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Experiences of Discrimination Associated With Unhealthy Eating Behaviors and Increased Obesity Risk

March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024: Findings show that high discrimination exposure may play a big role in disrupting the brain-gut-microbiome system and trigger people toward unhealthy eating behaviors.

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

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Nutrition, Physical Activity, Weight Management

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Community Disadvantage Status Linked to Disparities in Medical Access, Treatment, and Outcomes for Patients With Heart Attacks

February 29, 2024

Feb. 29, 2024: Study examines how the overall level of socioeconomic disadvantage in the community that one lives affects access to treatment and services for heart conditions as well as outcome disparities.

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

Cardiovascular

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Sleep Disturbances and Sleep Apnea Associated with Complex Multimorbidity in Asian American Populations

February 20, 2024

Feb. 20, 2024: Study is the first known to examine the associations between sleep measures and complex multimorbidity and to analyze these relations among Chinese and Korean American populations experiencing sleep disturbances.

Asian

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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Study Shows More American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) People Together Associated With Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality

November 16, 2023

Nov. 16, 2023: Researchers estimate a fivefold increase in Alzheimer’s disease among AI/AN people by 2060. An NIMHD study that examined if social determinants of health can account for these disparities contained some interesting and surprising findings.

American Indian or Alaska Native

Aging Related

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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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Community Members as Reviewers of Medical Journal Manuscripts

May 9, 2023

May 9, 2023: An NIMHD-funded study found that community members can review medical manuscripts and provide useful feedback to journal editors if they are trained, supervised, and compensated.

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Acculturation and Depression Are Associated With Sleep Problems Among Mexican Americans

April 25, 2023

April 25, 2023: An NIMHD-funded study finds that Mexican Americans with higher levels of acculturation—those who have lived in the United States for 10 years or more and spoke majority English—were more likely to be depressed and experience sleep problems.

Hispanic or Latino American

Mental, Behavioral Related

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

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Experiences of Discrimination Associated With Unhealthy Eating Behaviors and Increased Obesity Risk

Community Disadvantage Status Linked to Disparities in Medical Access, Treatment, and Outcomes for Patients With Heart Attacks

Sleep Disturbances and Sleep Apnea Associated with Complex Multimorbidity in Asian American Populations

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

Study Shows More American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) People Together Associated With Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality

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

Community Members as Reviewers of Medical Journal Manuscripts

Acculturation and Depression Are Associated With Sleep Problems Among Mexican Americans

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

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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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