Health Disparity and Health Equity
What is health disparity?
Nationally and locally the gap in health status between minority populations and Caucasian populations has remained unchanged and in some cases has widened. Local data bear this out for African American and Caucasian populations in Franklin County. Differences are seen by race for a variety of community health measures, such as health status, access to health care, and some health risk behaviors.
Healthcare providers can play a significant role in the reduction of racial and ethnic health and health care disparity through the provision of quality care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate.
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What is health equity?
A basic principle of public health is that all people have a right to health. Differences in the incidence and prevalence of health conditions and health status between groups are commonly referred to at health disparities.
- Promoting Health Equity - A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinates of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
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