Health Disparities: Focus on the Filipino-American Population in the USA As a Filipino-American nurse living in Los Angeles‚ California‚ this writer has been a witness and an active participant in the multifactorial influences/aspects that affect the Filipino-Americans‚ in health and illness. Being a grandmother of wonderful grandkids has brought me further exposure to the plight of elderly Filipino-Americans in the United States of America. The Institute of Medicine’s Report on Unequal Treatment:
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different demographics when it comes to race‚ age‚ socioeconomics‚ etc. Because the population is constantly changing‚ the health care resources are affected daily. With the aging population‚ there is room for advancement because with age comes certain illnesses and there is a much-needed percentage of care that is needed but not provided. Although‚ it is a dramatic difference in health among racial and ethnic groups as well. Each race has had its own life expectancy. “For example‚ compared to a baby born
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African American Culture and Health Disparities Vanessa Marmon Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science‚ Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing‚ Cohort 11 Professor Battick‚ Nur 642 - Cultural Diversity June 23‚ 2016 African American Culture and Health Disparities Culture is one of the things that makes groups of people special‚ unique and interesting. Just like any other culture‚ African Americans have traditions that they hold near and dear to their hearts such as the music‚ dance
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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
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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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Philippine and Filipino brief history of the life and times of the Filipino people in the Philippines. The values of Filipino culture have changed through emigration and immigration‚ as well as religiosity and spirituality‚ and because of coexisting and sometimes conflicting values . Details are given outlining the global Filipino diaspora in the 21st-century and highlights its impact on the social and religious conditions of the people. An interview with a native born Filipinos young woman
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Introduction “Culture comprises of shared beliefs values‚ and practices that guide a group’s members in patterned ways of thinking and acting. Culture can also be viewed as a blueprint for guiding actions that impact care‚ health‚ and well-being” (Leininger & McFarland‚ 2006). “Culture is more than ethnicity and social norms; it includes religious‚ geographic‚ socio-economic‚ occupational‚ ability-or disability-related‚ and sexual orientation-related beliefs and behaviors. Each group has cultural
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suggests that the health of the population in the United States continues to improve. However‚ over the past decades‚ the United Stated has seen a widespread disparity in the society‚ wealth‚ education‚ race and gender. Income and wealth are unevenly distributed and this distribution leads to widespread health disparities across racial‚ ethnic‚ and socioeconomic status groups. In addition‚ a multitude of economic‚ social‚ and political factors combined cause a health disparity between those groups
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many are people who encounter with Health disabilities and issues that do not only impact their wellbeing but also their lives. However the majority of them cannot control their Health situation due to their lifestyle‚ in addition to this problem the distribution of Health services contribute to the creation of ‘Health Disparities’. In this essay I will classify Heath Disparities in New Zealand from a Marxist perspective‚ where it will become visible that Health inequality within our country lies
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Maria J Garcia Health Disparities Now a days it is very common that people’s health depends on their income rate‚ social environment and the area we live in‚ and now the mortality rate is very remarkable between areas of the community‚ what does the mortality rate has to do with our location? Here in San Antonio‚ diabetes mortality rate is very high but it is higher in some places than others‚ and this is because a person’s income influences their location‚ according to research data about
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