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Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Activity Limitation sfdsdf

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Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Activity Limitation
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Wilhelmina A. Leigh, Ph.D.
Anna L. Wheatley
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July 1, 2009
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This brief examines the rates of activity limitation among children under the age of 18 who are African American, Hispanic or white. The data analyzed in this brief relate to children who were reported as having any activity limitation, without specific information as to the cause or severity of the limitation. This analysis makes comparisons between the racial/ethnic groups of children overall and between children of various racial/ethnic groups in families with comparable sociodemographic characteristics.

 

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Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Disparities in Low Birthweight sfdsdf

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Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Disparities in Low Birthweight
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Wilhelmina A. Leigh, Ph.D.
Anna L. Wheatley
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April 1, 2009
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To provide fuller detail on disparities in child health, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies undertook an examination of how selected child health indicators vary by sociodemographic characteristics such as family type, educational attainment of householder, employment status of household, poverty status, and health insurance coverage. This brief examines disparities in the prevalence of reported low birthweight among children under the age of 18 who are African American, Hispanic or white. Comparisons of low-birthweight frequency are made between the racial/ethnic groups of children overall and between children of various racial/ethnic groups in families with comparable sociodemographic characteristics.

 

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Changing the Landscape: Depression Screening and Management in Primary Care sfdsdf

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Changing the Landscape: Depression Screening and Management in Primary Care
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Lloyd I. Sederer
Jorge R. Petit
Denise Paone
Sandra Ramos
Joshua Rubin
Meggan Christman
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March 2, 2007
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Depression is a chronic illness much like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension; it is common, recurrent, and costly. More than 35 million people are diagnosed and currently living with depression in the United States.1 Depression is the second leading cause of death and disability (next to heart disease) for all ages and the leading cause for individuals aged 15-44.2

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Breathing Easier: Community-Based Strategies to Prevent Asthma sfdsdf

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Breathing Easier: Community-Based Strategies to Prevent Asthma
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Policy Link Team
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December 1, 2004
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This brief discusses the community conditions that can trigger an asthma attack, and demonstrates ways that communities across the country are working to reduce those triggers. It provides policy options that local, state, and federal policymakers can pursue to improve community environments, based on evidence about factors that can make a difference. It also highlights promising practices that have worked well in communities and successful strategies used by community advocates and policymakers, such as community education and mobilization efforts.

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African American Women and Breastfeeding sfdsdf

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African American Women and Breastfeeding
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Sheina Jean-Marie
Barbara L. Philipp, M.D.
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September 1, 2007
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To better understand the issues and to inform its deliberation in formulating recommendations for policy, research, and practice, the Infant Mortality Commission asked experts in various fields related to maternal and child health and infant mortality to prepare background papers on specific issues. This background paper examines the critical relationship between breastfeeding and infant mortality among African Americans, the racial/ethnic group with the lowest rate of breastfeeding. The authors explore the benefits of breastfeeding and the issues associated with racial/ethnic disparities in breastfeeding, concluding with an action plan for closing the gap through promotion of breastfeeding based on education, training, awareness, support, and research. This analysis complements and reinforces the recommendations of other Courage to Love: Infant Mortality Commission background and framing papers on infant mortality and maternal nutrition; infant mortality and resilience; the historical framework of policies and practices to reduce infant mortality; the authentic voices of those affected by infant mortality; and infant mortality in a global context.

 

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A Way Out: Creating Partners for Our Nation's Prosperity by Expanding Life Paths of Young Men of Color sfdsdf

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A Way Out: Creating Partners for Our Nation's Prosperity by Expanding Life Paths of Young Men of Color
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The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
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March 12, 2010
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During the past twenty-five years, a series of public policies have had a negative impact upon young men from communities of color.

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A "Shout Out" from Youth to Our Nation's Leaders: Report of the Youth Task Force on the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Behavior of Young Men of Color sfdsdf

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A "Shout Out" from Youth to Our Nation's Leaders: Report of the Youth Task Force on the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Behavior of Young Men of Color
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March 12, 2006
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During the past twenty-five years, a significant amount of attention has been devoted to the issues of teen sexual activity and pregnancy, especially in communities of color.

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Aging Out of the Foster Care System to Adulthood: Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations sfdsdf

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Aging Out of the Foster Care System to Adulthood: Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations
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Wilhelmina A. Leigh, Ph.D.
Danielle Huff
Ernestine F. Jones
Anita Marshall
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December 1, 2007
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To assess and ultimately help meet the needs of youth who age out of foster care in the United States, the Joint Center Health Policy Institute (JCHPI)—with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and in partnership with the Black Administrators in Child Welfare Inc. (BACW)—conducted reconnaissance on the unmet needs of these youth. This project was undertaken to guide the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in thinking about steps they might take to help meet the needs of youth who age out of foster care in this country. Conducting a literature review, a telephone survey, and listening sessions enabled us to develop insights into the workings of the foster care system and the experiences of youth while in the system and when aging out of it.

 

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Brian D. Smedley, Ph.D. sfdsdf

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Dr. Brian D. Smedley is Vice President and Director of the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, DC. In this position, Dr. Smedley oversees all of the operations of the Institute, which was started in 2002 with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The Institute has a dual focus: to explore disparities in health and to generate policy recommendations on longstanding health equity concerns.

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Professional Associations
 
American Public Health Association
American Psychological Association
National Academy of Social Insurance
Society for Community Research and Action
Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Honors
 
American Public Health Association, Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section, Vision Award for Excellence in Health Planning, awarded November 2009.

Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Leadership in Advocacy Award, awarded April 2009.

National Academy of Social Insurance, Fellow, 2009-present. 

American Psychological Association, Presidential Citation, recognizing “outstanding leadership to promote health and mental health,” awarded November 2005.

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Health Trailblazer award, recognizing “outstanding leadership in research on healthcare equity,” awarded June 2004.

Institute of Medicine, Cecil Award for Research, recognizing outstanding contributions to the Institute of Medicine, awarded October 2003.

Congressional Black Caucus, Healthcare Hero Award, recognizing “stewardship of the IOM Study on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare,” awarded April 2002. 

American Psychological Association, Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, awarded August 2002.

National Academy of Sciences, Individual Staff Award, recognizing “highest standards of service," awarded May 2000.

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Smedley, B., Alvarez, B., Panares, R., Fish-Parcham, C., & Adland, S. (2008). Identifying and Evaluating Equity Provisions in State Health Care Reform. New York: The Commonwealth Fund.

Smedley, B.D. (2008). Moving beyond access: Achieving equity in state health care reform. Health Affairs, 27:447-455.

Smedley B.D. & Jenkins, A. (Eds.). (2007). All Things Being Equal: Instigating Opportunity in Inequitable Times. New York: The New Press.

Smedley, B.D. (2007). The Diversity Benefit: How Does Diversity Among Health Professionals Address Public Needs? In R.A. Williams (Ed.), Eliminating Health Care Disparities in America. Towtowa, NJ: Humana Press.

Smedley, B.D. (2006). Race, poverty, and health disparities. In The State of Black America 2006: The Opportunity Compact. New York, NY: The National Urban League.

Smedley, B.D. (2006). Expanding the frame of understanding health disparities: from a focus on health systems to social and economic systems. Health Education and Behavior, 33(4):538-41.

Smedley, A. & Smedley, B.D.  (2005).  Race as biology is fiction, racism as a social problem is real: Anthropological and historical perspectives on the social construction of race. American Psychologist, 60(1), 16-26.

Smedley, B.D., Stith-Butler, A.Y., & Bristow, L.R. (Eds.). (2004). In the Nations Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Health Care Workforce. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Smedley, B.D., Stith, A.Y., & Nelson, A.R., (Eds.). (2003). Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. Washington, DC: The National Academy Press.

Smedley B.D., Syme, S.L., Committee on Capitalizing on Social Science and Behavioral Research to Improve the Public’s Health.  (2001). Promoting health: Intervention strategies from social and behavioral research. American Journal of Health Promotion, 15(3), 149-66.

Smedley, B.D., Stith, A.Y., Colburn, L., & Evans, C.H. (2001). The Right Thing to Do, the Smart Thing to Do: Enhancing Diversity in the Health Professions. Washington, DC:  The National Academy Press.

Smedley, B.D. & Syme, S.L. (Eds.). (2000). Promoting Health:  Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academy Press.

Smedley, B.D.  (1999). The Cancer Gap: Research Needs of African Americans. In W. Spreggs (Ed.), The State of Black America 1999. New York, NY: National Urban League.

Haynes, M.A. & Smedley, B.D. (Eds.). (1999). The Unequal Burden of Cancer:  An Assessment of NIH Programs and Research for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

 

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cgullatt@jointcenter.org
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Jermane Bond, Ph.D. sfdsdf

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Jermane Bond, Ph.D. is currently a Research Scientist in the Health Policy Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.  His research interests include paternal involvement in pregnancy outcomes, men’s preconception health and care, preterm birth, infant mortality, and men’s reproductive health.

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Professional Associations

American College of Epidemiology
American Public Health Association
International Society of Men’s Health

Honors

Family Health and Birth Center, Washington, DC, Chair, Program and Research Committee, 2009-present

Howard University Graduate School Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Frederick Douglas Doctoral Scholars Fellowship, awarded for 2007 - 2008

Howard University Graduate School Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Trustee Scholarship Award, awarded for 2006 - 2007

Family Health and Birth Center, Washington, DC, Vice President, Board of Directors, 2005-present

Howard University Graduate School Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Graduate/Teaching Assistantship Award, awarded for 2004 - 2005

Select Published Works

Alio, A.P., Bond, M.J., Padilla, Y.C., et al. (Under review). Addressing policy barriers to paternal involvement during pregnancy. Maternal and Child Health Journal.

Bond, M.J., Lu, M.C., Parker, W., et al. (2010). Commission Outlook: Best and Promising Practices for Improving Research, Policy, and Practice on Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Bond, M.J. (2010, June). First call: Why expectant fathers play a vital role in improving pregnancy outcomes. Healthy Men, Healthy Communities newsletter, 4. Retrieved from http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs050/1103295306119/archive/1103523943306.html.

Bond, M.J., Heidelbaugh. J.J., Robertson. A, et al. (2010). Improving research, policy and practice to promote paternal involvement in pregnancy outcomes: The roles of obstetricians - gynecologists. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 22, 525-529.

Bond, M.J., Cunningham, S., Lu, M.C., et al. (2010). It Takes Two To Tango: Defining the Role of Fathers. Washington, DC: National Healthy Start Association.

Bond, M.J. (2010). The missing link in MCH: Paternal involvement in pregnancy outcomes. American Journal of Men’s Health, 4(4), 285-86.

Bond, M.J. (2010). Paternal perspectives: Identifying measures and predictors of paternal involvement in pregnancy outcomes. Journal of Men’s Health,7(3), 289.

Lu, M.C., Jones, L., Bond, M.J., et al. (2010). Where is the F in MCH?: Father involvement in African American families. Ethnicity and Disease, 10:S2, 49-61.

Bond, M.J. (2009). First things first: Identifying best practices to improve paternal involvement in pregnancy outcomes. Focus, 37(1), 9-12.

Leigh, W.A. & Bond, M.J. (2008). Access to and Satisfaction with Health Care Choices: A Joint Center Survey of African American Seniors and Medicare. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Bond, M.J. & Umans, J.G. (2006). Microvascular complications and the diabetic pregnancy. Current Diabetes Reports, 6, 291-296.

 

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