Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities:
Bria Philando
- Health Disparities
- Differences in health outcomes
- Higher mortality rates
- Minority Children
- Childhood Obesity
- asthma
- Highest among blacks
- Minority Workforce
- Shortages of physicians
- African Americans only make up a little over 6%
- Hispanics only make up 6%
- Reduces patient centered care
- No Diversity
- Private physicians are less likely to locate in poor neighborhoods
- How to help
- Interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease
- Increase diversity and cultural compenency with health care professionals
- Increase minority physicians
- Make current physicians more culturally aware
- Culture centered educational materials
- Different factors
- Genetics
- Environmental Factors
- Access to Care
- Less likely to have health insurance
- low income
- Less likely to have a primary care physician
- Less likely to receive preventative services
- Cultural Factors
- Common Health Problems
- Heart Disease
- Largest portion of inequality
- African American
- Hispanic
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Increases risk of heart disease
- Cancer
- Aids
- Minorities may have less knowledge about subject