Healthbeat reports Georgia ranks 48th in Hispanic health care, with high uninsured rates revealing 40% of Hispanic adults and ...

Deep-seated racial and ethnic disparities persist in health care across the United States, even in states considered the most progressive, a new report shows. For example, California received a score ...

Cancer disparities refer to differences in cancer measures between populations. Although cancer can affect anyone, some groups experience disproportionately negative cancer care. Cancer disparities ...

A National League of Cities accelerator is helping local governments build cross-department solutions and design policies that distribute health benefits more evenly.

People with disabilities have more difficulty accessing health care and more negative interactions with health care providers than people without disabilities, according to a Rutgers Health study. The ...

I’ve experienced the reality of health disparities firsthand. Growing up in a low-income, predominantly Black neighborhood in Boston during the 60s and 70s, my family didn’t have access, or, frankly, ...

Dr. Ezell is a visiting professor at the University of Chicago department of medicine, where he studies environmental health disparities. I study racial disparities in health. So much of my work is — ...

Research related to racism and health has evolved in recent decades, with a growing appreciation of the centrality of the social determinants of health, life-course approaches and structural racism, ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically reshaped health and medical research by rolling back federal funding from institutions that have diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...

Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health. Typically, health disparities are experienced by socially ...