【高血压英文PPT精品课件】 Addressing Disparity in Health and Health Care for Racial and Ethnic Minorities.pptVIP

Addressing Disparity in Health and Health Care for Racial and Ethnic Minorities:;The Context and . . . the Mandate;The journey to eliminate disparities … ;Health Care ;Sadly, health disparities have existed for far too long …;Mortality – per 100,000 African American Caucasian All Causes of Death 1,212 927 Heart Disease 319 261 Cancer 264 218 Stroke 89 66 Prostate Cancer 85 26 Diabetes 76 29 Hypertension/hypertensive renal disease 22 5 Homicide 19 4 Infant Mortality (deaths per 1,000 live births) 15 7 HIV disease 10 3 ;Health Issues African American Caucasian New cases per 100,000 Syphilis 19 1 Prevalence – % of population Overweight (adult) 68 55 High Blood Pressure (adult) 37 26 Food insecurity (adult ) 12 5 Diabetes (adult) 9 6 Inadequate Prenatal Care (live births) 21 11 Birth weight of less than 5.5 lbs (live births) 12 7 Teen Births--mom less than 18 ( live births) 6 2;Racial Disparities Columbus Infant Mortality Rates;Moving forward:;In 1999, Congress commissioned an Institute of Medicine study to assess differences in type and quality of healthcare received by minority and non-minority populations.;Relevant findings : Racial and ethnic disparities in health care exist . . . 》They are associated with worse outcomes in many cases – and are therefore unacceptable 》They occur in the context of: - broader historic contemporary social economic inequality - evidence of persistent racial ethnic discrimination in many sectors 》 Many sources may contribute: - health systems - health care providers - patients - utilization managers ;Addressing the problem  – Our Efforts …;Addressing the problem  – Our Efforts …;Addressing the problem  – Our Efforts …;Addressing the problem  – Our Efforts …;Addressing the problem  – Our Efforts …;Objectives: Determine how progra