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Underserved rural populations
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NIH Holds Inaugural Seminar on American Rural Health
One in 5 Americans live in rural America and face health disparities every day due to higher rates of poverty and less access to health care.
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U.S. Rural Counties Have Higher Death Rates From Diabetes Than More Urbanized Environments
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Conversation with Dr. Guadalupe X. Ayala
Conversation with Dr. Guadalupe X. Ayala, San Diego State University Exploring new and adapted interventions to reduce Latino health disparities in obesity, diabetes, and asthma NIMHD's Conversations...
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In-Hospital Stroke Mortality is Associated with Day of Admittance and Type of Stroke
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NIH to fund research of racial disparities in pregnancy-related complications and deaths
November 17, 2020 — Studies to focus on women from racial and ethnic minority groups, women with underprivileged socioeconomic status, and those living in underserved rural settings.