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Correctional Sleep: Where Litigation Falls Short and Where Research, Policymaking are Needed

Bill of Health

This disturbing health crisis is insidiously ingrained in the culture of corrections and surprisingly neglected in American public health scholarship. People who are incarcerated already exhibit elevated rates of morbidity , and it is likely that the sleep deprivation associated with corrections only depresses health outcomes.

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Health Disparities and the Risks of Social Determinants for COVID-19 – 14 Months of Evidence

Health Populi

The rate of vaccinations against the coronavirus, too, significantly varied by race and ethnicity as of March 11, 2021. suggested social determinants were at play in the disparate outcomes for people of color. In the U.S., ASPE analyzed data from 62,451,150 people who had 1 or more vaccine doses administered by 3-10-21. population).

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Health Disparities in America: JAMA Talks Structural Racism in U.S. Health Care

Health Populi

In the 19th and 20th centuries, segregated black hospitals were emblematic of separate but unequal health care,” begins the editorial introducing an entire issue of JAMA dedicated to racial and ethnic disparities and inequities in medicine and health care, published August 17, 2021.

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The Patient Safety Issue of Racial Disparities and the Opportunity for “Health Equity By Design”

Health Populi

In 2021, racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare are a top patient safety issue, according to ECRI’s annual list of major concerns facing healthcare consumers’ risks to adverse events that can harm them. He pointed to the potential for algorithmic bias, of which we should all be mindful to avoid and identify.

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A Nutrition Label for Health IT

Health Populi

Dr. Halamka, President of the Mayo Clinic Platform, was speaking at the HIMSS 2021 annual conference on the meeting’s digital channel. Artificial intelligence and health equity were two key themes discussed during #HIMSS21, and Dr. Halamka’s concerns echoed through the week-long event. ” asked Dr. John Halamka.

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