Toward a fourth generation of disparities research to achieve health equity

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue , 2011, Pages 399-416

  Thomas, Stephen B ^a,b   Quinn, Sandra Crouse ^a,b   Butler, James ^a,b   Fryer, Craig S ^a,b   Garza, Mary A ^a,b  

^a Center for Health Equity   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

community engagement; critical race theory; health disparities; public health critical race praxis; racial and ethnic minorities

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EQUITY ACTION RESEARCH TRAJECTORY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHY BLACK FAMILY PROJECT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; OBSERVER BIAS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACISM; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

ACHIEVEMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 79952855957     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031210-101136     Document Type: Article

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