Editorial: Exploring health disparities in black communities: historical perspectives, present challenges, and future directions

Bruno Bonnechère; Kayode Ijadunola; Elias Ali Yesuf; Judite Blanc; Yashendra Sethi

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1787163

Editorial: Exploring health disparities in black communities: historical perspectives, present challenges, and future directions

Front Public Health. 2026 Feb 4:14:1787163. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1787163. eCollection 2026.

Authors

Bruno Bonnechère^{1

2

3}, Kayode Ijadunola⁴, Elias Ali Yesuf⁵, Judite Blanc⁶, Yashendra Sethi⁷

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
² Technology-Supported and Data-Driven Rehabilitation, Data Sciences Institute, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
³ Department of PXL - Healthcare, PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hasselt, Belgium.
⁴ Elizade University, Ondo, Nigeria.
⁵ Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
⁶ Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.
⁷ Subharti Medical College, Meerut, India.

No abstract available

Keywords: black communities; chronic disease; health disparities; health equity; historical injustices; maternal health; mental health; public health.

Publication types

Editorial