3410- Health Disparities Research Paper December 2‚ 2012 Disparities in Mental Health Care with Regards to Racial and Ethnic Cofactors There are many significant differences among racial and ethnic groups pertaining to mental health and mental health services. Via this topic‚ disparities among racial and ethnic groups have arisen and been studied and researched in magnitude. Mental health disparities among racial and ethnic groups can be attributed‚ but not limited to: access to health care
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in January 2000 by the Department of Health and Human Services. This program intended to tackle nationwide promotions and disease preventions in the communities in which they sever form social disparities in health. Social disparities generally specify as the difference in health status that are consistently correlated with various levels of latent social advantages and position in the social ladder (Braveman & Gruskin‚ 2003.) these social disparities in health are mirrored by ethnicity‚ sexual orientation
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Health disparities related to access to mental health care services continues to be a growing concern for the field of nursing and other healthcare professions. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) (2016b)‚ 20% of people living in the United States (U.S.) currently struggle with mental illness. Despite the goals of Healthy People 2020 (2016) to improve mental health through prevention and access to care‚ significant disparities still exist. Substantial cuts have occurred in
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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
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From a global health perspective‚ health disparities matter! Health disparities are those differences in health outcomes that exist between people‚ communities‚ or countries. There are significant differences in health outcomes between racial and ethnic groups in the United States and further‚ the health outcomes between groups in the Unites States and other countries. There is inequity and inequality in health care. Jones (2010) challenges us to look at health disparities from an ethical or moral
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A health disparity is defined by the Surgeon General as “a difference in health outcomes across subgroups of the population . . . that are often linked to social‚ economic‚ or environmental disadvantages”(n.d.). Healthy People has been trying to decrease the amount of health disparities since Healthy People 2000. They started with want to reduce the amount of disparities. Then for Healthy People 2010 the want to eliminate health disparities. Now for Health People 2020 the goal is to “to achieve
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The term disparities are referred to as differences. Health disparities are differences between groups of people in health. These differences vary from presence of disease‚ access to healthcare‚ from racial/ethnic groups‚ gender‚ age groups‚ environment‚ and socioeconomic groups. These differences exist largely in the United States with minorities consisting of African Americans‚ Asian Americans‚ Latinos‚ and Native Americans. For example the cancer rate of African Americans is ten percent higher
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Health disparities are all around the world. Different groups of people have different health issues. Race and ethnicity play a major role in health disparities. For example‚ African Americans are more prone to get sickle cell. Another example‚ Black women are more prone to get breast cancer. Consequently‚ gender plays a role in health disparities. Certain diseases or illness are more common in different groups. Income and sexual orientation are disparities. Which racial/ethnic groups are more
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as vulnerable populations. The following essay discusses the physical‚ psychological‚ and social factors that predispose these individuals to vulnerability. In regards to health care‚ potential disparities are then identified based on the theoretical components of Aday’s framework regarding access‚ cost and quality of care. Historically speaking‚ mental and substance abuse illnesses were considered “a social rather than a medical problem” (IOM‚ 2006‚ p. 59). These disorders were “viewed
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Sir Michael Marmot speaks on the topic of health disparities on a global and national scale‚ although he does not mention this I believe it all comes down to one single factor- money. Rich countries have better healthcare‚ better programs thus have longer lives. The same applies for the wealthier population within that specific country they will tend to have better access to care‚ better education‚ overall better living conditions than their less prosperous counterpart. This socio-economic imbalance
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