Health Disparities

The Time Is Always Now: The Endocrine Society’s Call to Eliminate Racism in Endocrinology

With the publication of “Eradicating Racism in Endocrinology: An Endocrine Society Policy Perspective” in the January issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the Endocrine Society formally calls for policies to address racial and ethnic inequities in the endocrine workforce and in access to care. James Baldwin began his 1956 essay “Faulkner and...

Abbott, ADA Launch Community Initiative to Advance Access to Diabetes Care and Technology

Last November, Abbott and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced the launch of their first joint community health partnership. The community initiative, which is the first program under the ADA’s Health Equity Now platform, will launch in Columbus, Ohio, and be conducted in partnership with the National Center for Urban Solutions (NCUS), a Columbus-based organization...

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Found in Translation: New Diabetes Guides Increase Accessibility for All

As high-tech innovations improve diabetes management, patients in underserved communities can often lag behind. Addressing the need for more education, Anne Peters, MD, spearheaded a new project that has created easy-to-read guides that make diabetes education easily understood by underserved populations. Type 1 diabetes is a challenging condition for any patient to manage, but it...

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Mexican Revelation: The Health Disparities of Fatty Liver Disease in Hispanics

Hepatic steatosis — more commonly known as fatty liver disease — appears to have a disproportional effect on Hispanic Americans, with Mexican Americans at an even higher risk. A better understanding of these risk factors is crucial to creating better individualized care protocols for these patients. In 2018, the National Institute of Minority Health and...

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A recent Chinese study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism seems to show that body mass index and waistline measurements do not tell the whole story when determining cardiometabolic risk factors in some ethnic groups. According to the Hormone Health Network, as of January 2020, more than 2 billion adults have obesity...

No Place Like Home: How Environmental Factors Impact Disparities in Obesity Treatment

ENDO 2021 will feature “How Do We Confront Disparities in Obesity and COVID-19 Treatment?” which will have three different programs with individual Q&A sessions on Monday March 22 at 12:15 p.m. Rebecca E. Hasson, PhD, FACSM, highlights what attendees can expect from her presentation on obesity-related metabolic risk factors caused by one’s environment. ENDO 2021...

Culture Clashes: How COVID-19 Heightened Awareness of Treating Vulnerable Populations

From a distrust of authorities to language and cultural barriers, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare some uncomfortable facts about treating some of the most vulnerable populations. Caregivers and healthcare professionals need to be acutely aware of how to deal with these patients by overcoming several obstacles from language barriers to accepted cultural norms. Last...

Carefully Considering Sex and Gender Differences Leads to More Rigorous, Relevant Research

Investigators should carefully consider sex and gender differences when conducting research, according to the authors of a paper recently published in Endocrine Reviews. The review, by Janet W. Rich-Edwards, PhD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, et al, makes the case that sex- and gender-informed perspective “increases rigor, promotes discovery, and expands the relevance...

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