Health Disparity Themes
How far exactly did we come in attempting to achieve health equality and equity? Measures to reduce health disparities focuses on several key themes: (1) How persistent health disparities are (2) The economic condition (3) Race and discrimination (4) Geographic location (5) Raising awareness on the issue of health disparities (6) Shaping or integrating better health policies (7) The function of a community in developing plans to tackle health disparities (8) The promising Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Certainly, there are many other topics encased in health disparities that need to be addressed other than the aforementioned. However, these challenges often include measuring issues (i.e. the level of cultural competency) that are difficult to get an exact estimation for. That is, it is an on-going trial-and-error method until there are positive results.
I will be focusing mainly on the above key themes in my paper. Then again, it will surely be difficult to encompass all of the measures taken to reduce all of the health inequalities mentioned above, therefore, I will be selecting two key themes that have enough substance in order to be addressed in length. The first health disparity I have chosen is race and discrimination. The reason being is the level of cultural competency in health care professions is the …show more content…
This health disparity also incorporates poverty as a major peril for negative health outcomes especially for the minority and low-income population, who are at a socioeconomic disadvantage. The question here is how do we distribute an ample amount of wealth to those who cannot afford to pay for medical services or health insurance? History has shown us that the state of the economy cannot be underestimated—the economic plunge has and will continue to have serious impacts on
I will be focusing mainly on the above key themes in my paper. Then again, it will surely be difficult to encompass all of the measures taken to reduce all of the health inequalities mentioned above, therefore, I will be selecting two key themes that have enough substance in order to be addressed in length. The first health disparity I have chosen is race and discrimination. The reason being is the level of cultural competency in health care professions is the …show more content…
This health disparity also incorporates poverty as a major peril for negative health outcomes especially for the minority and low-income population, who are at a socioeconomic disadvantage. The question here is how do we distribute an ample amount of wealth to those who cannot afford to pay for medical services or health insurance? History has shown us that the state of the economy cannot be underestimated—the economic plunge has and will continue to have serious impacts on