2002. What is a "Health Disparity"? Public Health Reports. 117: 426-434.Olivia Carter-Pokras and Claudia Baquet, "What is a `health disparity?'" Public Health Reports 117 (September-October 2002): 426-434. Available at http://medschool.umaryland.edu/disparities/PDF/What_is_disparity. ...
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 ...
What is the digital divide? A. Equal access to technology and the internet. B. Disparities in learning opportunities due to unequal access to technology. C. The use of technology in education. D. The benefits of technology in E. nglish education. ...
Independent spatial coordinates are not necessary for stereoscopic vision. Stere-opsis is highly sensitive to structural disparities associated with local surface shape. Disparate positions on retinal anatomy are neither neces-sary nor sufficient for stereopsis. 展开 关键词:...
Racial Disparities and Discrimination in Education: What Do We know, How Do We Know It, and What Do We Need to Know? This paper reviews what we have learned about racial discrepancies in education, with particular attention to those that might be attributable to discrimin... Farkas,George -...
Health care disparities have long been a problem in the health care system, and as technology continues to advance, the digital divide exacerbates them. One of the most prominent examples of the digital divide’s impacts on health care is the growing prominence of telehealth. Since the pandemic...
Interest is essentially a charge to the borrower for the use of an asset. Assets borrowed can include cash, consumer goods, vehicles, and property. Because of this, an interest rate can be thought of as the "cost of money"—higher interest rates make borrowing the same amount of money mor...
Highlighting Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Other Underserved Populations A height- ened understanding of both differences and similari- ties across age, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, socioeco- nomic class, and sexual orientation is essential to the delivery of equitable cance...
Both measures can be flawed; while standard of living can overlook disparities within groups, quality of life varies widely due to personal experiences and societal factors. Together, they offer a broader understanding of well-being in different regions or populations....
Discrimination perpetuates divisions and disparities in society. 7 Prejudice The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions “This is not actually a volume of the best short stories … These are just the stories that I like best, and I am full of prejudice and str...