Translational Health Disparities Research in a Data-Rich World

• Published in: Health equity Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 588 - 600
• Main Authors: Breen, Nancy, Berrigan, David, Jackson, James S, Wong, David W S, Wood, Frederick B, Denny, Joshua C, Zhang, Xinzhi, Bourne, Philip E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mary Ann Liebert, Inc 01.01.2019; Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers; Mary Ann Liebert
• Subjects: algorithmic bias; Artificial intelligence; Big Data; Collaboration; Electronic health records; Health disparities; Health surveillance; Hypotheses; Hypothesis testing; Information technology; interventions; Literature reviews; Machine learning; Medical research; Narrative Review; NIMHD Methods Pillar; Nutrition; Public health; R&D; Research & development; Researchers; Science; Social entrepreneurship; translation; Vital statistics; Workforce; AI; translation; interventions; big data; NIMHD Methods Pillar; algorithmic bias

Despite decades of research and interventions, significant health disparities persist. Seventeen years is the estimated time to translate scientific discoveries into public health action. This Narrative Review argues that the translation process could be accelerated if representative data were gathe...