Discrimination can cause adverse changes in health‚ and such efforts are an increasingly necessary component of comprehensive approaches to improving health disparities. The research on discrimination and health disparities continues to grow rapidly year after year‚ and evidence has shown that discrimination has been operationalized in a variety of ways‚ consistent with an inverse association between discrimination and an increasingly broad range of health outcomes across various populations in a wide
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article addresses the health care disparities and the health disparities patients experience when accessing care. However‚ the aim of the article is to inform nurses on how they can close the gap by being culturally competent and by demonstrating effective communication (Beard‚ Gwanmesia & Miranda-Diaz‚ 2015‚ p. 58). Although this article is in perspective of US citizens‚ however I learned the importance of having cultural competence‚ which will assist me in providing care for each individual client
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needs and services of a population in terms of health care. The population in general is something that typically cannot be controlled. According to Yali and Revensons‚ (2004)‚ “Given the current levels of social and racial disparities in health and the likelihood that these disparities will not decrease under the current health system‚ we presume that as the American population continues to change‚ these disparities will have an even greater impact on health “(pg. 147).With the population constantly
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Disparities in health care access in the US Multiple studies had shown that racial and ethnic minorities experience a lower quality of health care services and are less likely to receive routine medical procedures than are white Americans. Minorities are also more likely to be uninsured‚ live in poverty‚ and be exposed to environmental hazards at home and on the job. Although the gap in health services and health outcomes is not as wide as it was 10 years ago; there are still major blocks to overcome
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The Health of today’s Indigenous Australians is burdened with chronic and communicable disease‚ infant mortality and morbidity‚ substance misuse‚ poor nutrition‚ emotional distress‚ increased hospitalization‚ lower levels of access to health care‚ and are at a greater socio-economic disadvantage than other Australians. This has become a national health priority as the decline in health in Indigenous Australians has led to a more than seventeen year gap in life expectancy than other Australians.
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from contemporary health care than other Americans. In this reading there is also evidence that the disparity between the health characteristics of economies dominated by family based farming (LaVeist & Isaac‚ 2013). Therefore the large number of children rises the possibility that at least some of the children will survive (LaVeist & Isaac‚ 2013). In order word‚ this suggested that the average person and other ethnic minorities from a low income family is more likely to have health problems than a
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Disparities in Health Care: Why Ethnic Minorities Struggle Compared to Caucasians Cameron Schilling 2/30/13 BIO-365 Professor Ensworth Healthcare is one of the most talked about topics in America. According to PBS‚ the healthcare industry accounts for eighteen percent of the nation’s gross domestic product(Kane‚ 2012). The cost of healthcare continues to rise and problems are brought to the surface each year. One growing problem is gap between ethnic minorities and the Caucasian population
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potential barriers to health care. We as nurses need to recognize what those barriers are by gaining the knowledge‚ skills and approaches so that it can be applied with any individual or group with a different culture background. American Indians and Alaska Natives face persistent disparities in health and health care‚ including high uninsured rates‚ significant barriers to obtaining needed care‚ and poor health status (2013). The most common standard applied for eligibility for health services from
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Ethnicity could play an extremely role in the health care sector. The growing number of migrant patients and foreign speaking staff could bring many communication errors between a healthcare practitioner and patient. The patient in this case study is a 12- years old Latino boy‚ Called Ramon who speaks little English; He had limited proficiency in English; his mother spoke no English at all and no medical interpreter was available‚ so Ramon acted as his own interpreter while his mother described his
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FINAL Health Disparities Question 1): How do past and present experiences influence gene expression susceptibility to health disparities? Give an example. Gene susceptibility can be influenced in many ways. In the past it was said that during the slave trade many died due to dehydration‚ vomiting‚ or diarrhea‚ which are all sicknesses due to the lack of salt intake. The survivors’ genetic makeup was the reason why they survived. The past influence of the slave trade to the survivors’ bodies was
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