North America

Social barriers to safe sanitation access among housed populations in the United States: A systematic review

Elsevier, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Volume 257, April 2024

The article emphasizes the importance of providing training and supporting resources alongside open science initiatives to enhance accessibility and reduce barriers in the field. It suggests that these educational resources should be customized to cater to diverse user profiles, including neuroscientists, computational scientists, and educators.

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Water and sanitation; Education; Health and population, North America

Storage trends, usage and disposition outcomes following egg freezing

Elsevier, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Volume 48, April 2024

Supports SDG 3 in describing problems associated with delayed pregnancies and a lack of access to care.

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Access to Health Care; Health and population; Human rights, North America

Factors affecting the willingness of African-American and American Indian/Alaska Native communities to engage in genetic and biomarker research: The UBIGR study

Elsevier, Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatry, Volume 10, June 2024, 100090

The study examined factors affecting the willingness of African-American and American Indian/Alaska Native communities to participate in Alzheimer's disease genetic and biomarker research, finding that these groups expressed less positive attitudes toward research compared to non-Hispanic White participants, which was related to their lower willingness to engage in preclinical Alzheimer's biomarker testing

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Health and wellbeing, North America

Factors affecting the willingness of African-American and American Indian/Alaska Native communities to engage in genetic and biomarker research: The UBIGR study

Elsevier, Biomarkers in Neuropsychiatry, Volume 10, June 2024, 100090

This paper examined the factors affecting the willingness of African-American and American Indian/Alaska Native communities engage in genetic and biomarker research for Alzheimer's disease, finding that these underrepresented minority groups expressed less positive attitudes toward research and were less willing to participate in preclinical Alzheimer's biomarker testing compared to non-Hispanic white participants.

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Health and wellbeing, North America

Settling the record: 3,000 years of continuity and growth in a Coast Salish settlement constellation

Elsevier, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Volume 73, March 2024

The research highlights how, for Indigenous people across the globe, being connected to traditional lands and histories continues to be of paramount importance. To document this connection on one river system in the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, the researchers have compiled archaeological evidence from 14 settlements occupied between 3,000 years ago and the early 20th century.

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North America

Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community: 6 - Evaluation and Treatment in the Underserved Community

Elsevier, Breast Cancer

Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community

2024, Pages 40-44

Within this chapter, we will take a look at experiential approaches and best practices to fostering effective and sustainable community outreach and health equity, supporting both SDG 3 and SDG 10.

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community outreach; health equity, North America

Large language models as a source of health information: Are they patient-centered? A longitudinal analysis

Elsevier, Healthcare, Volume 12, March 2024

Large language models (LLMs) are positioned to become another destination for those seeking medical information. Consequently, the readability of these materials becomes an important factor in ensuring their effectiveness in promoting health literacy, given that the average American reads at the eighth-grade level. Supports SDGs 3 and 10.