scholarly journals Corrigendum to “The first pollution investigation of road sediment in Gary, Indiana: Anthropogenic metals and possible health implications for a socioeconomically disadvantaged area” [Environ. Int. 128 (2019) 175–192]

2019 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 104886
Author(s):  
Matthew Dietrich ◽  
Amy Wolfe ◽  
Michelle Burke ◽  
Mark P.S. Krekeler
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Area ◽  
Health Implications ◽  
Gary Indiana

scholarly journals Developing and evaluating non-invasive healthcare technologies for a group of female participants from a socioeconomically disadvantaged area

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman Awad ◽  
Rathi Ramji ◽  
Stefan Cirovic ◽  
Margareta Rämgård ◽  
Anders Kottorp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Biomedical Data ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Area ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
Non Invasive

AbstractWhen compared to the general population, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities frequently experience compromised health. Monitoring the divide is challenging since standardized biomedical tests are linguistically and culturally inappropriate. The aim of this study was to develop and test a unique mobile biomedical testbed based on non-invasive analysis, as well as to explore the relationships between the objective health measures and subjective health outcomes, as evaluated with the World Health Organization Quality of Life survey. The testbed was evaluated in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood in Malmö, which has been listed as one of the twelve most vulnerable districts in Sweden. The study revealed that compared to conventional protocols the less intrusive biomedical approach was highly appreciated by the participants. Surprisingly, the collected biomedical data illustrated that the apparent health of the participants from the ethnically diverse low-income neighborhood was comparable to the general Swedish population. Statistically significant correlations between perceived health and biomedical data were disclosed, even though the dependences found were complex, and recognition of the manifest complexity needs to be included in further research. Our results validate the potential of non-invasive technologies in combination with advanced statistical analysis, especially when combined with linguistically and culturally appropriate healthcare methodologies, allowing participants to appreciate the significance of the different parameters to evaluate and monitor aspects of health.

Differential effects of the 2015 American Cancer Society guidelines on screening mammography exams based on socioeconomic status.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 10539-10539
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Capaccione ◽  
Sophia Huang ◽  
Elizabeth West ◽  
Aileen Deng ◽  
Mary M. Salvatore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Screening Mammography ◽  
American Cancer Society ◽  
Primary Care Doctor ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Area ◽  
Cancer Society ◽  
Old Patients ◽  
Screening Guidelines ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Over Time

10539 Background: Guidelines for screening mammography have changed several times since initiation of regular screening mammography in the 1970’s. Most recently, in 2015, the American Cancer Society (ACS) revised their screening guidelines, recommending that a patient discuss screening mammography with her primary care doctor (PCP) between the ages of 40-44 and should begin yearly screening at age 45; after age 54, ACS recommended screening every other year. Prior to this, from 2003-2015, ACS had recommended screening mammography every year beginning at the age of 40. We hypothesized that these guidelines were adopted to varying degrees in different patient populations and may have disproportionately reduced screening mammography utilization in socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Methods: Here, we analyzed monthly screening mammography rates over time in two large New York City hospitals, one in a socioeconomically advantaged area and the other in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area. Using our radiology records query system, we searched for monthly screening mammography numbers for women by decade from 2012 to 2018. We performed statistical analysis to evaluate changes in number of exams over time. Student’s t-tests were used to evaluate for significant differences. Results: In both groups of 40-49 year old patients, monthly mammograms increased from 2012-2016. In the socioeconomically advantaged group, this increase continued until 2018 resulting in an overall 400% increase in screening mammograms over time. The change in ACS screening guidelines had no effect on the rate of screening mammography in this group. Conversely, after the revision of the ACS guidelines in 2015, there was a marked decline in screening mammography in the 40-49 year old group in the socioeconomically disadvantaged population. By 2018, there was a statistically significant difference in women screened in all age groups (40-49, p<.0001; 50-59, p<.0001; 60-69, p<.01; 70-79, p<.0001; 80+, p<.0001) between these two patient populations. Conclusions: These data suggest that implementation of the 2015 ACS screening guidelines had a disproportionate effect on patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and that these effects have led to significant disparities in screening mammography trends over time. We postulate that lower levels of health literacy may have contributed to misunderstanding of the screening guidelines. More research is needed to elucidate the underlying etiology of these disparities and ensure that women from all socioeconomic backgrounds receive appropriate screening mammography. Over time, this may result in disproportionate breast cancer morbidity and mortality in populations not receiving appropriate screening.

Developing and Evaluating Non-invasive Healthcare Technologies for a Group of Female Participants from a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman Awad ◽  
Rathi Ramji ◽  
Stefan Cirovic ◽  
Margareta Rämgård ◽  
Anders Kottorp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure Monitoring ◽  
World Health ◽  
Biomedical Data ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Area ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Non Invasive

Abstract Background When compared to the general population, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities frequently experience compromised health. Monitoring the divide is challenging since in general, standardized biomedical tests are linguistically and culturally inappropriate. The aim of this study was to develop a novel healthcare technology for its usage in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.Methods A unique mobile biomedical testbed based on non-invasive analysis, accompanied with the World Health Organization Quality of Life survey, was developed. This healthcare approach was used in Lindängen, a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood in Malmö, which has been listed as one of the twelve most vulnerable neighborhoods in Sweden. Results The less intrusive biomedical approach, compared to conventional setups used, e.g., wrist blood pressure monitoring, bioimpedance analysis and cardiovascular diagnostics, non-invasive determination of blood bioanalytes, was highly appreciated by the participants, i.e., 39 female volunteers of Middle Eastern origin. Surprisingly, the collected biomedical data illustrated that the apparent health of the participants from Lindängen was comparable to the general Swedish population. The Quality of Life-BREF survey, used to gather information regarding subjective health perceptions within the cohort, combined with advanced statistical data analysis, revealed statistically significant correlations between perceived health and biomedical data. Even though the dependences found were complex, the recognition of which is essential in further research. Conclusions Our results validate the potential of non-invasive technologies in combination with advanced statistical analysis, especially when combined with linguistically and culturally appropriate healthcare methodologies, allowing participants to appreciate the significance of the different parameters to evaluate and monitor aspects of health.

scholarly journals Examining the overlap of young people’s early contact with the police as a person of interest and victim or witness

2021 ◽  
pp. 263380762110145
Author(s):  
Ulrika Athanassiou ◽  
Tyson Whitten ◽  
Stacy Tzoumakis ◽  
Gabrielle Hindmarsh ◽  
Kristin R Laurens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
New South ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Area ◽  
Police Contact ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Children And Young Adolescents ◽  
First Contact ◽  
Repeated Contact

There is known to be considerable overlap among the victims and perpetrators of crime. However, the extent of this overlap early in life among children and young adolescents is not clear. We examined the sociodemographic profiles of young people who had early contact with police regarding a criminal incident as a person of interest, victim and/or witness, as well as the patterns of multiple police contact types from birth to 13 years of age. Data were drawn from a longitudinal, population-based sample of 91,631 young people from New South Wales, Australia. Among the 10.6% (n = 9677) of young people who had contact with police, 14.4% (n = 1393) had contact as a person of interest and as a victim and/or witness on two or more separate occasions. The most common first contact type was as a victim/witness, but those children with a first contact as a person of interest were most likely to have at least one further contact. Young people with both types of police contact were younger at first police contact, were more likely to reside in a socioeconomically disadvantaged area, and to be recorded as having an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background. Our findings demonstrate that, by 13 years of age, 1 in 10 young people had been in early contact with police and that a minority have contact with the police as both a person of interest and a victim/witness. These young people may represent a particularly disadvantaged group in the community who are likely to be at risk of future adversity, including repeated contact with the criminal justice system.

Mental Health Implications of Multiracial Microaggressions

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Nadal ◽  
Michelle Wideman ◽  
Yinglee Wong ◽  
Jayleen Leon ◽  
Katie Griffin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Implications
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