LibGuides: Disparities in Healthcare: Health Inequities

Selected articles by Dr. David Williams (Harvard)

Racism and Health: Evidence and Needed Research
Williams DR, Lawrence JA, Davis BA. Racism and Health: Evidence and Needed Research. Annu Rev Public Health. 2019 Apr 1;40:105-125. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-043750. Epub 2019 Feb 2. PMID: 30601726; PMCID: PMC6532402.
Reducing Racial Inequities in Health: Using What We Already Know to Take Action.
Williams DR, Cooper LA. Reducing Racial Inequities in Health: Using What We Already Know to Take Action. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Feb 19;16(4):606. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16040606. PMID: 30791452; PMCID: PMC6406315.
Racial disparities in health among nonpoor African Americans and Hispanics: The role of acute and chronic discrimination.
Colen CG, Ramey DM, Cooksey EC, Williams DR. Racial disparities in health among nonpoor African Americans and Hispanics: The role of acute and chronic discrimination. Soc Sci Med. 2018 Feb;199:167-180. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.051. Epub 2017 May 6. PMID: 28571900; PMCID: PMC5673593.
Stress and the Mental Health of Populations of Color: Advancing Our Understanding of Race-related Stressors
Williams DR. Stress and the Mental Health of Populations of Color: Advancing Our Understanding of Race-related Stressors. J Health Soc Behav. 2018 Dec;59(4):466-485. doi: 10.1177/0022146518814251. PMID: 30484715; PMCID: PMC6532404.
Understanding associations among race, socioeconomic status, and health: Patterns and prospects.
Williams DR, Priest N, Anderson NB. Understanding associations among race, socioeconomic status, and health: Patterns and prospects. Health Psychol. 2016 Apr;35(4):407-11. doi: 10.1037/hea0000242. PMID: 27018733; PMCID: PMC4817358.

Mateo CM, Williams DR. Addressing Bias and Reducing Discrimination: The Professional Responsibility of Health Care Provides. Acad Med. 2020 Dec;95 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003683. PMID:32889919.

National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality annually reports on progress and opportunities for improving healthcare quality and reducing healthcare disparities.

2019 Full report

Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity

Communites in Action: Pathways to Health Equity

CDC: Healthy People 2020

Defining and measuring disparities, inequities, and inequalities in the Healthy People initiative

Progress reviews on 2020 objectives

Social Determinants of Health Economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context.