Black and Hispanic women had significantly less access to paid parental leave through their employers or through government programs than their white and Asian counterparts, exacerbating racial inequities for mothers and children.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909544
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Over the past 50 years, underemployment has been highest among rural Black and Hispanic workers.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34898723
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Among youth seen in a pediatric weight management clinic, anti-obesity drug prescription rates were lower in Hispanics/Latinos compared to non-Hispanic Whites, particularly when no interpreter was used.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35432917
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