Health: A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (World Health Organization) Disparity: A chain of events signified by a difference in (1) environment; (2) access to, utilization of, and quality of care; (3) health ...
Given the existing disparities inmental healthtreatment and the projected growth of the African American older adult population, a dire need for further research to into assessment and treatment with a focus on cultural context is obvious.
Cultural Diversity June 23‚ 2016 AfricanAmericanCulture andHealthDisparitiesCulture is one of the things that makes groups of people special‚ unique and interesting. Just like any other culture‚ AfricanAmericanshave traditions that they hold near and dear to their hearts such as the music‚...
from slavery to where we are now, many things were put in place to stop the progression of the African- American people both mind and body. For example the right to vote, stopping it with the literacy tests and the grandfather clause. Throughout the years African-Americans have gained more...
African-Americans caring for loved ones with cancer were less likely than their white peers to report distress and depression, possibly due to stronger social support, according to results of a study presented at the 11th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic...
Obesity insufficient exercise, high blood pressure, and diabetes are more prevalent among African American than white family practice patients, even after adjusting for age, gender, and educational attainment. This study complements previous evidence of disparities in chronic disease and health risk ...
The disparities have been largely attributed to socioeconomic differences and unequal access to quality health care. Now a study published this month in the American Heart Association journal Circulation suggests that if all patients get the same care, these health differences disappear, and in fact,...
Faith and public health partnerships offer promise to addressing health disparities, but examples that incorporate African-Americans and Latino congregations are lacking. Here we present results from developing a multi-ethnic, multi-denominational faith and public health partnership to address health dispari...
(2007) highlight how regardless of societal changes, African Americans experience discrimination from health care providers and experience significant disparities in health outcomes compared to Caucasian counterparts. For example, cardiovascular disease mortality per 100,000 persons for African Americans is ...
Further, we found that approximately half of the articles in almost every time period studied did not report actors who are working to ameliorate healthcare inequalities, nor did a majority of stories call on any actor to address disparities.As a political agenda to reduce racial healthcare ...