Across the country and here in Delaware, people in racial and ethnic minority groups experience higher rates of poor health and disease for a range of health conditions, including asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, obesity, and preterm birth.
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.