiences with Medicare Managed Care Vary According to the Proportion of Same-Race/Ethnicity/language Individuals Enrolled in One's Contract?
The authors examine whether care experiences and immunization for racial/ethnic/language minority Medicare beneficiaries vary with the proportion of same-group beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage (MA) contracts.
Mar 17, 2015

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