Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

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Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care PDF

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https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/12875/chapter/1

Publisher:

National Academy Press (U.S.)

Description: Presented by the National Academy Press, this in-depth report examines healthcare disparities between racial minorities and whites. Although those categorized as minorities make up more than half the US population, they still receive a lower quality of healthcare than whites even when insurance status and income are compatible. According to the report, sources of this incongruence is rooted in historic and contemporary inequities and involve many participants at several levels. The study committee focused part of its analysis on the patient/system level factor and the clinical encounter factor. For those interested in learning about these healthcare disparities as well as systematic multi-leveled strategies to counteract them, the information is merely a click away. Viewers have the option of reading the whole report online, or downloading and printing the document in .pdf. The report is 191 pages long (excluding references); therefore, printing the entire report may take some time.

LC Classification:

Medicine -- Medicine (General) -- Medical personnel and the public. Physician and the public -- Medical personnel and patient. Physician and patient -- Patient advocacy
Medicine -- Public aspects of medicine -- Medicine and the state -- Health status indicators. Medical statistics and surveys
Medicine -- Public aspects of medicine -- Medicine and the state -- Health status indicators. Medical statistics and surveys -- Special groups, A-Z -- Minority aged
Medicine -- Public aspects of medicine -- Medicine and the state -- Provisions for personal medical care -- Special groups, A-Z -- Minorities

GEM Subject:

Health
Social studies
Social studies -- Current events/issues
Social studies -- Sociology
Health -- Consumer health

Date Issued:

2002

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- PDF

Audience:

Educator
Learner
Professional/Practitioner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

National Academy of Sciences

Access Rights:

Free access

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