Medical Disparity

Health Disparities | DASH | CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/disparities/index.htm

Despite significant progress in research, practice, and policy, disparities in youth health risk behaviors persist. Populations can be defined by factors such as race or ethnicity, gender, education or income, disability, geographic location (e.g., rural or urban), or sexual …

DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE - 2021 National …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578532/

DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE. Healthcare delivery is not experienced equitably by all populations. A healthcare disparity is a difference …

Health Disparities: Definition, Causes, and Impact

https://www.verywellhealth.com/health-disparities-4173220

Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-5-key-question-and-answers/

Healthy People 2020 defines a health disparity as, “a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage” and notes that...

Defining Health Disparities | Health Disparities | CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthdisparities/default.htm

Defining Health Disparities Despite prevention efforts, some groups of people are affected by HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB more than other groups of …

Health Disparities | Healthy Aging | CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/disparities/index.htm

Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or in opportunities to achieve optimal health experienced by socially …

CDC Health Disparities & Inequalities Report (CHDIR)

https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/chdireport.html

The CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report – United States, 2013, published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), is the second consolidated assessment that highlights health disparities …

Reducing disparities in health care | Causes of health …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/reducing-disparities-health-care

The American Medical Association (AMA) encourages physicians to examine their own practices to ensure equality in medical care. The AMA's mission is to achieve health equity by mitigating disparity factors in the …

Health Disparities, NHLBI, NIH

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/healthdisp/index.htm

What are “Health Disparities?” "Health disparities are differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that …

6 Examples of Health Disparities & Potential Solutions

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Health disparities are preventable circumstances relating to individuals’ health status based on social factors such as income, ethnicity, education, age and gender. These factors can result in circumstances such as a …