Health Care Needs in Crisis: An Exploratory Study of Latinos in the Midwest

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Hunt ◽  
Isabel Montemayor
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
English Language ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Language Competency ◽  
Unequal Access ◽  
Midwestern City

Currently, the United States is facing a health care crisis. The number of uninsured and underinsured people is increasing steadily, with Latinos especially hard hit, at nearly triple the national rate of uninsured. For many in this population, difficulty in accessing adequate health care is multiplied by poverty, limited English language competency, and immigration status. In this paper, we report on focus groups and interviews conducted with a group of Latinos in a mid-sized Midwestern city, regarding their experiences with the health care system. Our analysis provides some insight into how unequal access to health care is affecting U.S. Latinos with and without health insurance. We offer some modest recommendations toward community advocacy that may help Latinos and other marginalized groups to better access the health services they need.

Access to Health Care and Voting Behavior in the United States

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette Kane Ziegenfuss ◽  
Micahel Davern ◽  
Lynn A. Blewett
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Access To Health

scholarly journals Racism in European Health Care: Structural Violence and Beyond

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 1662-1673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Hamed ◽  
Suruchi Thapar-Björkert ◽  
Hannah Bradby ◽  
Beth Maina Ahlberg
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Subtle Racism ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
European Health ◽  
Unequal Access

Research shows how racism can negatively affect access to health care and treatment. However, limited theoretical research exists on conceptualizing racism in health care. In this article, we use structural violence as a theoretical tool to understand how racism as an institutionalized social structure is enacted in subtle ways and how the “violence” built into forms of social organization is rendered invisible through repetition and routinization. We draw on interviews with health care users from three European countries, namely, Sweden, Germany, and Portugal to demonstrate how two interrelated processes of unequal access to resources and inequalities in power can lead to the silencing of suffering and erosion of dignity, respectively. The strength of this article lies in illuminating the mechanisms of subtle racism that damages individuals and leads to loss of trust in health care. It is imperative to address these issues to ensure a responsive and equal health care for all users.

Has China’s Health Sector Development Matched the Rapid Growth in the Country?

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (36) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Marta Tripane
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
The Third ◽  
Health Area ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Unequal Access

China is the world's largest country by population, the third largest by territory and the second largest world’s economy by GDP. Therefore it is important to follow the successes and failures of China in the field of health, because they affect the health area and processes in the world. This article includes retrospective analysis of empirical data to analyze the main inputs and outputs of China's health policy in order to identify the main problems and highlight the major challenges. In the article is concluded that main problems are related with insufficient and unequal access to health care.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (02) ◽  
pp. 59-92
Author(s):  
YANA VAN DER MEULEN RODGERS ◽  
JOSEPH E. ZVEGLICH
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Viet Nam ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Access To Health

Populations become increasingly feminized with age. Since older women are more vulnerable to poverty, they may find it more difficult than men to access health care. This study examines factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs when sick. Our analysis of household survey data from Cambodia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam shows that women are more likely to have reported sickness or injury than men, a difference that is meaningful and statistically significant. While women in Cambodia and the Philippines are more likely to seek treatment than men, the gender difference is reversed in Viet Nam where the stigma and discrimination associated with some diseases may more strongly deter women. The probability of seeking treatment rises with age more sharply for women than men in all countries. However, for the subsample of elders, the gender difference is not significant.

Supporting older military veterans in the rural US

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-297
Author(s):  
Bret Hicken ◽  
Kimber Parry
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Us

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of rural older veterans in the US and discuss how the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is increasing access to health care for older veterans in rural areas. Design/methodology/approach This is a descriptive paper summarizing population and program data about rural veterans. Findings VA provides a variety of health care services and benefits for older veterans to support health, independence, and quality of life. With the creation of the Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health (ORH) in 2006, the needs of rural veterans, who are on average older than urban veterans, are receiving greater attention and support. ORH and VA have implemented several programs to specifically improve access to health care for rural veterans and to improve quality of care for older veterans in rural areas. Originality/value This paper is one of the first to describe how VA is addressing the health care needs of older, rural veterans.

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