Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.

Objective: To summarize the current literature on disparities in the treatment of chronic pain.

Methods: We focused on studies conducted in the United States and published from 2000 and onward. Studies of cross-sectional, longitudinal, and interventional designs were included.

Food Insecurity and Cardiovascular Health in Pregnant Women: Results From the Food for Families Program, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 2013-2015.

Background: Food insecurity, uncertainty about the ability to acquire adequate food, is associated with cardiometabolic disease in pregnant women. Whether food insecurity interventions improve cardiometabolic health is unknown.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of women who visited the obstetrics clinic in a community health center from 2013 through 2015.

The Relationship between Food Insecurity, Dietary Patterns, and Obesity.

Food insecurity is a major public health concern, and refers to the uncertainty, lack of, or inability to acquire nutritious food in a safe and socially acceptable manner. Food insecurity has been associated with obesity and unhealthy dietary patterns, both of which can have negative health consequences. A review of the current literature revealed an adverse association between food insecurity and dietary patterns is well supported.