The differences between health disparities and health equity are clearly nuanced, making it easy to use the phrases interchangeably. However, acknowledging those subtle differences will be important as the healthcare industry turns its focus toward population health and the social determinants...
health disparities agenda is expansive and includes research and interventions regarding quality of care provided to racial and ethnic minorities; patient/provider interaction or relationship; linguistic and/or cultural competency of providers and organizations serving minority communities; applicability, ...
Health disparities: Issues and opportunities for counseling psychologists. 1. Health disparities are a well-documented health concern gaining recognition nationally and within counseling psychology. Specifically, the term health disparities refers to differences between one population and another in terms of ...
health disparities can have broader consequences for the economy and quality of life. Health disparities account for roughly $42 billion in lost productivity per year, not including additional economic losses due to premature deaths.2Health disparities also can have devastating consequences on the qualit...
But what proportion of the public—and among key subgroups—recognized these social group disparities, relative to disparities associated with age and chronic illness, and did public recognition change over the first year of the pandemic? To address these questions, we analyzed data from three ...
disparitiesinaccesstohigh-qualitycarealsoloomlarge,highlightingthewell-knownqualityissuesinChina’sprimarycaresystemthatstandinthewayofthetransitiontomoreefficientintegrateddelivery. Meanwhile,China’sagingpopulationandrisingNCDburdendrawattentiontothedeficienciesinitselder careinfrastructure,whichremainsoutofstepwith thede...
Disparities in air pollution attributable mortality in the US population by race/ethnicity and sociodemographic factors Article01 July 2024 Assessing long-term effects of gaseous air pollution exposure on mortality in the United States using a variant of difference-in-differences analysis ...
“Associations between neighborhood racial and ethnic composition and health are not due to biological differences between racial and ethnic groups. Rather, these disparities are due to policies and systems that uphold structural racism, leading to differential access to resources that pr...
These lessons are detailed by broaching a few issues in relation tohealth disparities. We draw attention and discuss not only some of the main Canadian disparities in health outcomes, but also the differential distribution of both social and economic resources that underlie them. As such, this pap...
By Contributor, Christina Merriweather Poverty is expensive. In most cases, this refers to qualifying for mortgages or securing lines of revolving credit