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J Healthc Sci Humanit
January 2024
Georgia State University, B.S. History and Sociology Georgia Institute of Technology, Independent Researcher, 4958 Conover Drive, Tel: (678) 642-7451, Email:
This paper will present a case study of local responses to the epidemic in immigrant enclaves and majority-black neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia. The COVID-19 health crisis presents an unprecedented challenge for many black and brown communities in the United States which may be particularly vulnerable to the contagion because of higher rates of certain pre-existing conditions like heart disease, lack of access to adequate healthcare services, and financial pressures to continue working despite increasingly risky conditions. In the American South where burgeoning ethnic enclaves, well-establish majority-black neighborhoods, and affluent suburbs exist side by side with vastly different healthcare concerns, disorganized governmental responses to the COVID-19 epidemic highlight the importance of efforts by CBOs (i.
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September 2025
The Second People's Hospital of Yichang, Yichang, China.
Background: Research on migrants has grown significantly over the past 20 years. However, systematic reviews and summaries of the health equity of migrants are lacking.
Objective: This bibliometric analysis aims to reveal the knowledge structure, cooperation networks, and research frontiers in immigrant health equity for the first time, providing a framework and guidance for future studies.
JAMA Netw Open
September 2025
Department of Urology, Center for Health Outcomes Research and Dissemination, University of Washington, Seattle.
Importance: Black individuals have a twofold higher rate of prostate cancer death in the US compared with the average population with prostate cancer. Few guidelines support race-conscious screening practices among at-risk Black individuals.
Objective: To examine structural factors that facilitate or impede access to prostate cancer screening among Black individuals in the US.