The effects of climate change are global and far reaching. However, certain populations are more disproportionately impacted than others. Marginalized groups include low income communities, indigenous ...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are characterized as stressful or traumatic experiences encountered before 18 years of age. ACEs can lead to toxic stress, which causes negative physical and ...

Between 2020-2024, 30 states passed discriminatory laws that adversely target socially marginalized groups, including Black people and other people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer people; ...

Every year, extreme weather events wreak havoc across Canada, disrupting the lives of tens of thousands. Financial losses from these events have surged, surpassing $7 billion in 2024, due in part to ...

Introduction: Using the LCHD framework to understand and improve health outcomes for marginalized populations and promote equity from the start Part II. Foreword: Using the life course health ...

In a recent review article published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, researchers Kim Wilson and Robert Kagabo at the College of Health Sciences, Utah Tech University, discussed the disparities ...

As an epidemiologist and physician, I’ve long been concerned about how health interventions for marginalized communities are evaluated. A new study explores that concern and offers some solutions for ...

Pay rates for hospitals serving historically marginalized populations were 15% lower than those for other hospitals in one state. A recent report by Manatt Health found a gap in commercial payment ...

The Government of Japan has approved a grant aid of ¥858,000,000 (approximately US$5.5 million) to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for a 30-month initiative to improve access to birth registration ...

ATLANTA — The use of a mobile pharmacy can substantially reduce barriers to healthcare access, including improving hepatitis C testing and treatment and access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), in ...

Access to quality trauma care varies across populations, with some facing greater barriers due to systemic biases, healthcare inequalities, and socioeconomic challenges. Marginalized groups — ...