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Peer Coaching May Help Support Blood Pressure Control

October 31, 2024

Oct. 31, 2024: In rural Southeastern U.S., more than half of Black adults have been diagnosed with hypertension. Researchers investigated community-based support interventions to help patients in this region manage their blood pressure.

Black or African American

Underserved rural populations

Cardiovascular

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Rumination Following Discrimination Can Lead to Depression, Anxiety in Black Youth, Study Shows

June 27, 2024

The likelihood that Black children will experience racial discrimination increases with age. Researchers studied the interplay between mental health, discrimination, age and rumination in Black pre- and early-adolescents.

Black or African American

Mental, Behavioral Related

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Lived Experiences of Racism and Patient-Clinician Communication Among Black Adults With Serious Illnesses

November 27, 2023

Nov. 27, 2023: An NIMHD study revealed experiences of racial discrimination from health care workers that increased medical mistrust and poor patient-clinician communication.

Black or African American

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Firearm-Related Deaths Increased Among Youth in 2020, Greatest Toll on Black Youth

October 10, 2023

Oct. 10, 2023: Study examining data on youth of all racial and ethnic groups in 2020 and on only Black and White youths from 1999 to 2020 shows firearm deaths widen and disparities grow, with Black youth disproportionately impacted.

American Indian or Alaska Native

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

White

Intentional Injuries

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Culturally Specific Interventions Can Increase Tobacco Cessation Among Black/African American Quitline Enrollees

August 31, 2023

Aug. 31, 2023: Studies show that Black/African American adults who smoke show interest in quitline services and report high motivation to quit but experience less success with these services than other groups. A recent study found a culturally specific intervention more effective.

Black or African American

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Neighborhood Poverty can Contribute to Health Problems Later in Life, but Attachment Style in Personal Relationships May Help

March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023: Stress of neighborhood poverty linked to early aging but new research suggests that close relationship attachments may be a buffer. The NIMHD-funded study adds to growing evidence that relationships and attachment play an important role in physical health.

Black or African American

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

Underserved rural populations

Mental, Behavioral Related

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Medical Schools’ Responses to Race-Related News Events Affect Black Medical Students’ Mental Health

January 24, 2023

Jan. 24, 2023: Data from an NIMHD-funded study reveal that stress caused by perceived racism and medical schools’ responses to racial unrest can affect the mental health of Black medical students.

Black or African American

Mental, Behavioral Related

News

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Poor Diet Quality, Food Insecurity, and Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes

September 15, 2022

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more common in all U.S. racial and ethnic minority groups than in non-Hispanic White populations. A recent study shows that diet quality, food security, race/ethnicity, and access to health care affect control of T2D.

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino American

White

Metabolic Related

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Medicaid Expansion Benefits Young Adults

July 25, 2022

ACA Medicaid expansion led to improved access to health care and decreases in health disparities, including reducing the number of uninsured patients and the rate at which young Black trauma patients die in the hospital following their injuries.

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino American

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

White

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Body Composition and Breast Cancer Survival in African American Women

January 28, 2022

Jan. 28, 2022: Useful measures of body composition beyond BMI could help physicians identify African American women at higher risk of death after breast cancer.

Black or African American

Cancer

Metabolic Related

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A Home-Based Phone Intervention Improved Uptake of Recommended Medical Treatment for Heart Failure Among Patients in Navajo Nation

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Peer Coaching May Help Support Blood Pressure Control

Rumination Following Discrimination Can Lead to Depression, Anxiety in Black Youth, Study Shows

Lived Experiences of Racism and Patient-Clinician Communication Among Black Adults With Serious Illnesses

Firearm-Related Deaths Increased Among Youth in 2020, Greatest Toll on Black Youth

Culturally Specific Interventions Can Increase Tobacco Cessation Among Black/African American Quitline Enrollees

Neighborhood Poverty can Contribute to Health Problems Later in Life, but Attachment Style in Personal Relationships May Help

Medical Schools’ Responses to Race-Related News Events Affect Black Medical Students’ Mental Health

Poor Diet Quality, Food Insecurity, and Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes

Medicaid Expansion Benefits Young Adults

Body Composition and Breast Cancer Survival in African American Women

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A Home-Based Phone Intervention Improved Uptake of Recommended Medical Treatment for Heart Failure Among Patients in Navajo Nation

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