Health Disparities

Completely eliminating health disparities between the races and ethnic groups is a difficult task to accomplish. Discrimination is the major effector in disparities felt by different races and ethnic groups. It effects the environment they live in, their education, and their incomes, which all play a role in the health disparities they face. Some health disparities faced by the different races and ethnic groups include cancer screenings, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, HIV infections/AIDS, and immunizations rates. In order to completely eliminate health disparities, the government must strive for eliminating the social construct of race, as well as promoting empathy and sensitivity towards immigrants that have different cultures than Americans.
However, this is most likely going to be negatively effected due to the proposed tax reform. I would suggest to the President of the US to reform that tax reform he proposed, and expand the health care that is already provided to cover individuals facing health disparities. Such individuals include people that work, but do not make enough money to pay for health insurance. I would also suggest to make it law that companies that have a certain amount of employees, say about 100, require that they provide health insurance as a benefit. This would greatly expand health insurance coverage, and that coverage may not even necessarily be provided through
As a medical school applicant, I have read about 40 medical schools’ missions, which a majority of them included serving rural and underserved areas. This will help in the coming years, however, serving underserved areas is a personal decision made by physicians. To have a larger impact, I would suggest to the President to create federally, or state-funded organizations that employ medical professionals educated in current health disparities in the US to serve underserved areas, perhaps even use mobile clinics to keep costs low. This would provide equal care for underserved communities, which are usually filled with races and different ethnicities that are typically discriminated against. These suggestions could lead to more primary care prevention within communities that face many health disparities. The health issues these individuals commonly face are noncommunicable diseases that are a result from either not seeking proper health care, or not seeking healthcare whatsoever. Giving them ways to have easier access to it could provide them with the proper information on how to take care of themselves, how to get proper nutrition, and end up avoiding these noncommunicable diseases. Raising awareness could motivate more people to help those that need the better access to