Can federal policy help overcome systemically reinforced racial inequities in social determinants of health? An observational study of Georgia and neighboring U.S. states.

Background: Despite increasing attention to racial inequities in social determinants of health and health outcomes, less attention has been focused on how structural barriers - embedded in programs and codified in laws - shape opportunities to achieve health.

Methods: To better understand how U.S.

STI Testing among Medicaid Enrollees Initiating PrEP for HIV Prevention in Six Southern States.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to measure sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing among Medicaid enrollees initiating preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent human immunodeficiency virus. Secondary data are in the form of Medicaid enrollment and claims data in six states in the US South.

Methods: Research partnerships in six states in the US South developed a distributed research network to accomplish study aims.

Prenatal Syphilis Screening Among Medicaid Enrollees in 6 Southern States.

Introduction: The rates of syphilis among pregnant women and infants have increased in recent years, particularly in the U.S. South.