Examining how spatial access to health care varies across geography is key to documenting
structural inequalities in the United States. In this article and the accompanying StoryMap, …

One in every twenty-five persons in America is a racial/ethnic minority who lives in a rural
area. Our objective was to summarize how racism and, subsequently, the social determinants …

Methods We used 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to examine the
association between sociodemographic variables, such as race/ethnicity, rurality, education, …

Background Congenital anomalies have risen to become the fifth leading cause of under-five
mortality globally. The majority of deaths and disability occur in low- and middle-income …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of meeting the
recommended levels of physical activity (PA) with health status and preventive health behavior in …

Across the US, Play Streets — temporary street closures creating safe places for play for a
few hours— are being implemented in urban areas during summer. Play Streets have never …

Introduction: Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United
States. Current screening recommendations for individuals aged 50 to 75 years include …

We examined whether the patient–provider relationship (PPR) is associated with Black survivors’
health outcomes and whether this association was mediated by the quality of care. The …

Methods We used cross-sectional data from a nationally representative sample of children
and adolescents aged 10 to 17 years from the 2019–2020 National Survey of Children’s …

Background: Place is a social determinant of health, as recently evidenced by COVID-19.
Previous literature surrounding health disparities in the United States often fails to …