News tagged with minority populations
Race and poverty often unjustifiably tied to school security measures
Elementary, middle, and high schools with large minority populations—but not necessarily higher crime rates—are far more likely than others to require students and visitors to pass through metal detectors, according ...
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Aug 20, 2011 |
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Govt announces plan to reduce health disparities
(AP) -- From cradle to grave, minority populations tend to suffer poorer health and get poorer health care than white Americans. In a first-of-its-kind report, the government is recommending steps to reduce ...
Apr 08, 2011 |
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Helping Latinos kick the habit
Latinos who live the United States are more likely to quit smoking when they take part in an intervention program, finds a systematic review of studies conducted by Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Native Hawaiians: Vulnerability to early death at all ages
Throughout their lives, Native Hawaiians have higher risks of death than white Americans, according to a University of Michigan study.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Minority women least likely to gain access to a doctor, study says
One in three South Asian, West Asian or Arab women — one of the fastest growing segments of Canada's population — say they have trouble accessing a doctor to address an urgent health concern or to monitor health problems. ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Underpriveleged patients not as likely to be referred to specialty hospitals for brain tumors
African-American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged patients with brain tumors are significantly less likely to be referred to high-volume hospitals that specialize in neurosurgery than other patients of similar age, ...
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Socioeconomic stresses could lower life expectancy, researcher says
Socioeconomic status can affect life expectancy, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher said in a study published today.
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Ethnic Minority Vote Stronger Than Ever But Massively Undervalued By Main Parties
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research just published by Professor Muhammad Anwar, from The University of Warwick’s Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, shows that ethnic minority votes will be more important than ever in the ...
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Jan 12, 2010 |
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Race origins and health disparites
Much is often said about the glaring statistics showing that some racial and ethnic minorities face greater risks than whites when it comes to health.
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Study: Teachers choose schools according to student race
A study forthcoming in the Journal of Labor Economics suggests that high-quality teachers tend to leave schools that experience inflows of black students. According to the study's author, C. Kirabo Jackson (Cornell Univer ...
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May 27, 2009 |
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Study predicts dramatic growth in cancer rates among US elderly, minorities
Over the next 20 years, the number of new cancer cases diagnosed annually in the United States will increase by 45 percent, from 1.6 million in 2010 to 2.3 million in 2030, with a dramatic spike in incidence predicted in ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Anti-immigrant sentiment greater in California than Texas
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (March 2, 2009) California and Texas have the largest populations of Mexican immigrants in all of the United States. A recent study, published by SAGE in the January/February ...
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Mar 02, 2009 |
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