Trangenstein, Pamela J Tiongson, Patrick J D Lu, Yi Lipson, Sarah K Xuan, Ziming Naimi, Timothy S Jernigan, David H
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Journal of American college health : J of ACH
College is a critical life stage for alcohol-related harms to others (AHTOs), gender, and sexual identity. We tested associations between inclusively-defined gender and sexual identities (separately) and AHTOs among college students. The Healthy Minds Study (n = 8,308) provided data about three AHTOs: (1) babysitting a drunk student, (2) alcohol-re...
Dorri, Armin A Loza, Oralia Bond, Mark A Ciszek, Erica Elias-Curry, Yona Aguilar, Sheridan Fliedner, Paul Norwood, Aliza Stone, Amy L Cooper, M Brett
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Journal of homosexuality
Marginalized communities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, including both racial/ethnic minority and sexual minority populations. To date, there has been little research examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at the intersections of marginalized identities. Furthermore, available national data on COVID-19 outcomes may obscur...
Assari, Shervin
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Frontiers in Public Health
Background Higher education is widely recognized as a strategy to mitigate food insecurity. However, marginalized and racialized groups, especially Latinos, often do not experience the same economic and health benefits from their educational achievements as non-Latino Whites, highlighting a pattern of diminished returns within these communities. Ai...
Hwang, Jihwan Dzifa Dey, Ida Ayanlowo, Olusola Flower, Cindy King, Amanda Johnson, Nicole Ima-Edomwonyi, Uyiekpen Olasebikan, Hakeem Falasinnu, Titilola Durairaj Pandian, Vishnuprabu
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Frontiers in Genetics
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune condition that disproportionately impacts non-White ethnic and racial groups, particularly individuals in the African diaspora who experience heightened incidence, prevalence, and adverse outcomes. Genetic and epigenetic factors play significant roles in SLE risk, however these factors neit...
Richard, Lucie Carter, Brooke Wu, Linda Hwang, Stephen W.
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Frontiers in Public Health
People experiencing homelessness have historically had high mortality rates compared to housed individuals in Canada, a trend believed to have become exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this matched cohort study conducted in Toronto, Canada, we investigated all-cause mortality over a one-year period by following a random sample of people e...
Akinyemi, Oluwasegun Fasokun, Mojisola Odusanya, Eunice Weldeslase, Terhas Omokhodion, Ofure Michael, Miriam Hughes, Kakra
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Frontiers in Public Health
Introduction Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major health concern in the United States (US), with its incidence, severity, and outcomes influenced by social determinants of health, including socioeconomic status. The impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status, as measured by the Distressed Communities Index (DCI), on CAP-related admissions...
Businelle, Michael S. Perski, Olga Hébert, Emily T. Kendzor, Darla E.
Substance use disorders (SUDs) have an enormous negative impact on individuals, families, and society as a whole. Most individuals with SUDs do not receive treatment because of the limited availability of treatment providers, costs, inflexible work schedules, required treatment-related time commitments, and other hurdles. A paradigm shift in the pr...
Dove, Sophia Annette Khan, Shamshad Kline, Kimberly N.
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Frontiers in Communication
While the repercussions of the novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 have been felt across the world over the past few years, the impact has not been consistent. Instead, it has been mediated by the systemic ways in which existing social and structural disparities have failed vulnerable populations globally. Drawing on document analysis and fifteen in-dept...
Kcomt, Luisa Boyd, Carol J Evans-Polce, Rebecca J Veliz, Phil Engstrom, Curtiss West, Brady T McCabe, Sean Esteban
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Journal of homosexuality
We aimed to assess the probability of past-year DSM-5 alcohol use disorder (AUD) and past-year moderate-to-severe DSM-5 AUD as a function of past-year ethnic discrimination among U.S. Latino/Hispanic adults and as a function of past-year discrimination types among Latino/Hispanic sexual minorities (SM). We used data from the 2012-2013 National Epid...
McCrimmon, Jordyn Widman, Laura Javidi, Hannah Brasileiro, Julia Hurst, Jeffrey
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Health promotion practice
Adolescents are at increased risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and experiencing unintended pregnancy. In particular, adolescents from marginalized communities experience significant sexual health disparities compared to their more advantaged peers. Digital sexual health programs, such as HEART (Health Education and Relationsh...
