This study examines state- and regional disparities in obesity prevalence among 46,707 US children and adolescents aged 10-17 years before and after adjusting for individual socioeconomic and ...

This web-based tool 16 integrates US Department of Agriculture RUCA codes with census tract data and electronic health record systems, meeting NIH HEAL Initiative Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, ...

Geographic locations illustrated in figure 1. a Short or long survival areas detected by the spatial scan statistic are illustrated in Figure 1. b Averages for each area are based on the census tract ...

Racial disparities among the use of prediagnostic MRI for the detection of prostate cancer shrank between 2012 and 2019, though geographic disparities remained, according to a study published Sept. 23 ...

Where a woman lives significantly affects whether her breast cancer is diagnosed at an early or late stage, according to a national analysis published in the Journal of the American College of ...

The CMS Office of Minority Health has released an interactive map to help people understand how geographic disparities in chronic disease exist among Medicare beneficiaries. By boosting awareness ...

Rebecca L. Siegel, MPH, lead author of the “Colorectal Cancer Statistics, 2026” report recently published in CA: A Cancer ...

The latest national KIDS Count data book is highlighting the impact of geographic disparities for children around the country, but much remains unknown in the U.S. Virgin Islands because key pieces of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite declining mortality rates, racial, sex and geographic disparities persist for patients with lupus. Early ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoke were less likely to receive tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) if they lived in rural areas or had longer travel times to care, ...

Harvesting Risk: An Ecologic Study of Agricultural Practices and Patterns and Melanoma Incidence in Pennsylvania This web-based tool 16 integrates US Department of Agriculture RUCA codes with census ...