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Prostate cancer: Black men are 73% more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men and are twice as likely to die of it. Colorectal cancer: Largely due to disparities in screening, Black ...
Racial bias fuels healthcare disparities. Unconscious bias meets algorithms. Black communities disproportionately affected. Sustainable healthcare changes. When we seek medical care, we all hope ...
Disparities in healthcare systems can affect outcomes for many people. Learn why this matters and how to help. ... Work toward equitable access to healthcare, education, housing, transportation ...
Reasons for disparities in access to health care are many, but can include the following: Lack of a regular source of care. Without access to a regular source of care, patients have greater difficulty obtaining care, fewer doctor visits, and more difficulty obtaining prescription drugs.
Learn about the impact of geography on the health care in minority communities, including issues like lack of access to medical care and lack of "walkable" neighborhoods.
Eliseo Pérez-Stable, MD, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, talks about health disparities and how his studies aim to improve interventions in clinical ...
Then there are disparities in treatment, which may come from a lack of health care access, including insurance coverage, transportation challenges, and the time required for treatment such as ...
Data from the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2021 showed that only 5.08% of the psychology workforce was Black — as opposed to 80.85% being white. According to Owoo, this disparity ...