scholarly journals Health Disparities Among America’s Health Care Providers: Evidence From the Integrated Health Interview Series, 1982 to 2004

2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 696-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiu-Fang Chou ◽  
Pamela Jo Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
Integrated Health

scholarly journals Health Disparities: Challenges, Opportunities, and What You Can Do About It

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hani K. Atrash
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Racial disparities in health outcomes, access to health care, insurance coverage, and quality of care in the United States have existed for many years. The Development and implementation of effective strategies to reduce or eliminate health disparities are hindered by our inability to accurately assess the extent and types of health disparities due to the limited availability of race/ethnicity-specific information, the limited reliability of existing data and information, and the increasing diversity of the American population. Variations in racial and ethnic classification used to collect data hinders the ability to obtain reliable and accurate health-indicator rates and in some instances cause bias in estimating the race/ethnicity-specific health measures. In 1978, The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued "Directive 15" titled "Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting" and provided a set of clear guidelines for classifying people by race and ethnicity. Access to health care, behavioral and psychosocial factors as well as cultural differences contribute to the racial and ethnic variations that exist in a person’s health. To help eliminate health disparities, we must ensure equal access to health care services as well as quality of care. Health care providers must become culturally competent and understand the differences that exist among the people they serve in order to eliminate disparities. Enhancement of data collection systems is essential for developing and implementing interventions targeted to deal with population-specific problems. Developing comprehensive and multi-level programs to eliminate healthcare disparities requires coordination and collaboration between the public (Local, state and federal health departments), private (Health Insurance companies, private health care providers), and professional (Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, laboratories, etc) sectors.  

scholarly journals Health Providers’ Perceptions of Novel Approaches to Visualizing Integrated Health Information

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (03) ◽  
pp. 250-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Reeder ◽  
H. Thompson ◽  
G. Demiris ◽  
T. Le
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Adult Care ◽  
Integrated Health ◽  
Visualization Techniques

SummaryObjectives: We evaluated the design of three novel visualization techniques for integrated health information with health care providers in older adult care. Through focus groups, we identified generalizable themes related to the visualization and interpretation of health information. Using these themes we address challenges with visualizing integrated health information and provide recommendations for designers.Methods: We recruited ten health care providers to participate in three focus groups. We applied a qualitative descriptive approach to code and extract themes related to the visualization of graphical displays.Results: We identified a set of four common themes across focus groups related to: 1) Trust in data for decision-making; 2) Per -ceived level of detail for visualization (sub-themes: holistic, individual components); 3) Cognitive issues (subthemes: training and experience; cognitive overload; contrast); and 4) Application of visual displays. Furthermore, recommendations are provided as part of the iterative design process for the visualizations.Conclusions: Data visualization of health information is an important component of care, impacting both the accuracy and speed of decision making. There are both functional and cognitive elements to consider during the development of appropriate visualizations that integrate different components of health.

scholarly journals Understanding a Pacific Islander Young Adult Perspective on Access to Higher Education

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (SI) ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Tran ◽  
Michelle Wong ◽  
Erin Kahunawaika'ala Wright ◽  
Joe Fa`avae ◽  
Ashley Cheri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Workforce

The Pacific Islander (PI) community suffers disproportionately from illnesses and diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer. While there are tremendous health needs within the PI community, there are few health care providers from the community that exist to help address these particular needs. Many efforts have focused on health care workforce diversity to reduce and eliminate health disparities, but few have examined the issues faced in the health care work force pipeline. Understanding educational attainment among PI young adults is pivotal in speaking to a diverse health care workforce where health disparities among Pacific Islanders (PIs) may be addressed. This paper provides an in-depth, qualitative assessment of the various environmental, structural, socio-economic, and social challenges that prevent PIs from attaining higher education; it also discusses the various needs of PI young adults as they relate to psychosocial support, retention and recruitment, and health career knowledge and access. This paper represents a local, Southern California, assessment of PI young adults regarding educational access barriers. We examine how these barriers impact efforts to address health disparities and look at opportunities for health and health-related professionals to reduce and care for the high burden of illnesses and diseases in PI communities.

scholarly journals Sexual and Reproductive Health Disparities Experienced by People with Disabilities

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (SI) ◽  
pp. 68-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A. Nosek ◽  
Darrell K. Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Care Providers

Disability has yet to achieve its proper place in the discussion of health disparities. Several major Federal initiatives to remove health disparities have only addressed disability as a consequence of poverty, low education levels, lack of access to health care, and other disparity factors, but fail to acknowledge people with disabilities as a health disparity population. Whereas policymakers and health disparities researchers regard disability as an indicator of reduced quality of life, rehabilitation researchers focus on maximizing health and quality of life in the context of disability. This article discusses the characteristics and possible causes of health disparities experienced by people with disabilities, illustrated with examples from sexuality and reproductive health. The authors offer six pathways for eliminating the health disparities faced by people with disabilities: 1) Include information about wellness in the context of disability in the education of physicians and other health care providers, 2) Offer empowerment opportunities to people with disabilities, 3) Promote compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, 4) Remove barriers to participation by people with disabilities in health research and education, 5) Acknowledge people with disabilities as a health disparities population and include their issues in national health care policy, and 6) Encourage media coverage of health issues for people with disabilities and the portrayal of successful, healthy people with disabilities in publicity related to all health topics.

Diabetes Among Adults With Cognitive Limitations Compared to Individuals With No Cognitive Disabilities

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Reichard ◽  
Hayley Stolzle
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Medical Expenditures ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cognitive Limitations ◽  
Working Age

Abstract Using a retrospective analysis of data from the 2006 Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS), we assessed the health status of working-age adults with cognitive limitations in comparison to adults with no disability (unweighted N  =  27,116; weighted N  =  240,343,457). Adults with cognitive limitations had a significantly higher prevalence of diabetes than did adults with no disability (19.4% vs. 3.8%, respectively) and a significantly higher prevalence of six other major chronic conditions. In addition, individuals with cognitive limitations and diabetes were significantly more likely to have multiple (four or more) chronic illnesses. The health disparities we found in this study demonstrate the need to improve disease prevention and education efforts for individuals with cognitive limitations and their health care providers.

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