On January 15th, the UHC was honored to host Dr. Julia Lynch, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the Lauder Institute at Penn’s Wharton School of ...

This workshop will show how systemic structural racism, the social determinants of health, and social class inequality produces health inequities between Whites and Blacks and people of color. The ...

An “overwhelming” 88% of respondents reporting healthcare discrimination in a new screening initiative were Black, according to a new Humana study. The report focused on the structural determinants of ...

Health and Human Rights, Vol. 25, No. 1, SPECIAL SECTION Global Voices for Global Justice: Expanding Right to Health Frameworks (JUNE 2023), pp. 23-38 (16 pages) Given the persistence of health ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Few health care professionals would argue with the fact that vast differences exist in access to and outcomes of the care their patients receive, but the reasons why health disparities ...

In the past two years, funders and publications have released a wave of new calls for research on structural racism and health. However, creating opportunities for grants and publications is not ...

While frustrating for physicians, the emerging evidence should spur “hypervigilance” around risks that are socially ...

Interventions that focus on 'modifiable' factors such as access to healthy food, health insurance, and spaces for physical activity are shown to reduce disparities, according to new interprofessional ...

Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. It has been increasing among adults of all races and ethnicities over the last two decades; however, obesity is higher among Non-Hispanic Black adults, ...

Obesity is an epidemic in the United States. It has been increasing among adults of all races and ethnicities over the last two decades; however, obesity is higher among Non-Hispanic Black adults, ...