Do black lives matter in public health research and training?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether investments made in public health research align with the health burdens experienced by white and black Americans.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study of all deaths in the United States in 2015, we compared the distribution of potential years of life lost (PYLL) across 39 causes of death by race and identified key differences. We examined the relationship between cause-of-death-specific PYLL and key indicators of public health investment (federal funding and number of publications) by race using linear spline models. We also compared the number of courses available at the top schools of public health relevant to the top causes of death contributor to PYLL for black and white Americans.

Results

Homicide was the number one contributor to P

SUBMITTER: Rosenberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5634659 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature