In this Issue

Table of Contents

Preface

Sidney McNairy Jr., Shelia A. McClure
pp. 1-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0164
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Introduction

Bringing New Minds and New Methods to Bridging Health Disparity and Equity

Sakina E. Eltom, Paul B. Tchounwou, Valerie Montgomery Rice
pp. 3-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0167
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Hero in Pharmaceutical Sciences—An Outstanding Researcher, Accessible to Humanity: Dr. Karam F. A. Soliman

Kinfe Ken Redda
pp. 5-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0154
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Report from the Field

Partnering to Harmonize IRBs for Community-Engaged Research to Reduce Health Disparities

Zoë H. Hammatt, Junko Nishitani, Kevin C. Heslin, M. Theresa Perry, Carolyn Szetela, Loretta Jones, Pluscedia Williams, Donna Antoine-LaVigne, Nell G. Forge, Keith C. Norris
pp. 8-15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0157
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Brief Communication

HIV-Associated Anal Dysplasia: Experience from a Multiethnic-HIV Clinic in Hawaii

Ahoora Payam, Bruce Shiramizu, Cecilia Shikuma, Cris Milne, Kevin Terada, Eric Kajioka, Lana Sue Ka'opua, Kevin Cassel, Dominic Chow
pp. 16-22
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0159
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Literature Review

Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease: Potential Role in Health Disparities

Jorge N. Artaza, Sandra Contreras, Leah A. Garcia, Rajnish Mehrotra, Gary Gibbons, Ralph Shohet, David Martins, Keith C. Norris
pp. 23-38
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0161
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Original Papers

Epidemiology of Influenza A 2009 H1N1 Virus Pandemic in the U.S.

Ehsan Abdalla, Tsegaye HabteMariam, David Nganwa, Asseged B. Dibaba, Gemechu Gerbi, Robnett Vinaida, Berhanu Tameru
pp. 39-60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0163
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Relationships between Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases in Four Southern States and Colorado

Luma Akil, H. Anwar Ahmad
pp. 61-72
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0166
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CCR5 Promoter Haplotype Transcription Complex Characterization

Daifeng Jiang, Srinivas Mummidi, Sunil K. Ahuja, Harry W. Jarrett
pp. 73-90
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0169
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Immune Response Due to Silica Exposure in Egyptian Phosphate Mines

Medhat S. Kalliny, Mohammad I. Bassyouni
pp. 91-109
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0156
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Induction of Cyclin D1 by Arsenite and UVB-irradiation in Human Keratinocytes

Suqing Liu, Julian Gonzalez, Bor-Jang Hwang, Mark L Steinberg
pp. 110-121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0158
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Condom-Use Patterns among Women Who Live in Public Housing Developments in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Lisa R. Norman, Carolina Alvarez Garriga, Lymari Cintron
pp. 122-145
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0160
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Socio-demographic Psychosocial and Clinical Characteristics of Participants in e-HealthyStrides©: An Interactive ehealth Program to Improve Diabetes Self-Management Skills

Priscilla E. Pemu, Alexander Q. Quarshie, R. Josiah-Willock, Folake O. Ojutalayo, Ernest Alema-Mensah, Elizabeth O. Ofili
pp. 146-164
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0162
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Establishing the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) R-CENTER Clinical and Translational Research Web-Portal: The Role of Focus Groups

Alexander Quarshie, Adam Davis, Gregory Strayhorn, Carolyn Weaver, Cigdem Delano, Kirby Winters, Robert Rice, Elizabeth Ofili
pp. 165-173
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0165
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Intracellular Acidosis and pH Regulation in Central Respiratory Chemoreceptors

C.R. Marutha Ravindran, James N. Bayne, Sara C. Bravo, Theo Busby, Charles N. Crain, John A. Escobedo, Kenneth Gresham, Brian J. O'Grady, Lourdes Rios, Shashwata Roy, Matthew J. Gdovin
pp. 174-186
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0168
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Racial and Geographic Disparities in Late-Stage Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in Florida

Hong Xiao, Fei Tan, Pierre Goovaerts
pp. 187-199
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2011.0155
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