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Forced Marriage and mental health
Singh, Manjeet Kaur, Better Health Briefing Paper 24, Race Equality Foundation, 2011
Forced Marriage has emerged as an issue for concern for health practitioners and policy makers over the last 10 years. This paper considers both the... -
Achieving equality in organ donation and transplantation in the UK: Challenges and solutions
Randhawa, Gurch, Better Health Briefing Paper 23, Race Equality Foundation, 2011
The combination of low numbers of black and minority ethnic organ donors and the higher prevalence of conditions such as diabetes and hepatitis mean... -
Tobacco use among minority ethnic populations and cessation interventions
Millward, Deborah & Karlsen, Saffron, Better Health Briefing Paper 22, Race Equality Foundation, 2011
Tobacco usage may be influenced by a number of factors, including socio-economic status, gender, and ethnic or religious background. While... -
Ethnic monitoring: Is health equality possible without it?
Fulton, Rorie, Better Health Briefing Paper 21, Race Equality Foundation, 2010
The collection and use of ethnic monitoring data enables health services to identify and respond to health inequalities as experienced by different... -
Improving health and social care support for carers from black and minority ethnic communities
Gregory, Claire, Better Health Briefing Paper 20, Race Equality Foundation, 2010
This briefing paper draws attention to the experience of black and minority ethnic carers in the context of mainstream service provision and recent... -
Health and access to health care of migrants in the UK
Jayaweera, Hiranthi, Better Health Briefing Paper 19, Race Equality Foundation, 2010
The growing size and diversity of the proportion of the UK population who were born overseas have important implications for meeting health needs and... -
Effective methods of engaging black and minority ethnic communities within health care settings
Latif, Saima, Better Health Briefing Paper 18, Race Equality Foundation, 2010
Evidence shows that poor engagement with black and minority ethnic communities in health care still exists, resulting in unequal access and care.... -
The social consequences of sickle cell and thalassaemia: Improving the quality of support
Atkin, Karl and Anionwu, Elizabeth N, Better Health Briefing Paper 17, Race Equality Foundation, 2010
Sickle cell and thalassaemia are some of the UK's most common genetic inherited conditions, with sickle cell disorder predominant amongst... -
Ethnicity and coronary heart disease: making sense of risk and improving care
Astin, Felicity & Atkin, Karl, Better Health Briefing Paper 16, Race Equality Foundation, 2010
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is predicted to become the dominant cause of death and disability across the globe over the next decade. With an... -
Towards race equality in advocacy services: people with learning disabilities from black and minority ethnic communities
Fulton, Rorie & Richardson, Kate, Better Health Briefing Paper 15, Race Equality Foundation, 2010
People with learning disabilities from black and minority ethnic communities are almost always under-represented in the client base of both voluntary...
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