scholarly journals Adopting a “Compound” Exposome Approach in Environmental Aging Biomarker Research: A Call to Action for Advancing Racial Health Equity

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem ◽  
Chandra L. Jackson ◽  
Mary Ann Ottinger ◽  
Andres Cardenas ◽  
Katherine A. James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Equity ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Environmental Aging ◽  
Biomarker Research

Achieving Health Equity Through Eradicating Structural Racism in the United States: A Call to Action for Nursing Leadership

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 696-704
Author(s):  
Deena Nardi ◽  
Roberta Waite ◽  
Marian Nowak ◽  
Barbara Hatcher ◽  
Vicki Hines‐Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nursing Leadership ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Call To Action

scholarly journals Continuing the Journey Toward Health Equity: Becoming Antiracist in Health Promotion Research and Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 665-670
Author(s):  
Jean M. Breny
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Cultural Humility ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Health Education And Promotion

Health education and promotion researchers and practitioners are committed to eliminating health disparities, and the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) has continuously supported this effort through its journals, professional development, annual conferences, and advocacy. The COVID-19 pandemic elucidated inequities directly caused by racism and other social determinants of health. In order to achieve health equity, we need to become antiracist in our research, practice, and advocacy work by standing united against racist policies and practices. I invite us all to heed the call to action on these five points: place racism on the agenda, practice cultural humility, claim your privilege and eliminate microaggressions, utilize strategies that promote inclusion and equity, and embrace your inner leader and activist. Just as SOPHE as an organization pivoted its annual conference from on ground to virtual in March 2020, so can we be innovative and brave as professionals to face the hard work and dedication needed to become antiracist.

scholarly journals Marginalized Males, Disparate COVID-19 Outcomes, and Health Equity: A Profile of Highest Risk

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 155798832110505
Author(s):  
Tyler Barnhart ◽  
Michael J. Rovito ◽  
Michael Maresca ◽  
Kathy Rovito
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Direct Response ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Risk Communities ◽  
Insight Into

This paper is a direct response to Smith et al.’s (2020) call for more insight into health equity concerns pertaining to COVID-19 outcomes. The goal of this discussion is to offer the field with an evidence-informed ‘avatar’ representing the most-impacted group as it pertains to COVID-19 mortality and morbidity. Policy and practice implications are offered as a call to action for public health professionals to support these most impacted and highest risk communities.

scholarly journals A Prematurity Collaborative Birth Equity Consensus Statement for Mothers and Babies

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1231-1237
Author(s):  
Fleda Mask Jackson ◽  
Kweli Rashied-Henry ◽  
Paula Braveman ◽  
Tyan Parker Dominguez ◽  
Diana Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Consensus Statement ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
The Core ◽  
March Of Dimes

Abstract Introduction In 2016, March of Dimes (MOD) launched its Prematurity Collaborative to engage a broad cross section of national experts to address persistent and widening racial disparities in preterm birth by achieving equity and demonstrated improvements in preterm birth. African-American and Native American women continue to have disproportionate rates of preterm birth and maternal death. As part of the Collaborative, MOD created the Health Equity Workgroup whose task was the creation of a scientific consensus statement articulating core values and a call to action to achieve equity in preterm birth utilizing health equity and social determinants of health frameworks. Methods Health Equity Workgroup members engaged in-person and virtually to discuss key determinant contributors and resolutions for disparate maternal and birth outcomes. Workgroup members then drafted the Birth Equity Consensus Statement that contained value statements and a call to action. The birth equity consensus statement was presented at professional conferences to seek broader support. This article highlights the background and context towards arriving at the core values and call to action, which are the two major components of the consensus statement and presents the core values and call to action themselves. Results The result was the creation of a birth equity consensus statement that highlights risks and protections of social determinants based on the prevailing science, and identifies promising solutions for reducing preterm birth and eliminating racial disparities. Conclusion The birth equity consensus statement provides a mandate, guiding the work of March of Dimes and the broader MCH community, for equity-based research, practice, and policy advocacy at local, state, and federal levels. Significance This field report adds to the current knowledge base on racial and ethnic disparities in birth and maternal health outcomes. Research has documented the science behind eliminating health disparities. Scientists and practitioners should continue to explore in practice how the social determinants of birth and maternal health, which manifest historically and contemporarily, can be addressed.

scholarly journals A Call to Action: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Parkinson’s Research and Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Bernadette Siddiqi ◽  
Andrew Koemeter-Cox
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Research Participation ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Equity And Inclusion ◽  
Incomplete Picture

The current base of knowledge around Parkinson’s disease has been assembled in partnership with a cohort of participants that does not resemble the diversity of people with the disease. This poor representation in research results in an incomplete picture of the disease and disparities in care. The Michael J. Fox Foundation has defined four major areas of action: 1) identifying barriers and solutions to research participation; 2) funding inclusive research with greater participant diversity; 3) building a clinician/researcher workforce committed to health equity; and 4) supporting a more holistic understanding of PD. While factors driving disparities, including broader societal challenges, are complex, it is imperative that the PD research, care, and patient communities move in a decisive and coordinated fashion to identify and implement strategies that advance treatments for everyone with PD and eliminate care inequities.

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