On January 15th, the UHC was honored to host Dr. Julia Lynch, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the Lauder Institute at Penn’s Wharton School of ...
The National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM’s) leadership is of central importance to progress on recognition, understanding, and engagement of the health impact of social factors, signals, and biases in ...
This micro-credential introduces students to the social determinants of health equity in Aotearoa New Zealand, with a focus on the underpinning structural determinants. Students will explore how ...
Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities persist decades ...
Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. It has been increasing among adults of all races and ethnicities over the last two decades; however, obesity is higher among Non-Hispanic Black adults, ...
Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities persist decades ...
Objectives To characterise psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic among collegiate athletes and assess whether racial and ethnic differences in psychological distress are attenuated when ...
On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on how health plans ...
Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. It has been increasing among adults of all races and ethnicities over the last two decades; however, obesity is higher among Non-Hispanic Black adults, ...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevention research has become a critical focus within population and life-course epidemiology, as kidney health is shaped by a ...
The previous chapter illustrates the role that biological factors, such as chromosomes and hormones, have on women’s health. Biological sex shapes health in many ways, potentially offering ...
Interventions that focus on 'modifiable' factors such as access to healthy food, health insurance, and spaces for physical activity are shown to reduce disparities, according to new interprofessional ...