Federal Investments to Eliminate Racial/Ethnic Health-Care Disparities

被引:19
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作者
Moy, Ernest [1 ]
Freeman, William [1 ]
机构
[1] US Dept HHS, Agcy Healthcare Res & Qual, Rockville, MD 20850 USA
关键词
RACE;
D O I
10.1177/00333549141291S212
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Health care is an important lever for moderating the effects of social determinants on health. We present a model that describes the relationships among social disadvantage, health-care disparities, and health disparities. Improving access to health care and enhancing patient-provider interaction are critical pathways for reducing disparities. Increasing the diversity of the public health and health-care workforces is an efficient strategy for reducing disparities because it impacts both access to care and patient-provider communication. Federal policy makers should continue interest in workforce diversity to optimize the health of all Americans.
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页码:62 / 70
页数:9
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