Association of race and ethnicity with initial surgical hemodialysis access type in a safety net system.

Objectives: Prior studies have found lower arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation rates in Black and Hispanic patients. Whether this is due to health care disparities or other differences is unclear. Our objective was to evaluate the racial/ethnic differences in initial surgical access type within a high-volume, safety net system with predominantly Black and Hispanic populations.

Organizational Health Literacy as a Tool for Health Equity: Application in a High-Risk Infant Follow-Up Program.

Background: Healthy People 2030 emphasizes personal health literacy (individual skills) and organizational health literacy-the degree to which organizations equitably enable individuals to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. However, research on the latter is in the early stages.

Methods: This study describes an organizational health literacy assessment in a U.

Unique Breast Cancer Screening Disparities in a Safety-Net Health System.

Introduction: Breast cancer screening (BCS) disparities leave historically underserved groups more vulnerable to adverse outcomes. This study explores granular associations between BCS and patient sociodemographic factors in a large urban safety-net health system.

Methods: A retrospective review among female patients ages 50-74 within an urban safety-net health system was conducted in 2019.