The emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Australia may have been facilitated by conditions in socially disadvantaged populations--particularly, remote Australian Aboriginal communities. The appearance of community-associated MRSA was first noticed in Australia during the early 1980s; subsequently, several genetically diverse strains have indepe...

Social stress models are the predominant theoretical frame for studies of the relationship between social statuses and mental health (Dressler, Oths, & Gravlee, 2005; Horwitz, 1999). These models propose that prejudice, discrimination and related social ills exert an added burden on socially disadvantaged populations (populations subjected to stigma, prejudice and discrimination) that can gener...

Psychological stress can contribute to health disparities in populations that are confronted with the recurring stress of everyday life. A number of biomarkers have been shown to be affected by psychological stress. These biomarkers include allostatic load, which is a summary measure of the cumulative biological burden of the repeated attempts to adapt to daily stress. Allostatic load includes ...

The US has witnessed significant growth among urban American Indian (AI) populations in recent decades, and concerns have been raised that these populations face equal or greater degrees of disadvantage than their reservation counterparts. Surprisingly little urban AI research or community work has been documented in the literature, and even less has been written about the influences of urban s...

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is growing at an accelerated pace in disadvantaged populations. Indigenous populations all over the world, whose lifestyle is changing rapidly and drastically, seem to be particularly prone to show an increased prevalence of overweight and its co-morbidities among adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between socioeconomic and nut...

BACKGROUND Diet quality indices add an important dimension to dietary assessment. The aim of this systematic review was to: (i) identify and describe the attributes and applications of diet quality indices developed for use or used in paediatric populations; (ii) describe associations between these diet quality indices and health-related variables in paediatric populations; and (iii) identify f...

The performance of a group of 8and 9-year old children (n 60) living in a disadvantaged inner-city area was examined on a series of measures of cognitive ability and scholastic performance Comparable data were ' obtained for a sample of children of similar age (n 60) selected as being representative of children living in ‘non disadvantaged’ areas m the same city The poorer performance of childr...

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 20 communicable that prevail in 149 and subtropical countries(Table 1). They identified as “neglected” because they persist predominantly the poorest most marginalized populations living without adequate sanitation close contact with infectious vectors domestic animals livestock. NTDs also neglected terms investment R&D to extent provide...

BACKGROUND Increasing patient engagement in healthcare has become a health policy priority. However, there has been concern that promoting supported shared decision-making could increase health inequalities. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of SDM interventions on disadvantaged groups and health inequalities. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and obs...