Advances in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2023) | Viewed by 248
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
Interests: social and behavioral science; minority aging; religiosity; spirituality; biopsychosocial pathways influencing physical and cognitive functioning among black males over the life course and across generations
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2. Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
3. Department of African American Studies, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
Interests: health disparities; minority health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The release of the Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health in 1985 sparked studies that have grown into the robust fields of minority health and health disparities research. For nearly fourty years, scientists and scholars have documented that marginalized racial and ethnic groups have disproportionate risks for illness and disease. Recent global events further illuminated that salience of inequality for an array of outcomes, including infectious and chronic diseases. Leading health agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, have responded with funding announcements for studies that consider, examine, and address structural factors, including racism. Results from these studies may provide insights into how institutional policies and practices operate to adversely impact the health and well-being of marginalized groups and communities.
We are organizing a Special Issue, “Advances in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research”, in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health to showcase current work focusing on structural drivers of health and health disparities. Manuscripts focused on social determinants, food and shelter security, racism, sexism, and intersectionality, as well as emerging areas (e.g., population health, social justice, environmental justice, resiliance, social connection, research training, and mentoring) that will shape the next generation of research designed to reduce health disparities and improve the overall health of marginalized racial and ethnic groups, are welcome. Manuscripts that focus on minority health and health disparities from perspectives outside of traditional health science will be seriously considered. Manuscripts using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods to report findings from intervention, observational, or secondary data analysis studies are welcome. We will also consider perspectives and theoretical/conceptual manuscripts as well. Contributions to this Special Issue will highlight approaches that can improve the health of marginalized populations.
Prof. Dr. Marino A. Bruce
Prof. Dr. Bettina M. Beech
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health disparities
- minority health
- race
- ethnicity
- chronic conditions
- infectious diseases
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