The Increasing Health Disparities in the African American Population Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to discuss the problem of the increasing health disparities in African American communities. Several peer reviewed articles were utilized to develop the claim in this paper. My claim is that this growing situation should be classified as a public health problem and measures should be established to solve this problem to help save blacks from dying. These health disparities in the African
of racial and ethnic disproportionality and disparity
Author Andrews (2014) outlines the racial disparity resulting from Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to have an option of refusal for Medicaid expansion in her article “Unintended Consequences: Medicaid Expansion and Racial Inequality in Access to health Insurance.” She uses nationwide statistics provided by different studies to provide confounding evidence on how nonexpansion states are contributing to racial inequality rather than a racial unification. Andrews advocates the expansion and
in Canada. In addition, the study will emphasize their mutually natures to uncover previously unknown health inequalities. I will encompass the intersection principles that are applied to inequalities in class, gender, ethnicity, and health in a Canadian sample. We will seek to identify whether relationships between social inequalities are similar across race, class, and gender groups (Kay, 2015). A survey conducted
It is well recognized that maternal healthcare is essential for further improvement of maternal and child health. Maternal and child health services is said to play a vital role in achieving improved health outcomes. The decision to use health care is undoubtedly influence by the characteristics of the health delivery system such as the availability and accessibility of the services. However, this does not necessarily mean that where there is a good supply of services, demand is created in and of
Whereas in the industrialized nations 1% to 3% of the deaths in children under 5 years of age are due to pneumonia, in developing nations pneumonia is responsible for 10% to 25% of deaths in children under 5 years of age. Health services access can serve to explain this disparity, due to the fact that ARI is one of the principle reasons for medical consultations and hospitalizations in the developing countries.
Chapter 5: Population Health Medical and Population Health Models & The Influences of Social Determinants on Health Behavior and Outcomes In all countries, health discriminates. Social conditions distribute health resources unequally resulting in unfair health inequity between groups (10 facts on health, 2017). Different populations have systemic differences leading to different levels of health and longevity. Economic environments, physical environments, genetics, medical care, and behaviors all
The disparities have limited the accessibility of health care facilities within non-white minority groups. In 1992, the central government responded unsatisfactorily to solve the AIDS epidemic that affected the minority societies (Martin 74). Race-issues has a significant impact on the minority health through policies related to health. For instance, racial separatism exposed the black neighborhood to chemical substances
after talking to the victim, the juvenile, and the parents, and after reviewing the juvenile's prior contacts with the juvenile justice system.” (“Case Flow Diagram”). If the case is sent on, the next step would be prosecution review, which could continue the case, divert it to detention, or move it to the adult criminal justice system. If the case in handled in the system, there are two types of petition which may be filled which are delinquency or waiver. “A delinquency petition states the allegations
Introduction The United States of America is one of the richest countries in the world. Other countries view America as paradise on earth because most people believe that everyone in America is rich and has all their needs taken care of. Sadly, this is not the case. There are populations in the United States living in locations considered food deserts. ‘Desert’ is used to describe an environment lacking in basic aspects (Baines 1974). Food deserts present a significant but silent problem in the US