Health Disparities

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Health or health professionals can improve trust between themselves and people who have historically been mistrustful of medical professionals by concentrating on patient-centered care. The best way that health professionals can eliminate health disparities is by improving their delivered care to each patient by emphasizing patient dignity and empowerment. Communication between patient and health professional is key. According to the National Adult Literacy Survey almost 90 million U.S. adults have difficulty reading written text. Of this 90 million the patients with limited health literacy and chronic illness have less knowledge of disease management. If the health professional is able to better communicate the problem to the patient along

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