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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2020 Mar;13(3):253–260. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-19-0249

Table 1.

Adapted NIMHD Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Framework (https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/about/overview/research-framework.html)

Levels of Influence
Individual Interpersonal Community Societal
Domains of Influence
(Over the Lifecourse)
Biological Biological Vulnerability and Mechanisms Caregiver-Child Interaction
Family Microbiome
Community Illness
Exposure
Herd Immunity
Sanitation
Immunization
Pathogen exposure
Behavioral Health Behaviors
Coping Strategies
Attitudes about Screening
Family Functioning
School/Work Functioning
Community Functioning Immigration Policies and Laws
Physical/Built Environment Personal Environment Household Environment
School/Work Environment
Community Environment
Community Resources & Organizations
Societal Structure
Sociocultural Environment Sociodemographics
Limited English
Cultural Identity
Response to Discrimination
Social Networks
Family/Peer Norms
Interpersonal Discrimination
Community Norms
Immigrant Enclaves
Local Structural Discrimination
Societal Norms
Societal Structural Discrimination
Health Care System Insurance Coverage
Health Literacy
Treatment Preferences
Patient-Clinician Relationship
Medical Decision-Making
Availability of Services
Safety Net Services
Quality of Care
Health Care Policies
Health Outcomes Individual Health Family/ Organizational Health Community Health Population Health