The Integration of Genomics into Public Health Research, Policy and Practice in the United States

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Beskow ◽  
Muin J. Khoury ◽  
Timothy G. Baker ◽  
James F. Thrasher
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Health Research Policy

Gender Differences in First and Corresponding Authorship in Public Health Research Submissions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-163
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Bell ◽  
Kelvin C. Fong
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Manuscript Submission ◽  
Gender Based

Objectives. To investigate the rate of manuscript submission to a major peer-reviewed journal (American Journal of Public Health) by gender, comparing periods before and during the pandemic. Methods. We used data from January 1 to May 12, 2020, and defined the start of the pandemic period by country as the first date of 50 or more confirmed cases. We used an algorithm to classify gender based on first name and nation of origin. We included authors whose gender could be estimated with a certainty of at least 95%. Results. Submission rates were higher overall during the pandemic compared with before. Increases were higher for submissions from men compared with women (41.9% vs 10.9% for corresponding author). For the United States, submissions increased 23.8% for men but only 7.9% for women. Women authored 29.4% of COVID-19–related articles. Conclusions. Our findings suggest that the pandemic exacerbated gender imbalances in scientific research.

scholarly journals Editorial: Critical Race Theory - We are all Others

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (Supp 1) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Collins O. Airhihenbuwa ◽  
Chandra L. Ford
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Health Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Critical Race ◽  
Race Theory ◽  
The Past

<p>Over the past two years, the persistence of racism in the United States has been particularly pronounced in the policies and actions of the administration of President Donald J. Trump; however, the structure of the United States has been racialized since its inception. This supplement of <em>Ethnicity &amp; Disease </em>uses Critical Race Theory (CRT) to explore several implications for public health and public health research. We intend for it to spark conversations in the classroom and among researchers on how racial phenomena operate and how we as a field can address racism. <em></em></p><p><em>Ethn Dis. </em>2018;28(Suppl 1):219-222; doi:10.18865/ed.28.S1.219.</p>

scholarly journals The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 660-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Travassos ◽  
David R. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Quality Issues

Race has been widely used in studies on health and healthcare inequalities, especially in the United States. Validity and reliability problems with race measurement are of concern in public health. This article reviews the literature on the concept and measurement of race and compares how the findings apply to the United States and Brazil. We discuss in detail the data quality issues related to the measurement of race and the problems raised by measuring race in multiracial societies like Brazil. We discuss how these issues and problems apply to public health and make recommendations about the measurement of race in medical records and public health research.

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