Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Editor's Choice Articles

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The Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities acknowledges the quality of papers by choosing in each issue two articles that are outstanding with respect to scientific quality and relevance to the field.

Volume 11 (2024)

• Is There an Implicit Racial Bias in the Case Order of Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty? (Free Access from February 1st through March 31st) (this opens in a new tab)

• Disparities in the Use of Chemical and Physical Restraints in the Emergency Department by Race/Ethnicity (Free Access from February 1st through March 31st) (this opens in a new tab)

Volume 10 (2023)

• A Census Tract–Level Examination of Diagnosed HIV Infection and Social Vulnerability among Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, and White Adults, 2018: United States (Free Access from December 1st through January 31st, 2024) (this opens in a new tab)

• Black Race Remains Associated with Lower Eligibility for Screening Using 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations Among Lung Cancer Patients at an Urban Safety Net Hospital (Free Access from December 1st through January 31st, 2024) (this opens in a new tab)

• Inequities in Anticipatory Stress of Police Brutality and Depressed Mood Among Women (Free Access from October 1st through November 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

• The Modifying Role of Resilience on Allostatic Load and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Jackson Heart Study (Free Access from October 1st through November 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

• The Healthcare Discrimination Experience Scale: Assessing a Variable Crucial for Explaining Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Patient Activation and Health (Free Access from until September 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

• A Systematic Review of Inequalities in the Mental Health Experiences of Black African, Black Caribbean and Black-mixed UK Populations: Implications for Action (Free Access until September 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

• Black-White Risk Differentials in Pediatric COVID-19 Hospitalization and Intensive Care Unit Admissions in the USA (Free Access until July 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

• Afro-Venezuelans’ Perceived Ethnic Discrimination and Its Association with Levels of Depression (Free Access until July 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

• Impact of HIV/AIDS on African-born Women Living in the United States: a Systematic Review (Free Access until May 30th, 2023). (this opens in a new tab)

• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage in the USA: Findings from the 2018 National Health Interview Survey (this opens in a new tab) (Free Access until May 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab).

• Structural Racism as an Environmental Justice Issue: A Multilevel Analysis of the State Racism Index and Environmental Health Risk from Air Toxics (Free Access until March 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

• Factors Influencing Racial and Ethnic Differences in Prescription Opioid Misuse Among Young Adolescents in the USA, 2009–2019 (Free Access until March 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

Volume 9 (2022)

• COVID-19, Police Violence, and Educational Disruption: The Differential Experience of Anxiety for Racial and Ethnic Households (Free Access until January 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

• Untold Risk: HIV Transmission Behaviors in Miami’s Historically Black Communities (Free Access until January 30th, 2023) (this opens in a new tab)

• Actual Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality for the Non-Hispanic Black Compared to Non-Hispanic White Population in 353 US Counties and Their Association with Structural Racism (Free Access until November 30th) (this opens in a new tab)                                                                     

• Suicide Attempts Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in a Nationally Representative Sample (Free Access until November 30th) (this opens in a new tab)                                                                           

• Black Adolescent Experiences with COVID-19 and Mental Health Services Utilization (Free Access until October 30th) (this opens in a new tab)                                                                                                                                                                  
• “I Haven’t Been Ill, I Know It’s There”: a Case Study Examination of the Social, Behavioral, Clinical, and Structural Factors that Contribute to Sustained Viremia Among Women Living with HIV (Free Access until October 30th) (this opens in a new tab)                                                                                                                                                             
• Gendered Racial Microaggressions and Self-Silencing Associated with Suicidality Among Black Women Living with HIV (Free Access until June 30th (this opens in a new tab))                                                                                                                   
• Black Resilience: A Strategic Asset for Engaging Heterosexual Black Canadian Men in Community Responses to HIV (Free Access until June 30th) (this opens in a new tab)
        
• Actual Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality for the Non-Hispanic Black Compared to Non-Hispanic White Population in 35 US States and Their Association with Structural Racism (Free Access until June 30th) (this opens in a new tab)
    
• The Weight of Racial Discrimination: Examining the Association Between Racial Discrimination and Change in Adiposity Among Emerging Adult Women Enrolled in a Behavioral Weight Loss Program (Free Access until June 30th) (this opens in a new tab)
     

• The Impact of Health Disparities on COVID-19 Outcomes: Early Findings from a High-Income Country and Two Middle-Income Countries (this opens in a new tab) (Free Access until June 30th)

• Socioeconomic and Racial Segregation and COVID-19: Concentrated Disadvantage and Black Concentration in Association with COVID-19 Deaths in the USA (this opens in a new tab) (Free Access until June 30th)

Volume 8 (2021)

• Association Between Ethnicity and Severe COVID-19 Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (this opens in a new tab)

• A Disparity beneath a Paradox: Cancer Mortality among Young Hispanic Americans in the US-Mexico Border Region (Free Access until January 31, 2022) (this opens in a new tab)

• Racial Discrimination, Racial Identity, and Obesity in Collegiate African American Women (Free Access until November 30, 2021) (this opens in a new tab)

• The Perfect Storm: COVID-19 Health Disparities in US Blacks (this opens in a new tab)

• Risk Factors Associated with Mortality Among Patients with Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Africa (this opens in a new tab)

• The Underreporting of Concussion: Differences Between Black and White High School Athletes Likely Stemming from Inequities (Free Access until September 30, 2021) (this opens in a new tab)

• The COVID-19 Vaccine and the Black Community: Addressing the Justified Questions (this opens in a new tab)

• Excess Deaths Among Blacks and Latinx Compared to Whites During Covid-19 (this opens in a new tab)

• Black Nurses Collaborative Approach to Addressing COVID-19 in Black Communities (this opens in a new tab)

• Racial Disparities and COVID-19: the Social Context (this opens in a new tab)

• Engineering Solutions to COVID-19 and Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (this opens in a new tab)

• Addressing the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color (this opens in a new tab)

• Coping with Racism: a Perspective of COVID-19 Church Closures on the Mental Health of African Americans (Free Access until March 31, 2021) (this opens in a new tab)

• Acknowledging and Addressing Allostatic Load in Pregnancy Care (Free Access Until March 31, 2021) (this opens in a new tab)

Volume 7 (2020)

• Poor Self-Rated Health Is Associated with Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits in African American Older Adults with Diabetes (Free Access until November 26) (this opens in a new tab)
• Caste Differences in Hypertension Among Women in India: Diminishing Health Returns to Socioeconomic Status for Lower Caste Groups (Free Access until November 26) (this opens in a new tab)
• Police Brutality and Mistrust in Medical Institutions (Free Access until September 28) (this opens in a new tab)
• Unconscious Bias, Racism, and Trauma-Informed Policing: an Address and Message to the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project Advisory Board (Free Access until September 28) (this opens in a new tab)
• Racial Profiling Is a Public Health and Health Disparities Issue (Free Access until July 29) (this opens in a new tab)
• The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities (Free access for duration of public health emergency) (this opens in a new tab)
• Leveraging Community Engagement: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Reducing New HIV Infections Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (Free Access until May 22) (this opens in a new tab)
• Releasing the Net to Promote Minority Faculty Success in Academic Medicine (Free Access until May 22) (this opens in a new tab)
• Police Interactions and the Mental Health of Black Americans: a Systematic Review (Free Access until March 30) (this opens in a new tab)
• A Systematic Review of Indian Boarding Schools and Attachment in the Context of Substance Use Studies of Native Americans (Free Access until March 30) (this opens in a new tab)

Volume 6 (2019)

• Medical Surprise Anticipation and Recognition Capability: A New Concept for Better Health Care (Free Access until January 27, 2020) (this opens in a new tab)
• Higher Educational Attainment is Associated with Lower Risk of a Future Suicide Attempt Among Non-Hispanic Whites but not Non-Hispanic Blacks (Free Access until January 27, 2020) (this opens in a new tab)
• A Call for Culturally-Relevant Interventions to Address Child Abuse and Neglect in American Indian Communities (Free Access until November 1, 2019) (this opens in a new tab)
• Quality of Diabetes Care Among Recent Immigrants to the USA (Free Access until November 1, 2019) (this opens in a new tab)
• HIV Testing and Mistaken Beliefs about Immigration Laws (Free Access until November 1, 2019) (this opens in a new tab)
• Race Plays a Role in the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs of Women with Osteoporosis (Free Access until November 1, 2019) (this opens in a new tab)
• “Blocking” and “Filtering”: a Commentary on Mobile Technology, Racism, and the Sexual Networks of Young Black MSM (YBMSM) (Free Access until May 4, 2019) (this opens in a new tab)
• Differences in Injury Characteristics and Outcomes for American Indian/Alaska Native People Hospitalized with Traumatic Injuries: an Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank (Free Access until May 4, 2019) (this opens in a new tab)
• Racial, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Disparities in the Receipt, Timing to Initiation, and Duration of Adjuvant Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Men with Prostate Cancer (Free Access until March 15, 2019) (this opens in a new tab)
• Relationships of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Adherence to Self-Management Behaviors and Diabetes Measures in African American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes (Free Access until March 15, 2019) (this opens in a new tab)

Volume 5 (2018)

• Public Health Agency Responses and Opportunities to Protect Against Health Impacts of Climate Change Among US Populations with Multiple Vulnerabilities (Free Access until January 21, 2018) (this opens in a new tab)
• Experiences of Racism and Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Among First-Time Mothers of the Black Women’s Health Study (Free Access until January 21, 2018) (this opens in a new tab)
• Impact of Depression and Demoralization on Blood Pressure Control in African Americans with Hypertension: Findings from the TRIUMPH Trial(Free Access until November 28, 2018) (this opens in a new tab)
• Dimensions of and Responses to Perceived Discrimination and Subclinical Disease Among African-Americans in the Jackson Heart Study(Free Access until November 28, 2018) (this opens in a new tab)
• High Risk of Depression in High-Income African American Boys (Free Access until September 19, 2018) (this opens in a new tab)
• Factors Contributing to Disparities in Baseline Neurocognitive Performance and Concussion Symptom Scores Between Black and White Collegiate Athletes (Free Access until September 19 2018) (this opens in a new tab)