Resumen de Embarking on a Science Vision for Health Disparities Research.

Irene Dankwa-Mullan, Yvonne T. Maddox

• The author discusses research on health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S. Topics include the influence of the 1985 Heckler Report on the study of health disparities and the establishment of the U.S. National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NMHD), the evolution of health disparities research to include the impact of social, economic, and environmental disadvantage on health, and the impact of childhood experiences on adult brain structure.