Table of Contents
Article 1 | In This Issue – Minority Health
Omar Khan, M.D., M.P.H.
Timothy E. Gibbs, M.P.H
Article 2 | A Call to Action: Achieving Health Equity in the First State
Marshala Lee, M.D., M.P.H.
Article 3 | HIV Prevention Programs for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities. Do the Right Thing 4LIFE: An African American Prevention/Outreach Program Utilizing Barbershops and Beauty Salons
Frank Hawkins, M.S.
Derrick Reed
Article 4 | Peer Mediated Groups: Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain for and By Those with Sickle Cell Disease
Stephanie Guarino, M.D., M.S.H.P.
Charmaine S. Wright, M.D., M.S.H.P.
Lee M. Pachter, D.O.
Sophie M. Lanzkron, M.D., M.H.S.
Article 5 | The Fight to Dismantle Systemic Racism and for Racial Justice in Delaware As Seen Through the Eyes of the Delaware Racial Justice Collaborative
Emily Kauffman
Raina Allen
Article 6 | The Migrant Crisis and Access to Health Care
Fabricio J. Alarcon, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Article 7 | Evaluating Characteristics in Lung Cancer Screening Program Participants and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patient Populations
Iftekhar Khan, M.D.
Rishi Sawhney, M.D.
Stephanie McClellan, M.B.A., M.S.N., R.N., C.M.S.R.N., N.E.-B.C.
Kathrina Chua, M.D.
Abeer Alfaraj, M.D.
John Shevock, F.A.C.H.E., F.A.C.M.P.E.
Dain Chun, M.S.
Article 8 | Delaware Mombinus Addresses Health Inequities in Vulnerable Communities
Representative Melissa Minor-Brown
Senator Marie Pinkney
Article 9 | It Takes ALL of Us: Promoting Preconception Health in Delaware
LaToya Brathwaite, M.S.N., R.N.-F.N.P.
Article 10 | Developing a Storytelling Study for African Americans with Hypertension: A Study Protocol
Yendelela L. Cuffee, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Natasha Renee Burse, Dr.P.H.
Rachel Jaffe
J. Lee Hargraves, Ph.D.
Article 11 | COVID-19 Pandemic Experience: A Collaborative Approach to Eliminate Health Disparities
Eunice Gwanmesia, Ph.D., M.S.N., M.S.H.C.A., R.N.
Alicia Clark
Article 12 | Firearm Violence in Wilmington, DE: An Update on 2020
David D. Chen, M.D., M.P.H.
Toba Bolaji, D.O.
Article 13 | Racism in Medicine: Targeting Microaggressions in Delaware Healthcare (TMDH)
Nicole Sabine, B.S.
Article 14 | Edgewood: The Black Sanitorium for the White Plague
Sharon Folkenroth Hess, M.A.