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.

Gender disparities in Zika virus knowledge in a potentially at-risk population from suburban New York City.

Zika virus is an emerging infection transmitted in multiple ways. In 2016 we assessed the level of knowledge about Zika virus transmission in an underserved, predominantly Hispanic, mixed gender population living in suburban New York City, many of whom potentially travel to affected regions. Based on a convenience sample of 147 participants, 134 (91%) were aware of Zika virus transmission by mosquitoes; 116 (79%) knew about transmission from a pregnant female to the fetus; and 89 (61%) were aware of sexual transmission.