Health Status Of Minority Group
"The future health of the nation will be determined to a large extent by how effectively we work with communities to reduce and eliminate health disparities between non-minority and minority populations experiencing disproportionate burdens of disease, disability, and premature death." ~ Guiding Principle for Improving Minority Health
Health Status of Minority Group Medical advances and new technologies have provided people in America with the potential for longer, healthier lives more than ever before. However, persistent and well-documented health disparities exist between different racial and ethnic populations and health equity remains elusive. Health disparities — differences in health outcomes that are closely linked with social, economic, and environmental disadvantage — are often driven by the social conditions in which individuals live, learn, work and play. This document provides a brief overview of health status of Asian Americans.
The disparities in health status, health risks, and access to health care experienced by persons of minority race and ethnicity are perhaps the greatest challenge facing public health in the United States. The importance of this challenge is manifested in many ways. Although the term “disparities” often is interpreted to mean racial or ethnic disparities, many dimensions of disparity exists in the United States, particularly in health. If a health outcome is seen in a greater or lesser extent between populations, there is disparity. Race or ethnicity, sex, sexual identity, age, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic location all contribute to an individual’s ability to achieve good health. It is important to recognize the impact that social determinants have on health outcomes of specific populations.
Minority Health Determines the Health of the Nation - The United States has become increasingly diverse in the last century. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately 36
Health Status of Minority Group Medical advances and new technologies have provided people in America with the potential for longer, healthier lives more than ever before. However, persistent and well-documented health disparities exist between different racial and ethnic populations and health equity remains elusive. Health disparities — differences in health outcomes that are closely linked with social, economic, and environmental disadvantage — are often driven by the social conditions in which individuals live, learn, work and play. This document provides a brief overview of health status of Asian Americans.
The disparities in health status, health risks, and access to health care experienced by persons of minority race and ethnicity are perhaps the greatest challenge facing public health in the United States. The importance of this challenge is manifested in many ways. Although the term “disparities” often is interpreted to mean racial or ethnic disparities, many dimensions of disparity exists in the United States, particularly in health. If a health outcome is seen in a greater or lesser extent between populations, there is disparity. Race or ethnicity, sex, sexual identity, age, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic location all contribute to an individual’s ability to achieve good health. It is important to recognize the impact that social determinants have on health outcomes of specific populations.
Minority Health Determines the Health of the Nation - The United States has become increasingly diverse in the last century. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, approximately 36