scholarly journals COVID-19: Highlighting Health Disparities in the Los Angeles Latinx Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 161-168
Author(s):  
Ernesto Casillas ◽  
Gloria Wu ◽  
Stefano Iantorno ◽  
Weihuang Vivian Ning ◽  
Joon Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Los Angeles

Geographic health disparities in the Los Angeles pediatric esophageal foreign body population

2018 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 85-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Hur ◽  
Varun Angajala ◽  
Dennis Maceri ◽  
Christian Hochstim
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Esophageal Foreign Body

scholarly journals Health Disparities in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Exacerbations in Los Angeles County

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinh Q. Lam ◽  
Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi ◽  
Deyu Pan ◽  
Stacey A. Teruya
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Los Angeles County

Engaging Disadvantaged Communities in Targeting Tobacco-Related Health Disparities and Other Health Inequities

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Subica ◽  
Jason A. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Neighborhood Crime ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
South Los Angeles ◽  
Community Residents

Tobacco-related health disparities (TRHD) (e.g., respiratory disease, cancer) have been repeatedly shown to disproportionately affect individuals living in disadvantaged communities. In our recent community-guided geospatial study, we found evidence for a previously unrecognized TRHD involving tobacco shops, which were associated with increased crime and violence in South Los Angeles: a large, disadvantaged urban community. Our findings revealed tobacco shops may directly endanger the health of community residents in South Los Angeles by negatively shaping neighborhood crime and violence. In this commentary, we explore reasons why tobacco shops may perpetuate TRHDs and other health disparities in disadvantaged communities. Using our study as a case example, we further describe how community-partnered research grounded in community-based participatory research principles may empower stakeholders in disadvantaged communities to generate positive downstream outcomes such as tobacco-related policy changes.

scholarly journals Emergency Medical Service Use Among Latinos Aged 50 and Older in California Counties, Except Los Angeles, During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic Period

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmeralda Melgoza ◽  
Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez ◽  
Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Emergency Medical Services ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Emergency Medical

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Latino adults aged 50 and older in California. Among adults aged 50–64, Latinos constitute approximately one-third (32%) of the population, but over half (52%) of COVID-19 cases, and more than two-thirds (64%) of COVID-related deaths as of June 2, 2021. These health disparities are also prevalent among Latinos 65 years and older who constitute 22% of the population, but 40% of confirmed COVID-19 cases and 50% of COVID-related deaths. Emergency medical services (EMS) are an essential component of the United States healthcare system and a vital sector in COVID-19 response efforts. Using data from the California Emergency Medical Services Information System (CEMSIS), this study examines racial and ethnic differences in respiratory distress related EMS calls among adults aged 50 and older in all counties except Los Angeles. This study compares the early pandemic period, January to June 2020, to the same time period in 2019. Between January and June 2019, Latinos aged 50 and older had statistically significantly lower odds of respiratory distress related EMS calls compared to Blacks, Asians, and Whites. During the early pandemic period, January to June 2020, Latinos aged 50 and older had statistically significantly lower odds of respiratory distress related EMS calls compared to Blacks but slightly higher odds compared to Whites. Differences by race/ethnicity and region were statistically significant. Understanding EMS health disparities is crucial to inform policies that create a more equitable prehospital care system for the heterogeneous population of middle aged and older adults.

Geographic health disparities in the Los Angeles pediatric neck abscess population

2018 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 134-139
Author(s):  
Varun Angajala ◽  
Kevin Hur ◽  
Lia Jacobson ◽  
Christian Hochstim
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Neck Abscess

Foreword: Envisioning Health Disparities

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 151-158
Author(s):  
Scott Burris
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities

Sinusoidal Cells in Bone Marrow Take Up BSA-Au Conjugates in the Presence of an Artificial Blood Substitute

1985 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 700-701
Author(s):  
J.S. Geoffroy ◽  
R.P. Becker
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Iliac Artery ◽  
Blood Substitute ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Coated Pits ◽  
Sinusoidal Cells ◽  
Artificial Blood ◽  
Left Common Iliac Artery

The pattern of BSA-Au uptake in vivo by endothelial cells of the venous sinuses (sinusoidal cells) of rat bone marrow has been described previously. BSA-Au conjugates are taken up exclusively in coated pits and vesicles, enter and pass through an “endosomal” compartment comprised of smooth-membraned tubules and vacuoles and cup-like bodies, and subsequently reside in multivesicular and dense bodies. The process is very rapid, with BSA-Au reaching secondary lysosmes one minute after presentation. (Figure 1)In further investigations of this process an isolated limb perfusion method using an artificial blood substitute, Oxypherol-ET (O-ET; Alpha Therapeutics, Los Angeles, CA) was developed. Under nembutal anesthesia, male Sprague-Dawley rats were laparotomized. The left common iliac artery and vein were ligated and the right iliac artery was cannulated via the aorta with a small vein catheter. Pump tubing, preprimed with oxygenated 0-ET at 37°C, was connected to the cannula.

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