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Addressing Urologic Health Disparities in Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Through Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Elsevier, Urology, Volume , 2022
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) communities face stigma and discrimination that impact all aspects of health. To better understand and improve their urologic health outcomes, we must study SGM patients as a distinct population and pursue research on outcomes identified as priorities to SGM communities. Patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) is a methodology which is increasingly familiar to urologists and is crucial to adequately addressing SGM health in future urological research.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Diversity and inclusion; Health and wellbeing, Global

Judging film, not skin: can radiologists combat bias in medicine?

Elsevier, Clinical Imaging, Volume 81, January 2022
From the more than 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the US and the nearly 5 million worldwide, there emerge even more stories than match the statistics when one considers all of the patients' relations. While the numbers are staggering, when we humanize the stories, we are left with even greater devastation, of course. One of the stories among so many that seemed particularly salient and poignant to us was the death of Dr. Susan Moore.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Diversity and inclusion; Health and population, Global

Perceptions and practices of COVID-19 protective measures among the general public of North India

Elsevier, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Volume 13, 1 January 2022
Background: India has a high COVID-19 burden. The Indian government responded to the pandemic by mandating its population to adhere to certain Protective Measures (PMs). Compliance to these PMs depends on their acceptability and adaptability among the general public. Aims: To explore the perceptions and practices of COVID-19 related PMs among the general public of North India. Methods: Qualitative study in four administrative districts (Lucknow, Etawah, Patna and Darbhanga) of North India. Two urban and two rural districts were purposefully selected.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Asia

Quantifying the health benefits of transit-oriented development: Creation and application of the San Diego Public Health Assessment Model (SD-PHAM)

Elsevier, Transport Policy, Volume 115, January 2022
As evidence of the health impacts of transportation investments has grown, planners have increasingly used health impact assessments (HIAs) to evaluate transportation plans, projects, and policies. Most HIAs to date, however, have been limited in their ability to quantify health impacts due to a lack of validated methods and tools, scarcity of disaggregate and locally-relevant data, and cost. This paper presents the development and application of a quantitative HIA tool designed to address these and other common limitations of existing HIAs.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

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Health and wellbeing; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable transport, Global

A diagonal and social protection plus approach to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 syndemic: cash transfers and intimate partner violence interventions in Latin America

Elsevier,

The Lancet Global Health, Volume 10, January 2022

Latin America has been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 syndemic, including the associated economic fallout that has threatened the livelihoods of most families. Social protection platforms and policies should have a crucial role in safeguarding individual and family wellbeing; however, the response has been insufficient to address the scale of the crisis.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and wellbeing; Livelihood, South America

“The weather is not good”: exploring the menstrual health experiences of menstruators with and without disabilities in Vanuatu

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 18, January 2022

Background: Menstrual health is essential for gender equality and achieving the sustainable development goals. Though currently lacking, understanding and addressing menstrual health and social related inequalities requires comparison of experiences between menstruators with and without disabilities. Methods: We completed a mixed-methods population-based study of water, sanitation and hygiene, disability and menstrual health in TORBA and SANMA Provinces, Vanuatu.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and wellbeing; Menstrual Hygiene, Oceania

A national cohort study and confidential enquiry to investigate ethnic disparities in maternal mortality

Elsevier,

EClinicalMedicine, Volume 43, January 2022

This study supports SDG 3 and 10 by identifying multiple structural and normalisation biases in maternity care in the UK that disproportionately affected Black and minority ethnic women who died while receiving maternity care, including lack of nuanced care; microaggressions; and cultural, social, and clinical complexities in the care received.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Diversity and inclusion; Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Europe

George Washington Carver: A plant scientist's perspective

Elsevier,

Current biology : CB, Volume 32, 10 January 2022

The aim of this profile is to highlight the impact of George Washington Carver’s contributions to modern plant science and to celebrate his achievements as a pioneering interdisciplinary researcher. By discussing his work, in light of recent discoveries in legume symbioses and soil nutrition, the goal is to reveal his foresight and relevance, inspire new generations from diverse backgrounds and contribute to the decolonisation of the curriculum in higher education.
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SDG:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Diversity and inclusion, Global

Diversifying preclinical research tools: expanding patient-derived models to address cancer health disparities

Elsevier,

Trends in Cancer, Volume , 2022

Preclinical research tools.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Diversity and inclusion, Global

Differences in estimates for 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Black versus White individuals with identical risk factor profiles using pooled cohort equations: an in silico cohort study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Digital Health, Volume 4, January 2022

This research paper shows that a widely used tool might generate substantially divergent cardiovascular disease risk estimates for Black versus White individuals with identical risk profiles, which could introduce race-related variations in clinical recommendations for cardiovascular disease prevention.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Diversity and inclusion, North America

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