Comparing the rate of inpatient admissions of prison residents with COVID-19 to the general population in England in 2020/2021 using Hospital Episode Statistics data by Miranda Davies, Anjana Roy

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Ten years of ear, nose and throat (ENT) services in Southern Africa: a scoping review by Lufunda Lukama, Colleen Aldous, Warren Kuhn, Charles Michelo, Chester Kalinda

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Family Adoption Program: An NMC-mandated Initiative by Hemangini Kishore Shah, Amrit Kaur Virk, Amol Dongre, Shib Shekhar Datta, Subodh S. Gupta

“…By fostering deeper connections between medical students and communities, FAP has the potential to improve health equity and transform health care across India.…”
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Brief Coping Scale TCS-9: Optimising the Assessment of Coping Strategies. The case of Health Care Workers. by Basant K. Puri, Anastasia Miari, Maria Theodoratou

“… # Contribution By enabling quicker and more efficient evaluations, the TCS-9 enhances the practicality of assessing coping mechanisms in healthcare settings, thereby contributing to the sustenance of health systems and the promotion of health equity.…”
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Reporting and representation of participant race and ethnicity in phase III clinical trials for solid tumors by Tianyi Wang, Dinorah J Villanueva, Ambily Banerjee, Dina Gifkins

“…Background Including racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trials is essential for advancing health equity. Despite progress, trials often do not mirror patient population demographics.Methods The National Library of Medicine’s Clinical Trials database was queried for phase III trials of lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers. …”
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Mental Health Insurance in India: An Examination of Policy Implementation Post-MHCA 2017 by Vijaya Chandra Reddy Avula, Sangha Mitra Godi, Shashidhara Munivenkatappa, Sridhar Amalakanti

“…This review highlights the importance of aligning insurance practices with MHCA 2017s provisions to promote mental health equity in India. It also advocates for comprehensive mental health coverage that includes outpatient care, substance use disorders and suicide as well as a need for standardized definitions and transparent policy communication.…”
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A single-site randomized controlled trial of partner navigation to HCV treatment for people who inject drugs: a study protocol for the You’re Empowered for Treatment Initiation (YE... by Meghan D. Morris, Judy Y. Tan, Claire C. McDonell, Maia Scarpetta, Tiffany N. Nguyen, Jennifer C. Price, Torsten B. Neilands

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“See Me as Human:” Reflections on an Experiential Curriculum Led by People With Lived Experience of Incarceration by Tiheba Bain, Monya Saunders, Craig Manbauman, Elana Straus, Camille Bundy, Amber Acquaye, Tyler Harvey, Lisa Puglisi, Sharon Ostfeld-Johns, Carmen G. Black

“…Improving physical and mental healthcare delivery to incarcerated patients and people with carceral histories provides an opportunity to improve health equity more broadly. This article provides a medical curriculum perspective led by the firsthand narratives of two women with lived expertise of incarceration in collaboration with interdisciplinary health professions students and faculty. …”
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Cross-sectional analysis of two social determinants of health in California cities: racial/ethnic and geographic disparities by Dulce Bustamante-Zamora, Neil Maizlish

“…Objective To study the magnitude and direction of city-level racial and ethnic differences in poverty and education to characterise health equity and social determinants of health in California cities.Design We used data from the American Community Survey, United States Census Bureau, 2006–2010, and calculated differences in the prevalence of poverty and low educational attainment in adults by race/ethnicity and by census tracts within California cities. …”
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Equity and gender mainstreaming in public policy: A scoping review protocol. by Michelle Amri, Jinny Yang, Geneviève Jessiman-Perreault, Amne Haikal, Kathryn Barrett, Jesse B Bump

“…<h4>Background</h4>Despite growing attention paid to health equity and efforts to promote gender mainstreaming-a global strategy to promote gender equality-how policymakers have 'institutionalized' this in their work is less clear. …”
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Healthcare access, attitudes and behaviours among Navajo adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Robin B Harris, Carmenlita Chief, Heidi E Brown, Rachelle L Begay, Priscilla R Sanderson, Breanna Lameman

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Assessing public support for air pollution mitigation and control policies: health, socioeconomic, and ideological predictors in an overburdened and vulnerable region of the U.S. by Gilda Zarate-Gonzalez, Paul Brown, Ricardo Cisneros

“…Conclusions Results may help air pollution control policymakers, public health agencies, environmental justice organizations, and the health equity research community understand the reasons for differential responses to air pollution interventions and mitigation efforts. …”
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“Don’t leave us behind”: a qualitative study exploring the feasibility of a palliative care training program for non-health caregivers in Honduras by Sheryl Ruiz, Martin Stafström, Leda Parham, Luis Orellana

“…Further research and policy advocacy are essential to empower underserved populations and foster health equity across low- and middle-income settings, to ensure no one is left behind.…”
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Spatio-temporal distribution and socioeconomic inequality of low birthweight rate in China from 1992 to 2021 and its predictions to 2030. by Chengyue Li, Lixia Lei, Yingying Li

“…National and local governments must prioritize disadvantaged groups to mitigate the rapid prevalence of LBWR, reduce regional disparities, and improve perinatal and infant health and health equity in China.…”
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New technologies for safe practice and training during pregnancy: a gynecologist and forensic pathologist perspective narrative review by Emanuele Capasso, Mariagrazia Marisei, Carmen Imma Aquino, Pierpaolo Di Lorenzo, Claudia Casella

“…This paper investigates the intersection of gender health equity within two distinct medical residency programs: obstetrics &amp;gynecology and forensic pathology. …”
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Economic evaluation of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccination programs in Qinghai and Hainan provinces, China by Haonan Zhang, Chaofan Wang, Haijun Zhang, Brian Wahl, Maria Deloria Knoll, Xiaozhen Lai, Hai Fang

“…Sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of the results despite parameter uncertainty.Conclusions Prioritizing PCV13 in immunization programs in Qinghai and Hainan could effectively reduce disease burden, improve population health, and promote health equity.…”
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When the microbiome meets One Health principle: Leading to the Holy Grail of biology and contributing to overall well‐being and social sustainability by Yazhou Zhou, Ziying Xu, Huan Zhang, Teng Liu, Jin Zhou, Yujing Bi, Yanping Han, Yafang Tan, Jing Yuan, Ruifu Yang

“…It paves the way for disease prevention, health equity, and sustainability, all of which are purviews of a balanced ecological system. …”
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Characteristics of commercial determinants of health research on corporate activities: A scoping review. by Raquel C Burgess, Kate Nyhan, Naisha Dharia, Nicholas Freudenberg, Yusuf Ransome

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We systematically searched four databases (Scopus, OVID Medline, Ovid Embase, and Ovid Global Health) on Sept 13, 2022 for literature using CDH terms that described corporate activities that have the potential to influence population health and/or health equity (n = 116). We evaluated the following characteristics of the literature: methods employed, industries studied, regions investigated, funders, reported conflicts of interest, and publication in open-access formats.…”
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The rise of congenital syphilis in Canada: threats and opportunities by Ashorkor Tetteh, Victoria Moore

“…Key recommendations for maximizing impact in curbing infectious and congenital syphilis rates include the following: planning an integrated strategy for addressing sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections as a whole; adopting a more holistic approach to improving health and wellbeing; developing targeted interventions for addressing structural and social barriers to health equity; and taking a collaborative approach to response by involving multilevel stakeholders, such as key populations, community groups, health care providers, and public health authorities.…”
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LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the global health policy agenda: A critical discourse analysis of the Lancet Commission report archive. by William E Rosa, Sofia Weiss Goitiandia, Debbie Braybrook, Nicholas Metheny, Kailey E Roberts, Meghan McDarby, Mia Behrens, Cathy Berkman, Gary L Stein, Adebola Adedimeji, Donna Wakefield, Richard Harding, Dingle Spence, Katherine Bristowe

“…Policy plays a crucial role in ensuring health equity and safety for LGBTQIA+ communities. Given Lancet Commissions' substantial impact on health policy across domains, we aimed to determine how LGBTQIA+ communities and their care needs are incorporated throughout Lancet Commission reports and recommendations.…”
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