Minority health

Research Findings

View publications, including policy briefs, working papers, and journal articles, on Minority health:

• Research Products & Journal Articles - (135)

Recaps

View one-page summary Recaps of key findings from the Rural Health Research Centers on Minority health:

• Rural Ethnic/Racial Disparities: Adverse Health Outcomes
  Date: 11/2020
  Rural minority group populations often experience dual disparities in health. This Recap summarizes adverse health outcomes across these populations including premature death, age-adjusted mortality, disability status, and obesity rates.
• Rural Ethnic/Racial Disparities: Social and Systemic Inequities
  Date: 11/2020
  This Recap examines social and systemic inequities that influence disparities in health among minority group populations. Rural non-white populations experience both residence-based and racial/ethnicity-based health disparities.

Webinars

Access information on upcoming or archived webinars on Minority health.

• Rural-Urban Differences in Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences
  Presented Tuesday, March 15, 2022

• Social Determinants of Health: Challenges and Opportunities in Rural America
  Presented Tuesday, December 15, 2020

• Social Determinants of Health: Challenges & Opportunities in Rural America
  Presented Tuesday, November 17, 2020

• Cancer Surveillance and Access to Care in Rural America
  Presented Tuesday, February 4, 2020

• Rural Disparities in Health and Healthcare by Race and Ethnicity
  Presented Thursday, January 23, 2020

• Have Healthy People 2020 Benchmarks for Leading Causes of Death Been Met in Rural and Urban Areas?
  Presented Tuesday, August 20, 2019

• Exploring Rural and Urban Mortality Differences
  Presented Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Projects on this Topic

Learn more about the research questions guiding each study, the lead researcher for each, and when the Research Center anticipates releasing completed product(s) under each project.

• Currently, there are 6 research projects underway to explore this issue.

• In the past, 55 research projects have been completed on Minority health.