Describe the global issues leading to vulnerable populations and disparity at present time.
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Describe the global issues leading to vulnerable populations and disparity at present time.
Describe the global issues leading to vulnerable populations and disparity at present time.
What factors are responsible and what steps can we take as healthcare professionals to advocate for the vulnerable people at a global level?
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In addition, as part of its statement of task, the committee was asked to review the state of health
disparities in the United States and to explore the underlying conditions and root causes
contributing to health inequities and the interdependent nature of the factors that create
them (drawing from existing literature and syntheses on health disparities and health inequities).
In addition, this chapter summarizes data related to military veterans as well as rural versus urban-area differences.
The committee drew on existing literature, comprehensive reviews (AHRQ,
2016; NCHS, 2016), and recent studies.
More so, in Chapters 2 and 3, the report features examples of communities that are taking action to address the root causes of health inequity.
Also, these brief examples are meant to be illustrative of the work being undertaken by communities throughout the country.
Also, in Chapter 5 the report takes a more in-depth look into nine examples of community-driven solutions to promote health equity.
More so, for the purposes of this report, health disparities are differences that exist among specific population groups in the United States in the attainment of full health potential that can be measured by differences in incidence, prevalence, mortality, burden of disease, and other adverse health conditions (NIH, 2014).
While the term disparities is often use d or interprete d to reflect differences between racial or ethnic groups, disparities can exist across many other dimensions as well, such as gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, socioeconomic status, and geographic location.