The science of health disparities research

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Definitions, Principles, and Concepts for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 NIMHD Mission -- 1.3 Definitions and Concepts of Minority Health and Health Disparities -- 1.3.1 Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations -- 1.3.2 Minority Health and Minority Health Research -- 1.3.3 Health Disparities and Health Disparities Research -- 1.3.4 Is It Minority Health or Health Disparities? -- 1.3.5 Standardized Measures of Minority Health- and Health Disparities-Related Constructs -- 1.4 The NIMHD Research Framework: Health Determinants in Action -- 1.5 Inclusion of Diverse Participants in Clinical Research -- 1.6 Conclusions -- 1.7 Key Points -- Disclaimer -- References -- Chapter 2 Getting Under the Skin: Pathways and Processes that Link Social and Biological Determinants of Disease -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Allostasis and Allostatic Load -- 2.3 The HPA Axis -- 2.3.1 How We Feed: The Role of the Hypothalamus in Pathways Controlling Feeding and Nutrition -- 2.3.2 How We Sleep: Light-Day Cycle, Circadian Clock, and Hypothalamic Linkages to Metabolic Control and Sleep -- 2.3.3 How We Feel: Stress and the Role of HPA Axis in Memory and Mood -- 2.4 Anticipatory Biology and Behavior: The Embedding of Exposures Across the Life Course -- 2.4.1 Studies of Stress and Allostatic Load Across the Life Course -- 2.5 Sleep -- 2.5.1 Sleep Health Disparities and Allostatic Load -- 2.5.2 Sleep Health Disparities and Genetics -- 2.5.3 Methodologies in Sleep Research -- 2.6 How We Feed: Nutrition and Nutrition-related Health Disparities -- 2.7 How We Feel: Mood and Depression -- 2.8 Summary -- 2.9 Key Points -- Disclaimer -- References -- Chapter 3 Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic, and Other Social Determinants.

Definitions, Principles, and Concepts for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research -- Getting Under the Skin : Pathways and Processes that Link Social and Biological Determinants of Disease -- Racial/Ethnic, Socioeconomic, and Other Social Determinants -- Behavioral Determinants in Population Health and Health Disparities Research -- Sociocultural Environments and Health Disparities Research : Frameworks, Methods and Promising Directions -- Physical Environment, and Minority Health and Health Disparities Research -- Genome-wide Genetic Approaches to Metabolic and Inflammatory Health Disparities -- Biologic Factors and Molecular Determinants in Inflammatory and Metabolic Diseases -- Insights into the Genomic Landscape of African Ancestry Populations : Implications for Health and Disease Disparities -- Applying Self-report Measures in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research -- Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research with Minority Communities to Reduce Health Disparities -- Racial/Ethnic Health and Healthcare Disparities Measurement : The Application of the Principles and Methods of Causal Inference -- Small Area Estimation and Small Area Analysis for Minority Health and Health Disparities -- Applications of Big Data Science and Analytic Techniques for Health Disparities Research -- Complex Systems Science -- Improving Equity in Health Care through Multilevel Interventions -- Using Implementation Science to Move from Knowledge of Disparities to Achievement of Equity -- Health Care and Public Policy (HCPP) : Challenges and Opportunities for Research Addressing Disparities in Access to High Quality Care -- Health Communication as a Mediator of Health and Healthcare Disparities -- Comparative Effectiveness Research in Health Disparity Populations -- The Role of Electronic Health Records and Health Information Technology in Addressing Health Disparities -- Precision Medicine and Health Disparities -- Recruitment, Inclusion, and Diversity in Clinical Trials -- Sexual and Gender Minority Health Disparities : Concepts, Methods, and Future Directions -- Workforce Diversity and Capacity Building to Address Health Disparities.