Section 1. Vaccination -- Chapter 1. How residential segregation moderates the association between racial/ethnic composition and covid-19 vaccination rates across metropolitan counties in the u.s. / Caroline Wolski, Kathryn Freeman Anderson, and Simone Rambotti -- Chapter 2. Perspectives of rural new Mexicans on the covid-19 vaccines: A qualitative study of covid-19 pandemic vaccination experiences in rural new mexico / Maria Gabaldon-Parish and Kate Cartwright -- Chapter 3. Full-time caregiving during covid-19 based on minority identifications, generation, and vaccination status / Erica S. Jablonski, Chris R. Surfus, and Megan Henly -- Chapter 4. Redefining the vulnerable population in public health research: Incorporating ideological determinants of anti-vaccination attitudes / Atsuko Kawakami, Subi Gandhi, Derek Lehman, and Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld -- Section2. Other topics linked to social factors and health care inequities -- Chapter 5. An examination of exposure and vulnerability to stress from chronic illness and its impact on mental health and long-term disability among non-hispanic white, African American, and latinx populations / Matthew E. Archibald, Rachel N. Head, Jordan Yakoby, and Pamela Behrman -- Chapter 6. The cochlear implant decision: How parents decide to implant their deaf children with cochlear implants / Kathryn Burrows -- Chapter 7. Gaps in the safety-net: Community health centers' diminutive effect on having a regular source of care / Danielle N. Gadson -- Chapter 8. Sociodemographic predictors of viral load testing among hepatitis c antibody-positive patients in a large southern california county: An example of health care inequalities / Sara H. Goodman, Matthew Zahn, Tim-Allen Bruckner, Bernadette Boden-Albala, Janet R. Hankin, and Cynthia M. Lakon.