Introduction: Health and Retirement Among Ethnic and Racial Minority Groups

Health Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Firefighters

Background: Racial/ethnic minorities are substantially underrepresented in the fire service and this situation is unique when compared to similarly mentally and physically demanding and hazardous occupations such as the military and law enforcement. There is little systematic research to provide greater clarity about this significant disparity. The purpose of this study is to examine physical a...

Relation between racial discrimination, social class, and health among ethnic minority groups.

OBJECTIVES This study explored associations between racism, social class, and health among ethnic minority people in England and Wales. METHODS We conducted a series of regression analyses on cross-sectional data from the Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities to explore the relation between different indicators of racism and health and household occupational class. RESULTS Marked inde...

Racial and Ethnic Groups

Epidemiology, policy, and racial/ethnic minority health disparities.

PURPOSE Epidemiologists have long contributed to policy efforts to address health disparities. Three examples illustrate how epidemiologists have addressed health disparities in the United States and abroad through a "social determinants of health" lens. METHODS To identify examples of how epidemiologic research has been applied to reduce health disparities, we queried epidemiologists engaged...

Disparities in mental health treatment in U.S. racial and ethnic minority groups: implications for psychiatrists.