The results from FIG. 5. and FIG.6.‚ further explore the effects of the Hispanic health paradox. In FIG.5.‚ constant with all other tables about exploring percentages of diagnosis‚ the percentage of non-citizen’s vs citizen Hispanics who have been diagnosed with liver conditions is fairly equal‚ although citizens have a slightly higher chance of getting diagnosed. The surprising aspects about the association between Hispanics and liver conditions comes in the rates of recovery. Unlike the general
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Control and Prevention‚ Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease‚ injury‚ violence‚ or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations. Health disparities are inequitable and are directly related to the historical and current unequal distribution of social‚ political‚ economic‚ and environmental resources (Health Disparities‚ 2015). There are multiple factors that contribute to health disparities such as‚ poverty‚ inadequate
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Issue Paper: Disparities in Access to Healthcare According to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)‚ health disparities are defined as “population-specific differences in the presence of disease‚ health outcomes‚ or access to healthcare” (2013). In the United States‚ health disparities are a well-known problem among ethnic minorities such as African Americans‚ Asian Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and Latinos. Studies have shown that these groups have a higher prevalence of chronic
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County being 62 per 1000 residents and a death rate of 32 per 1000 residents along with immigration and population relocation (“Kootenai County‚ Idaho”). 95% of the population being Caucasian with the second most prevalent race at 4% being of Latin/Hispanic dissent currently occupy Kootenai County and there are slightly more females than males (“State & County QuickFacts‚”). Median household income is $56‚808 annually with 12.8% of households at or below the poverty level (“Kootenai County‚ Idaho”)
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the African origin‚ Hispanics and Latinos. Some of the housing units are a really deplorable condition and need fixing. The community has three parks that are maintained by county officials for the residents. One of the parks has been installed with a skateboard ramp and it is right in the public library. The parks are well secured. One of the main public libraries that stand out is the Prendergast free lib which boosts of
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beliefs. Culture is a‚ “Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts‚” (Zimmerman‚ 2012). According to the National Institute of Health‚ “cultural competency is often described as the combination of a body of knowledge‚ a body of belief and a body of behavior”. Cultural competency affects the outcomes of healthcare and the delivery of healthcare‚ by helping providers to deliver care
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science and rationale‚ is it unethical to safely assist those who are suffering and have the desire to die with dignity and purpose? Physician-Assisted Suicide has and will continue to be a very controversial topic of discussion when talking about the health and dignity of the terminally ill. Although none of us ever want to think of our loved ones becoming ill‚ rates of devastating diseases such as cancer are rapidly increasing around us. This makes the probability of one of our loved ones being affected
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FACTORS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IDEAL MODEL OF HEALTH CARE By Name: Course: Tutor: Institution: Date: Introduction Ideal healthcare system will be the one that works for all the individuals in the community without disparity or confusion. With an ideal healthcare system‚ members in a community will get adequate access to care‚ basic information‚ better research and information for the patients (Yvonne‚ 2009).In this paper; I will discuss the various
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Nurses ’ Role in Health Assessment of Patient with COPD and CHF The nursing role in health assessment involves a systematic collection of data that provides information to facilitate a plan of care to deliver the best care for the patient. Assessment is the foundation of nursing practice. The nurse carries out health assessment to determine the patient ’s condition of health‚ risk factors‚ as well as the need for health education in order to develop an individualized care plan. The nurse
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Barriers and Disparities in Health Care NUR/550 June 8‚ 2012 Cynthia Holsen R.N. – C.W.H.N.P. Barriers and Disparities in Health Care Everyone should have the opportunity to achieve a healthy life and have comprehensive health care services available to them. To achieve this healthy life‚ people need to have access to the health care system and to a health care provider with whom they can develop a trusting relationship. However‚ existing barriers to attaining health care services often
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