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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 25 of 93 Research Studies DisplayedPruitt SL, Tiro JA, Xuan L
Hispanic and immigrant paradoxes in U.S. breast cancer mortality: impact of neighborhood poverty and Hispanic density.
The researchers tested the Hispanic and Immigrant Paradoxes-i.e., survival advantages despite a worse risk factor profile-and the modifying role of neighborhood context. They found no evidence of an Immigrant Paradox and some evidence of a Hispanic Paradox where protective effects were limited to U.S.-born Hispanics. Contrary to prior studies, foreign birthplace and residence in higher Hispanic density neighborhoods were associated with increased mortality.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Pruitt SL, Tiro JA, Xuan L .
Hispanic and immigrant paradoxes in U.S. breast cancer mortality: impact of neighborhood poverty and Hispanic density.
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2016 Dec 14;13(12):E1238. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13121238.
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Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Low-Income, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Mortality, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Smith JJ, Johnston JM, Hiratsuka VY
Medical home implementation and trends in diabetes quality measures for AN/AI primary care patients.
The researchers investigated changes in trend for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM-II) quality indicators after patient-centered medical home (PCMH) implementation at Southcentral Foundation, a tribal health organization in Alaska. They found that rates of new DM-II diagnoses were stable prior to but increased after implementation. DM-II rates of HbA1c screening increased, though not significantly before and remained stable after implementation.
AHRQ-funded; HS019154.
Citation: Smith JJ, Johnston JM, Hiratsuka VY .
Medical home implementation and trends in diabetes quality measures for AN/AI primary care patients.
Prim Care Diabetes 2015 Apr;9(2):120-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2014.06.005..
Keywords: Diabetes, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Primary Care, Quality Measures, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Riley K, Nazareno J, Malish S
24-hour care: work and sleep conditions of migrant Filipino live-in caregivers in Los Angeles.
The authors examined sleeping conditions and outcomes for live-in formal caregivers. They found that caregivers rated sleep quality as lower while at work and that over 40% reported excessive daytime sleepiness. They concluded that impacts on sleep quality pose risks for work-related injury and errors in patient care.
AHRQ-funded; HS000011.
Citation: Riley K, Nazareno J, Malish S .
24-hour care: work and sleep conditions of migrant Filipino live-in caregivers in Los Angeles.
Am J Ind Med 2016 Dec;59(12):1120-29. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22647.
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Keywords: Caregiving, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Sleep Problems
Yoon S, Co MC, Jr., Suero-Tejeda N
A data mining approach for exploring correlates of self-reported comparative physical activity levels of urban Latinos.
The authors applied data mining techniques to a community-based behavioral dataset to build prediction models to gain insights about physical activity levels as the foundation for future interventions for urban Latinos. They identified environment factors and psychological factors. They concluded that the data mining methods were useful to build prediction models to gain insights about perceptions of physical activity behavior as compared to peers.
AHRQ-funded; HS019853; HS022961.
Citation: Yoon S, Co MC, Jr., Suero-Tejeda N .
A data mining approach for exploring correlates of self-reported comparative physical activity levels of urban Latinos.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2016;225:553-7.
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Keywords: Data, Lifestyle Changes, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Urban Health
McDonald ML, Huang A, Proudfoot JA
Association of obesity, BMI, and Hispanic ethnicity on ambulatory status in children with spinal dysraphism followed near the California-Mexico border.
This study evaluated the relationship between body mass index (BMI), overweight status (OW), or obesity (OB) and ambulatory status in a predominantly Hispanic population of children with spinal dysraphism (SD). It found that,despite no difference in ambulatory status, increasing BMI and OW / OB are associated with Hispanic ethnicity and increasing age.
AHRQ-funded; HS022404.
Citation: McDonald ML, Huang A, Proudfoot JA .
Association of obesity, BMI, and Hispanic ethnicity on ambulatory status in children with spinal dysraphism followed near the California-Mexico border.
J Health Care Poor Underserved 2016;27(4):1956-69. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0173.
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Keywords: Obesity, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Children/Adolescents, Health Status
Bjarnadottir RI, Millery M, Fleck E
Correlates of online health information-seeking behaviors in a low-income Hispanic community.
The authors explored the correlates of online health information-seeking behaviors among Hispanic residents of a low-income urban neighborhood. They found that age and Spanish as preferred language were negatively associated with online health information-seeking, whereas education and health literacy were positively associated. They concluded that their findings have implications for designing online health information resources and interventions appropriate for the populations they are likely to reach.
AHRQ-funded; HS019853.
Citation: Bjarnadottir RI, Millery M, Fleck E .
Correlates of online health information-seeking behaviors in a low-income Hispanic community.
Inform Health Soc Care 2016 Dec;41(4):341-9. doi: 10.3109/17538157.2015.1064429.
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Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Low-Income, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Urban Health, Web-Based
Hopkins AL, Moore-Monroy M, Wilkinson-Lee AM
It's complicated: negotiating between traditional research and community-based participatory research in a translational study.
The authors focused on the challenges, solutions, and lessons learned in applying the Interactive Systems Framework (ISF) to their translational research project. They identified challenges in the areas of research design, and in the ISF systems of prevention synthesis and translation, prevention support, and prevention delivery. They negotiated solutions between the scientific and local community that resulted in acceptable compromises for both groups. They concluded that although the model presented by the ISF is difficult to achieve, they offered concrete solutions to community members and scientists to move toward that ideal.
AHRQ-funded; HS022016.
Citation: Hopkins AL, Moore-Monroy M, Wilkinson-Lee AM .
It's complicated: negotiating between traditional research and community-based participatory research in a translational study.
Prog Community Health Partnersh 2016;10(3):425-33. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2016.0049.
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Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Depression, Prevention, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Implementation
Rice LJ, Hughes B, Briggs V
Perceived efficacy and control for neighborhood change: the cross-cutting role of collective efficacy.
The authors characterized perceived neighborhood control and efficacy for neighborhood change and evaluated independent associations between efficacy and control beliefs and sociodemographic factors, community involvement, and perceptions of social environment. They concluded that efforts are needed to improve residents' ability to become positive agents of change in their community, and that creating a research infrastructure within academic community partnerships that focus on strengthening advocacy and public policy may improve resident's efficacy and ability to seek and encourage neighborhood change.
AHRQ-funded; HS019339.
Citation: Rice LJ, Hughes B, Briggs V .
Perceived efficacy and control for neighborhood change: the cross-cutting role of collective efficacy.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2016 Dec;3(4):667-75. doi: 10.1007/s40615-015-0185-9.
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Keywords: Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health
Lipton BJ, Wherry LR, Miller S
AHRQ Author: Lipton BJ, Decker S
Previous Medicaid expansion may have had lasting positive effects on oral health of non-Hispanic black children.
The researchers estimated the relationship between adult oral health and the extent of state public health insurance eligibility for pregnant women, infants, and children throughout childhood separately for non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, and Hispanics. They found that expanded Medicaid coverage geared toward pregnant women and children during their first year of life was linked to better oral health in adulthood among non-Hispanic blacks.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Lipton BJ, Wherry LR, Miller S .
Previous Medicaid expansion may have had lasting positive effects on oral health of non-Hispanic black children.
Health Aff 2016 Dec;35(12):2249-58. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0865.
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Keywords: Medicaid, Dental and Oral Health, Children/Adolescents, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Fiscella K, Sanders MR
Racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of health care.
The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports document widespread and persistent racial and ethnic disparities. Recent data suggest slow progress in many areas but have documented a few notable successes in eliminating these disparities. To eliminate these disparities, continued progress will require a collective national will to ensure health care equity through expanded health insurance coverage, support for primary care, and public accountability.
AHRQ-funded; HS022440.
Citation: Fiscella K, Sanders MR .
Racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of health care.
Annu Rev Public Health 2016;37:375-94. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032315-021439.
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Keywords: Disparities, Quality of Care, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health
Gaines TL, Caldwell JT, Ford CL
Relationship between a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded HIV testing initiative and past-year testing by race/ethnicity: a multilevel analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) expanded testing initiative (ETI) aims to bolster HIV testing among populations disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic by providing additional funding to health departments serving these communities. Controlling for individual- and state-level characteristics, ETI participation was independently and positively associated with past-year testing, but this association varied by race/ethnicity.
AHRQ-funded; HS022811.
Citation: Gaines TL, Caldwell JT, Ford CL .
Relationship between a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded HIV testing initiative and past-year testing by race/ethnicity: a multilevel analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
AIDS Care 2016;28(5):554-60. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1131968.
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Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Screening, Prevention, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Goff SL, Youssef Y, Pekow PS
Successful strategies for practice-based recruitment of racial and ethnic minority pregnant women in a randomized controlled trial: the IDEAS for a healthy baby study.
The authors used strategies grounded in a health equity framework to address barriers to recruitment and retention in three domains: preparation, process, and patient-centeredness in the IDEAS (Information, Description, Education, Assistance, and Support) for a Healthy Baby study. They achieved higher recruitment (87.1 %) and retention rates (97.3 %) than anticipated, concluding that others seeking to recruit racial and ethnic minority pregnant women in similar settings may find the preparation, process, and patient-centered strategies used in this study applicable for their own studies.
AHRQ-funded; HS021864; HS021879.
Citation: Goff SL, Youssef Y, Pekow PS .
Successful strategies for practice-based recruitment of racial and ethnic minority pregnant women in a randomized controlled trial: the IDEAS for a healthy baby study.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2016 Dec;3(4):731-37. doi: 10.1007/s40615-015-0192-x.
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Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Pregnancy, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Research Methodologies
Martens CE, Crutchfield TM, Laping JL
Why wait until our community gets cancer?: Exploring CRC screening barriers and facilitators in the Spanish-speaking community in North Carolina.
The objectives for this paper were: (1) to improve understanding of preferences regarding potential colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program characteristics, and (2) to improve understanding of the barriers and facilitators around CRC screening with the Hispanic, immigrant community in North Carolina. They found that Hispanics may have a general awareness of and interest in CRC screening, but multiple barriers prevent them from getting screened, and recommended that special attention be given to designing culturally and linguistically appropriate programs to improve access to healthcare resources, insurance, and associated costs among Hispanics.
AHRQ-funded; HS019468.
Citation: Martens CE, Crutchfield TM, Laping JL .
Why wait until our community gets cancer?: Exploring CRC screening barriers and facilitators in the Spanish-speaking community in North Carolina.
J Cancer Educ 2016 Dec;31(4):652-59. doi: 10.1007/s13187-015-0890-4.
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Keywords: Cancer: Colorectal Cancer, Cultural Competence, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Screening
Heerman WJ, Mitchell SJ, Thompson J
Parental perception of built environment characteristics and built environment use among Latino families: a cross-sectional study.
The researchers examined the association of perceived availability, condition, and safety of the built environment with its self-reported use for physical activity among underserved families with children at risk for obesity. In their sample of underserved families, perceived availability and condition of built environment structures were associated with use rather than perceived safety.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Heerman WJ, Mitchell SJ, Thompson J .
Parental perception of built environment characteristics and built environment use among Latino families: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Public Health 2016 Nov 22;16(1):1180. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3854-7.
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Keywords: Obesity, Social Determinants of Health, Children/Adolescents, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Vulnerable Populations
Haines CF, Fleishman JA, Yehia BR
AHRQ Author: Fleishman JA
Closing the gap in antiretroviral initiation and viral suppression: time trends and racial disparities.
In the current antiretroviral (ART) era, the evolution of HIV guidelines and emergence of new ART agents might be expected to impact the times to ART initiation (AI) and HIV virologic suppression. The researchers sought to determine if times to AI and virologic suppression decreased and if disparities exist. Since 2007, times from enrollment to AI and virologic suppression have decreased significantly compared with 2003-2004.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Haines CF, Fleishman JA, Yehia BR .
Closing the gap in antiretroviral initiation and viral suppression: time trends and racial disparities.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016 Nov 1;73(3):340-47. doi: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001114.
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Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Morgan E, Khanna AS, Skaathun B
Marijuana use among young black men who have sex with men and the HIV care continuum: findings from the uConnect cohort.
The authors investigated how substances most commonly used by young black men who have sex with men (YBMSM), such as marijuana, are related to the HIV continuum. They found that YBMSM who used marijuana heavily were more likely to be HIV-positive unaware than those who never used marijuana..
AHRQ-funded; HS000084.
Citation: Morgan E, Khanna AS, Skaathun B .
Marijuana use among young black men who have sex with men and the HIV care continuum: findings from the uConnect cohort.
Subst Use Misuse 2016 Nov 9;51(13):1751-9. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1197265.
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Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Substance Abuse
Durstenfeld MS, Ogedegbe O, Katz SD
Racial and ethnic differences in heart failure readmissions and mortality in a large municipal healthcare system.
This study sought to determine whether racial and ethnic differences exist among patients with similar access to care. It examined outcomes after heart failure hospitalization within a large municipal health system and determined that racial and ethnic differences in outcomes were present.
AHRQ-funded; HS023683.
Citation: Durstenfeld MS, Ogedegbe O, Katz SD .
Racial and ethnic differences in heart failure readmissions and mortality in a large municipal healthcare system.
JACC Heart Fail 2016 Nov;4(11):885-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2016.05.008.
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Keywords: Heart Disease and Health, Hospital Readmissions, Hospitalization, Mortality, Outcomes, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Scarinci IC, Garces-Palacio IC, Morales-Aleman MM
Sowing the seeds of health: training of community health advisors to promote breast and cervical cancer screening among Latina immigrants in Alabama.
The researchers sought to develop and evaluate a culturally relevant training for Community Health Advisors (CHA) to promote breast and cervical cancer screening among Latina immigrants in Alabama. They found that a knowledge and skills training increased the CHAs' (1) knowledge of cancer screening and other health topics and (2) their perceived confidence to communicate with women in their communities about cancer screening and to motivate them to attain screenings.
AHRQ-funded; HS013852.
Citation: Scarinci IC, Garces-Palacio IC, Morales-Aleman MM .
Sowing the seeds of health: training of community health advisors to promote breast and cervical cancer screening among Latina immigrants in Alabama.
J Health Care Poor Underserved 2016;27(4):1779-93. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0162.
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Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Breast Cancer, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Screening, Women
Stepanikova I, Oates GR
Dimensions of racial identity and perceived discrimination in health care.
Drawing from the scholarship on multidimensionality of race, this study examined the relationships between perceived discrimination in health care and two dimensions of racial identity: self-identified race/ethnicity and perceived attributed race/ethnicity (respondents' perceptions of how they are racially classified by others). The investigators used Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data collected in 2004-2013 for their analysis.
AHRQ-funded; HS023009.
Citation: Stepanikova I, Oates GR .
Dimensions of racial identity and perceived discrimination in health care.
Ethn Dis 2016 Oct 20;26(4):501-12. doi: 10.18865/ed.26.4.501..
Keywords: Disparities, Healthcare Delivery, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Lyles CR, Allen JY, Poole D
"I want to keep the personal relationship with my doctor": Understanding barriers to portal use among African Americans and Latinos.
The investigators sought to understand specific barriers to portal use among African American and Latino patients at Kaiser Permanente, which has had a portal in place for over a decade. Their findings suggest that uniform adoption of portal use across diverse patient groups requires more usable, more personalized websites, which may be particularly important for reducing health care disparities.
AHRQ-funded; HS022408.
Citation: Lyles CR, Allen JY, Poole D .
"I want to keep the personal relationship with my doctor": Understanding barriers to portal use among African Americans and Latinos.
J Med Internet Res 2016 Oct 3;18(10):e263. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5910.
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Keywords: Disparities, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Clinician-Patient Communication, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Web-Based
Chuang LS, Villaverde N, Hui KY
A frameshift in CSF2RB predominant among Ashkenazi Jews increases risk for Crohn's disease and reduces monocyte signaling via GM-CSF.
The authors sought to identify rare, Crohn's disease-associated frameshift variants of high functional and statistical effects. They associated Crohn's disease with a frameshift mutation in CSF2RB. Intestinal monocytes from carriers of this mutation had reduced responses to granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
AHRQ-funded; HS021747.
Citation: Chuang LS, Villaverde N, Hui KY .
A frameshift in CSF2RB predominant among Ashkenazi Jews increases risk for Crohn's disease and reduces monocyte signaling via GM-CSF.
Gastroenterology 2016 Oct;151(4):710-23.e2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.06.045.
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Keywords: Digestive Disease and Health, Genetics, Risk, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Nakagawa K, Ahn HJ, Taira DA
Ethnic comparison of 30-day potentially preventable readmissions after stroke in Hawaii.
The authors sought to compare potentially preventable readmissions (PPR) among a multiethnic population in Hawaii. They concluded that the Chinese ethnicity may have a higher risk of 30-day PPR after stroke compared to whites. Other associated factors include mental illness, Medicaid, and Hawaii county.
AHRQ-funded; HS019990.
Citation: Nakagawa K, Ahn HJ, Taira DA .
Ethnic comparison of 30-day potentially preventable readmissions after stroke in Hawaii.
Stroke 2016 Oct;47(10):2611-7. doi: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.013669.
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Keywords: Stroke, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Hospital Readmissions, Hospitalization, Risk
Heerman WJ, Perrin EM, Sanders LM
Racial and ethnic differences in injury prevention behaviors among caregivers of infants.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the association between caregiver race/ethnicity and adherence to injury prevention recommendations. It concluded that a high prevalence of non-adherence to recommended injury prevention behaviors is common across racial/ethnic categories for caregivers of infants among a diverse sample of families from low-SES backgrounds.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Heerman WJ, Perrin EM, Sanders LM .
Racial and ethnic differences in injury prevention behaviors among caregivers of infants.
Am J Prev Med 2016 Oct;51(4):411-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.04.020.
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Keywords: Caregiving, Family Health and History, Injuries and Wounds, Prevention, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Tan JY, Xu LJ, Lopez FY
Shared decision making among clinicians and Asian American and Pacific Islander sexual and gender minorities: an intersectional approach to address a critical care gap.
The authors illustrated how issues at the intersection of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and sexual and gender minorities (SGM) identities affect shared decision making processes and health outcomes. They discussed experiences of AAPI SGM that are affected by AAPI heterogeneity, SGM stigma, multiple minority group identities, and sources of discrimination.
AHRQ-funded; HS022433.
Citation: Tan JY, Xu LJ, Lopez FY .
Shared decision making among clinicians and Asian American and Pacific Islander sexual and gender minorities: an intersectional approach to address a critical care gap.
LGBT Health 2016 Oct;3(5):327-34. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2015.0143.
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Keywords: Decision Making, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Clinician-Patient Communication, Social Stigma
Sharifi M, Sequist TD, Rifas-Shiman SL
The role of neighborhood characteristics and the built environment in understanding racial/ethnic disparities in childhood obesity.
The authors sought to examine the extent to which racial/ethnic disparities in elevated child body mass index (BMI) are explained by neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) and the built environment. They concluded that SES and the built environment may be important drivers of childhood obesity disparities and that interventions must be tailored to the neighborhood contexts in which families live.
AHRQ-funded; HS022986.
Citation: Sharifi M, Sequist TD, Rifas-Shiman SL .
The role of neighborhood characteristics and the built environment in understanding racial/ethnic disparities in childhood obesity.
Prev Med 2016 Oct;91:103-09. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.07.009.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Disparities, Obesity, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health