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Research Highlights Archive: Diversity and Health
2009 — 2008 — 2007 — 2006 — 2005 — 2004 and Prior
2009
Research Highlights represent a selected portion of RAND Health research. For more, browse all RAND Health research.
For kids in D.C., having health insurance may not be enough — November 16, 2009
Even children in Washington, D.C. who have health insurance often lack sufficient access to medical care and face significant health threats from chronic conditions and risk factors such as exposure to violence in schools and neighborhoods.
Improving minority youth outcomes for depression — October 29, 2009
Quality improvement interventions may help to reduce disparities in mental health outcomes for youths from racial and ethnic minority groups.
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Diagnosing health care for children in D.C. — October 21, 2009
A comprehensive assessment of health and health care for 100,000 children in Washington, D.C., includes environmental characteristics that may influence health.
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Neighborhood characteristics affect bodily wear and tear — September 25, 2009
Living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood in the United States is associated with significantly greater biological wear and tear, suggesting that policies to improve neighborhood socioeconomic status could yield health returns.
Health care spending falls at the end of life — July 30, 2009
The intensity of treatment, and therefore health care costs, declines with age in most countries.
Community demographics affect access to health care — July 29, 2009
The characteristics of the local population, including language and nativity, play an important role in access to health care among U.S. Hispanics.
Insured and uninsured men dying of prostate cancer use hospice at comparable rates — May 5, 2009
Hospice use and length of enrollment by low income, uninsured men dying of prostate cancer are comparable to previously reported hospice use by insured men; those enrolled in hospice made fewer prostate cancer related emergency room visits before death.
Disparities in use of fifth graders' use of mental health care — April 14, 2009
Black and Hispanic children are less likely than white children to use mental health care services; the disparity for black children remains even after taking into account both sociodemographic characteristics and their mental health need.
Economically disadvantaged neighborhoods pose disproportionate risk for African-Americans — February 26, 2009
A study of the cumulative biological effect of neighborhood socioeconomic status in the United States found that all residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods have elevated biological risk profiles, but that such neighborhoods are most strongly associated with risks among the African-American population.
Lack of health care for immigrants can have serious consequences for everyone — February 23, 2009
Despite current controversies over immigration policy, health care for immigrants cannot be ignored in U.S. health care reform debates. Doing so could consign a future generation to inadequate access and poor quality care and, ultimately, ill health, with implications for us all.
Abused pregnant Latinas need social and legal services — February 23, 2009
Links between clinics and community services can help abused pregnant Latinas access the social and legal services they need.
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