Research on Health Disparities: Strategies and Findings From the Black Women’s Health Study

• Published in: American journal of epidemiology Vol. 192; no. 11; pp. 1806 - 1810
• Main Authors: Palmer, Julie R, Cozier, Yvette C, Rosenberg, Lynn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 03-11-2023; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Black or African American; Epidemiology; Female; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Risk factors; United States - epidemiology; Women's Health; United States; African Americans; health disparities; Black women; women
• ISSN: 0002-9262; 1476-6256
• DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac022

Abstract
The American Journal of Epidemiology has been a platform for findings from the Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS) that are relevant to health disparities. Topics addressed have included methods of follow-up of a large cohort of Black women, disparities in health-care delivery, modifiable risk factors for health conditions that disproportionately affect Black women, associations with exposures that are highly prevalent in Black women, and methods for genetic research. BWHS papers have also highlighted the importance of considering social context, including perceived experiences of racism, in understanding health disparities. In the future, BWHS investigators will contribute to documentation of the role that structural racism plays in health disparities.