In this issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Sherita Hill Golden and Rana Malek bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Health Equity in Endocrinology. Top experts discuss health disparities present in endocrinology and metabolism care, with the goal of achieving more equitable patient care in the areas of diabetes, women’s reproduction, obesity, and more.
Key Features
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Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including peer support to enhance type 2 diabetes prevention among African American and Latino adults; global disparities in rickets/pediatric bone disease; racial and ethnic disparities in infertility treatment and assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcome; transgender healthcare and incarceration; assessing racial/ethnic disparities in environmental chemical exposures and adverse health outcomes (focus on women’s health); and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on health equity in endocrinology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHS, Hugh P. McCormick Family Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity and Rana Malek, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition, Director, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Advancing Equity in Diabetes Prevention, Treatment, and Outcomes: Delivering on Our Values
Peer Support to Enhance Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Among African American and Latino Adults
Interventions Across the Translational Research Spectrum: Addressing Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Youth with Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes Care in Humanitarian Settings
Equity in Obesity Review
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Metabolic Bone Disease
Global Health Disparities in Childhood Rickets
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Outcomes of Infertility Treatment and Assisted Reproductive Technology in the United States
Challenges of Gender-Affirming Care in Incarcerated Transgender People
Disparities in Access to High-Volume Surgeons and Specialized Care
Sociodemographic Factors in Pituitary Adenomas
Hormonal Injustice: Environmental Toxicants as Drivers of Endocrine Health Disparities
