In today’s society there are many Health disparities that affect millions of Americans each year. Approximately 1.5 million people‚ who die each year‚ die from chronic diseases that are listed as one of the top 10 global health disparities. The type of health disparities that Americans face are Heart disease‚ Cardiovascular disease‚ Type II Diabetes‚ Colon cancer‚ and Obesity. Heart disease is the leading cause of death throughout the world. Cardiovascular disease and cancer account for almost two-thirds
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low socioeconomic statuses‚ and cultures. Studies show Blacks‚ Hispanics‚ American Indians and people with low income are likely to be uninsured. They not only lack the healthcare coverage‚ but also do not get the quality of care and experience worse health outcomes. Disparities in health and healthcare are persistent problem in the U.S. As a prospective student pharmacist and future healthcare professional‚ it is a significant issue to me. Health disparities cause disability‚
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Health disparities are a continuing issue‚ especially in America where there are many different socioeconomic hierarchies that can affect the level of health care. These health disparities refer to the different groups of people and how diseases affect each group. There have been many studies done to identify the health disparities driven by socioeconomic status (SES). Most all of the studies have provided evidence that racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive lower quality health care than
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existence of health disparities. Such factors include‚ socio-economic factor‚ geographic location‚ education‚ culture‚ religion-belief system‚ gender and sexual identity. There are several models that explain disparities in health. (Coreil‚ 2010) describes several models that explain health disparities. Such models include the racial-genetic model‚ health behavior model‚ racial and ethnic model‚ social-economic model‚ psychological model and the structural-constructivist model of health. Geographical
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From a global health perspective‚ health disparities matter! Health disparities are those differences in health outcomes that exist between people‚ communities‚ or countries. There are significant differences in health outcomes between racial and ethnic groups in the United States and further‚ the health outcomes between groups in the Unites States and other countries. There is inequity and inequality in health care. Jones (2010) challenges us to look at health disparities from an ethical or moral
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American Public Health Association NOVEMBER 2008 Evaluating the Economic Causes and Consequences of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Kristen Suthers‚ PhD‚ MPH R acial and ethnic health disparities are differences in health status driven by social inequities. While most agree that disparities in health are a social justice issue‚ underlying economic issues that exacerbate these differences have not been recog- nized. This paper dissects the economic costs of disparities first‚ at
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A common theme across the field of public health is how health disparities impact individual’s well-being. The article by Brendan Collins reports on a United Kingdom Food Standards Agency (FAS) study of 322‚458 different premises (pubs/clubs‚ restaurants/cafes/canteens‚ small retailers‚ and takeaways) that serve food. It revealed that significant health disparities exist within the food service industry‚ between supplier‚ premise‚ and consumer. The study’s data was derived from 341 local authority
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mental and substance abuse illnesses have often been identified as vulnerable populations. The following essay discusses the physical‚ psychological‚ and social factors that predispose these individuals to vulnerability. In regards to health care‚ potential disparities are then identified based on the theoretical components of Aday’s framework regarding access‚ cost and quality of care. Historically speaking‚ mental and substance abuse illnesses were considered “a social rather than a medical
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3410- Health Disparities Research Paper December 2‚ 2012 Disparities in Mental Health Care with Regards to Racial and Ethnic Cofactors There are many significant differences among racial and ethnic groups pertaining to mental health and mental health services. Via this topic‚ disparities among racial and ethnic groups have arisen and been studied and researched in magnitude. Mental health disparities among racial and ethnic groups can be attributed‚ but not limited to: access to health care
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in January 2000 by the Department of Health and Human Services. This program intended to tackle nationwide promotions and disease preventions in the communities in which they sever form social disparities in health. Social disparities generally specify as the difference in health status that are consistently correlated with various levels of latent social advantages and position in the social ladder (Braveman & Gruskin‚ 2003.) these social disparities in health are mirrored by ethnicity‚ sexual orientation
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