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DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE

(5 days ago) WEBA healthcare disparity is a difference between population groups in the way they access, experience, and receive healthcare. Factors that influence healthcare disparities include social, economic, environmental, and other disadvantages, 1, 2 some of which are …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578532/

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Ensuring Access to Quality Health Care in Vulnerable …

(3 days ago) WEBIn addition, certain characteristics or parameters may be unique to rural and urban communities. For example, characteristics or parameters of vulnerable rural communities may include a declining and aging population, the inability to attract new businesses, and business closures, while characteristics or parameters of vulnerable …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6112847/

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Achieving Health Equity: Closing The Gaps In Health Care …

(9 days ago) WEBThe need to eliminate disparities in health and health care has long been recognized. Nonetheless, populations such as …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0158

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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS

(5 days ago) WEBAccess to healthcare means having “the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.”1 Access to comprehensive, quality healthcare services is important for promoting and maintaining health, preventing and managing disease, reducing unnecessary disability and premature death, and achieving health equity for all …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578537/

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Limited Access: Poverty and Barriers to Accessible Health …

(1 days ago) WEBIn 2020, the United States Census Bureau estimated that 37.2 million Americans, or 11.4% of the population, were living in poverty. 1 Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic strained the U.S. and …

https://nationalhealthcouncil.org/blog/limited-access-poverty-and-barriers-to-accessible-health-care/

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The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities …

(9 days ago) WEBDisparities data show that in 2020, among adolescents ages 12–17 years, non-Hispanic White adolescents (7.4 deaths per 100,000 population) were more likely to die from suicide than Hispanic (5.0 deaths per 100,000 population) or non-Hispanic Black (4.6 deaths per 100,000 population) adolescents.

https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/2022-national-healthcare-disparities-report.html

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Driving innovative health care solutions for underserved …

(Just Now) WEBThrough the program, which initially assisted 26 patients, the hospital pays $1,000 towards housing costs and provides case management services for each participant. In 2018, it added support for …

https://www.aamc.org/news/driving-innovative-health-care-solutions-underserved-populations

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Community Health Centers’ Role in Delivering Care to the …

(8 days ago) WEBIntroduction. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 1,400 community health centers can serve as public health responders for medically underserved populations. Operating in nearly 13,000

https://www.kff.org/report-section/community-health-centers-role-in-delivering-care-to-the-nations-underserved-populations-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-key-findings/

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Overview - NIMHD

(1 days ago) WEBOverview. Many populations in America, whether defined by race, ethnicity, immigrant status, disability, sex, gender, or geography, experience higher rates of certain diseases and more deaths and suffering from them compared with the general population. While the diversity of the American population is one of the nation’s greatest assets, …

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/about/overview/

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The Key To Improving Population Health And Reducing …

(8 days ago) WEBThe 2021 landmark report from National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a blueprint for revitalizing primary care; a number of states are taking action and revealing a model

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/primary-care-investment-key-improving-population-health-and-reducing-disparities

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Health, Income, & Poverty: Where We Are & What Could Help

(Just Now) WEBThe United States has among the largest income-based health disparities in the world: Poor adults are five times as likely as those with incomes above 400 percent of the federal poverty level to

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20180817.901935/

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Supporting Health in Underserved Populations - The Institute for

(6 days ago) WEBSupporting Health in Underserved Populations. Read time 4 minutes. In the United States, economic, social, and cultural barriers impede access to optimal healthcare services for many patients. These barriers are most prominent for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and within rural and low-income populations.

https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/supporting-health-underserved-populations/

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Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities 2016 - CDC

(Just Now) WEBInterventions. The 2016 supplement includes additional interventions to address disparities by race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, disability, and/or sexual orientation across a range of conditions. Interventions described in the supplement include: Traditional Foods Project. A report on the Traditional Foods Project.

https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/strategies2016/index.html

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There's a new push to reach underserved communities

(6 days ago) WEBThe Loveland Therapy Fund, for instance, was launched in 2018 with enthusiastic crowdfunding support and provides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy nationwide. While the events of 2020 have focused attention on these disparities in need and access to mental health care, people in underserved …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/01/trends-underserved-communities

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The Uninsured Population and Health Coverage KFF

(3 days ago) WEBThe declines in uninsured rates following implementation of the ACA coverage expansions were largest among poor and near-poor nonelderly individuals, particularly adults.People of color, who had

https://www.kff.org/health-policy-101-the-uninsured-population-and-health-coverage/

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Healthcare on the brink: navigating the challenges of an aging

(Just Now) WEBThe aging population, particularly those over 85 years old, presents new challenges for the medical system. This will be the fastest growing segment, tripling in size from 6.5 million in 2022 to

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41514-024-00148-2

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5 steps towards health equity in low- and middle-income …

(1 days ago) WEBThe world faces a persistent chasm of health inequity, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bearing the brunt of the burden. Put simply, too many people in LMICs lack access to essential healthcare services, a problem further compounded by deep-seated social determinants of health like poverty, discrimination and gender …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/05/health-equity-low-middle-income-countries/

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Supporting healthcare professionals from ethnic minority …

(3 days ago) WEBNurses, midwives and allied healthcare professionals (NMAHPs) globally are increasingly required to take on more complex, expert, autonomous roles (Carrick-Sen et al., 2019).In the United Kingdom, and where NMAHPs seek to advance their practice, there is an expectation that individuals will work towards gaining the skills needed to …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17449871241232332

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Enhancing Consumer Awareness Improves Access to Risk …

(4 days ago) WEBPromote community organizations’ ability to improve pregnant women’s understanding and usage of health information (literacy, language instruction, social support, etc.) to enhance consumer awareness and corresponding health outcomes. Specifically, supporting women of color-led community organizations will foster …

https://www.astho.org/topic/brief/enhancing-consumer-awareness-improves-access-to-risk-appropriate-care/

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Gaps by race, ethnicity exist in health care quality under traditional

(5 days ago) WEBMore than 19 % of the U.S. population are enrolled in Medicare, the federal insurance program for older adults and some people who have a disability. People who qualify to join Medicare have two

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-gaps-ethnicity-health-quality-traditional.html

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Healthcare in the United States - Wikipedia

(1 days ago) WEBAffordable Health Care for America (H.R. 3962) America's Affordable Health Choices (H.R. 3200) Baucus Health Bill (S. 1796) Proposed. American Health Care Act (2017) Medicare for All Act (2021, H.R. 1976) Healthy Americans Act (2007, 2009) Health Security Act (H.R. 3600) Latest enacted. Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) Health Care and Education

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_United_States

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Structural Interventions to Reduce and Eliminate Health Disparities

(3 days ago) WEBMinority populations often face multiple levels of mutually reinforcing structural disadvantage that contribute to poor health. 3,4 Although many promising health interventions have targeted individual-, interpersonal-, and, to some extent, community-level factors, the evidence on how enduring these interventions are in supporting sustained

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6356131/

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St. Joe invests more than $600,000 in spring grants to local

(7 days ago) WEBThe St. Joseph Community Health Foundation is investing an additional $612,565 in local nonprofits and grassroots organizations working with low-income and vulnerable residents. The Board of Directors recently approved the latest round of grants, bringing the total number of grants awarded since January 1, 2024, to 45. Since the St. Joe Foundation …

https://sjchf.org/2024-spring-grants/

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Consolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI for key

(2 days ago) WEBIn most countries, inadequate coverage and poor quality of services for key populations continue to undermine responses to HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs. All countries should prioritise reaching key populations and supporting key population communities to lead the response and provide equitable, accessible and acceptable services to these …

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/9789240052390

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Call for Nominations: The Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for …

(9 days ago) WEBPaul Farmer, physician, activist, academic, humanitarian, and teacher died in Rwanda on February 21, 2022. Few people in the field of global health have had a bigger impact than him. It is impossible to think about Paul without thinking about the word equity. “The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world,” is a famous …

https://www.mcgill.ca/spgh/about-us/paul-farmer-lectureship-and-award

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WHO launches its first Investment Round to sustainably finance its

(Just Now) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a broader plan to transform the way the Organization is funded heading into an era of climate change, mass migration, pandemic threats, an ageing world population, and turbulent geopolitics.. The launch, on the eve of the Seventy-Seventh …

https://www.who.int/news/item/26-05-2024-who-launches-its-first-investment-round-to-sustainably-finance-its-health-for-all-mandate

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The implementation of person-centred plans in the community …

(8 days ago) WEBThe community-care sector facilitates the coordination and administration of in-home and community-based health and social services. Community-care services include supports for independent living, residential services, complex medical care, and community-participation services to support personal and professional goals (e.g., education, …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-11089-7

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - PA.GOV

(2 days ago) WEBservices and continuous eligibility based on predetermined criteria to support populations at higher risk of poor health outcomes. Aligning with the purpose of Title XIX and Title XXI of the Social Security Act of providing medical and health-related services for specific populations, th e programs within the scope of

https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dhs/documents/keystones-of-health/documents/Keystones-of-Health-Final-Application-Jan-2024.pdf

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A New $250 Million Approach to Addressing Health Care Patients’ …

(8 days ago) WEBCoordinated by the American Heart Association with support from the Rockefeller Foundation and other funders, HCXF involves more than 100 researchers and members of 25 community-based organizations and food-related companies across the country.. Millions of Patients “The vision for the Health Care by Food™ initiative is to …

https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/a-new-250-million-approach-to-addressing-health-care-patients-food-insecurities/

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Type 2 diabetes adverse drug events in minority populations

(6 days ago) WEBAlthough social determinant of health data is considerably under captured in clinical settings as structured code, around 2.5% of this population had a code indicating transportation challenges

https://www.fda.gov/science-research/advancing-regulatory-science/assessing-disparities-occurrence-type-2-diabetes-adverse-drug-events-minority-populations-using-real

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5 reasons why menstruation support is critical in a humanitarian …

(Just Now) WEBYet even today, when an emergency erupts, sexual and reproductive health and rights are among the most neglected of basic needs. Below, we explore five key reasons why menstrual hygiene support is essential for women’s and girls’ well-being, even – or especially – during a crisis. 1.

https://www.unfpa.org/news/5-reasons-why-menstruation-support-critical-humanitarian-crisis

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Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the …

(1 days ago) WEBInvesting in women’s reproductive health can impact more than 190 million women working in global supply chains, and through this policy paper, UNFPA is introducing a scorecard of indicators and metrics for the private sector to track progress on key social issues in the workplace including maternity leave, fertility treatments and …

https://www.unfpa.org/publications/advancing-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-private-sector

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Five Steps to Address Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific and …

(7 days ago) WEBThe burden of mental health disorders varies across populations, but is experienced most acutely by vulnerable populations, particularly in countries lacking resources, expertise, and infrastructure. Poverty and poor mental health are intertwined. Poverty increases the risk of mental illness and those with untreated mental illness are …

https://blogs.adb.org/blog/five-steps-address-mental-health-asia-and-pacific-and-beyond

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Federal Register :: Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Children's …

(1 days ago) WEBStrategies to enhance access to health care services should reflect how people move through and interact with the health care system. We view the continuum of health care access across three dimensions of a person-centered framework: (1) enrollment in coverage; (2) maintenance of coverage; and (3) access to high-quality …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/10/2024-08085/medicaid-program-medicaid-and-childrens-health-insurance-program-chip-managed-care-access-finance

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Barriers to Healthcare for Low-Income Individuals - LinkedIn

(4 days ago) WEBFor many low-income individuals, simply getting to a healthcare provider presents a significant challenge. Lack of personal transportation, unreliable public transit systems, and the distance to

https://www.linkedin.com/advice/1/what-barriers-do-low-income-individuals-face-9le1c

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Actualizing Better Health And Health Care For Older Adults

(Just Now) WEBSocial determinants of health. Quality of care. In 2018 the US population ages sixty-five and older numbered 52.4 million, with older adults representing 15.6 percent of the population. 1 By 2030

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01470

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Healthcare in India - Wikipedia

(9 days ago) WEBNational Health Policy. The National Health Policy was endorsed by the Parliament of India in 1983 and updated in 2002, and then again updated in 2017. The recent four main updates in 2017 mention the need to focus on the growing burden of non-communicable diseases, the emergence of the robust healthcare industry, growing incidences of …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_India

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Young Health Care Workers See More Discrimination in the …

(7 days ago) WEBA recent survey of 3,000 health care workers revealed that younger clinicians ages 18–29 — nurses, doctors, dentists, medical assistants, and others — were significantly more likely than older clinicians to report witnessing racial discrimination against patients.The survey reported on health care workers’ observations of …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/young-health-care-workers-see-more-discrimination-workplace-leading-added-stress-and

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