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Monica Webb Hooper
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 17
Citations - 1816
Monica Webb Hooper is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health equity. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 1011 citations.
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COVID-19 and Racial/Ethnic Disparities.
TL;DR: The authors found that African American individuals and to a lesser extent, Latino individuals bear a disproportionate burden of COVID-19-related outcomes, with the most severe presentation being acute respiratory distress syndrome leading to severe complications and death.
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No Populations Left Behind: Vaccine Hesitancy and Equitable Diffusion of Effective COVID-19 Vaccines.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the complexity of drivers for each of these areas, which include individual, community, and structural factors, and highlight two initiatives at the National Institutes of Health focused on addressing misinformation and distrust through academic-community partnerships and community-engaged behavioral interventions to address the population-specific reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, support informed decision-making, and promote equitable access among populations with health disparities.
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Affirming NIH's commitment to addressing structural racism in the biomedical research enterprise.
Francis S. Collins,Amy Bany Adams,Courtney Aklin,Trevor K. Archer,Marie A. Bernard,Ericka Boone,John Burklow,Michele K. Evans,Sadhana Jackson,Alfred C. Johnson,Jon R. Lorsch,Mia Rochelle Lowden,Anna María Nápoles,Anna E. Ordóñez,Robert Rivers,Victoria Rucker,Tara A. Schwetz,Julia A. Segre,Lawrence A. Tabak,Monica Webb Hooper,Carrie D. Wolinetz,Nih Unite +21 more
TL;DR: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has acknowledged and committed to ending structural racism and diversity in the biomedical workforce as mentioned in this paper, which includes understanding barriers, developing robust health disparities/equity research, improving its internal culture, being transparent and accountable, and changing the extramural ecosystem so that diversity, equity, and inclusion are reflected in funded research and the workforce.
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Naming Racism, not Race, as a Determinant of Tobacco-Related Health Disparities.
Jennifer L. Pearson,Andrew Waa,Kamran Siddiqi,Richard Edwards,Patricia Nez Henderson,Monica Webb Hooper +5 more
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Behavioral and social science in support of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: National Institutes of Health initiatives.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on several National Institutes of Health initiatives that are supporting behavioral and social science research to address SARS-CoV-2 vaccine communication and increase the uptake of vaccination.