A concise overview of what is meant by the terms, "health disparities" and "health inequities" is offered as a basis for understanding the need for successful public health advocacy. Recent statistics illustrate the health disparities and provide a deeper understanding for why s...
In the U.S., HealthyPeople.gov is a leading initiative designed to raise awareness about health disparities and ultimately improve health outcomes. Types of Health Disparities The term health care disparities refers to differences in the ability to access health care, utilize health care, or rece...
LibGuides: Health Disparities, Health Literacy, Health Numeracy: Health Disparities Resources for the Graduate Certificate in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology, a distance-learning program at the Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. J Caranci 被引量: 0发表: 2013年 LibGuides: ...
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Public Health Reports / September–October 2002 / Volume 117What Is a “Health Disparity”?With the launch of Healthy People 2010 in January 2000, the Department ofHealth and Human Services (DHHS) committed the nation to an overarchinggoal, to “eliminate health disparities.” 1 Like the ...
Disparities in primary health care utilisation: Who are the disadvantaged groups? How are they disadvantaged? What interventions work? Bywood P, Katterl R, Lunnay B: Disparities in primary health care utilisation: Who are the disadvantaged groups? How are they disadvantaged? What interventions work...
Health equity, or its foil health inequity, are often viewed as the causes of a health disparity. They are the structural or institutional patterns that ultimately result in health disparities. “Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as...
Increased awareness of the health disparities faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people has driven the need for LGBTIQ-inclusive medical practices internationally. However, despite bisexual, pansexual and queer women's increased sexual health risks and reduced ...
Healthcare performance measurements are aggregated, quantified and analyzed data on a particular healthcare-related activity for reducing costs.
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