Health disparities

Health Care The Vietnamese American community is increasing at a rapid speed within the United States. The community arrived to the United States with high expectation for a better life but the achievement of that requires financial stability. A major issue that many Americans are experiencing is the ability to afford healthcare. Many healthcare provider are initiated through a person’s employer, others receive public assistance and the remaining do not have healthcare. The United States has…

Health Care Delivery Systems: Cost-Containment and Staffing Models Shelley Hendel Baptist School of Health Professions NUR 4340 Professional Nursing Issues and Health Care Delivery Systems January 31, 2016 Health Care Delivery Systems: Cost-Containment and Staffing Models The Affordable Care Act (ACA), implemented in 2010 by the Obama administration is healthcare coverage that allows access to affordable quality healthcare to the citizens of United States of America (USA). Nurses, as leaders…

Jeff Bauer, a health futurist and medical economist, believes that the future for healthcare could possibly have lesser healthcare groups that are more tech savvy. Also, Bauer thinks that doctor-owned medical groups will influence the change from “acute care to disease management that emphasizes the role of the physicians and their partners.” The partners within the groups will have to create a new coalition to gather and study the patient’s information in a variety of ways. Committee members…

education related to dementia and ways to cope with this disease. The patient was recently diagnosed with dementia and was being cared for by his wife Mrs. X. This lovely couple was finding difficulty in coping with the newly changed condition in the health and needs. They described this new change as ‘overwhelming’. As this was a new situation for the couple, they were finding it very difficult to grasp the fact that MR. X was suffering from dementia and the fact that this disease will…

Recent studies have made health care providers aware of the fact that there is a difference in hypertension between European Americans and African Americans. The question that really has to be answered is why this disparity arises in the United States population. Some believe it is a biological difference between Blacks and whites, while others claim that it stems from a general racism in the medical community, preventing African Americans to receive proper care and education on the subject of…

important to reach out to this population in order to build resilience and stability, not just for the event of a disaster but also to aid them to transition from homelessness. Homeless adults often lack consistent primary health care and are considered high users of the health care…

Health care is a hot button political topic in this day and age. Of particular concern across the facets of society is the health care trifecta: cost, quality and access. Health care costs are rising with no end in sight even while quality degenerates and access to care is limited. Many United States citizens may consider the American health care system broken, which is not far from the truth; the system has failed many. There are millions of medically underserved Americans that are unable to…

so low on the list for life expectancy by country. Dr. Adewale Troutman puts it simply, that individual health is based on social determinants. For the most part, the film explains how socioeconomic status accounts for health disparities. The type of job, income you make, and class you fall into mirrors your health. As I have learned in previous courses, education is a key determinate of health because it offers the opportunity for better employment and income. While the solutions seems…

We can assume that not being able to obtain housing can lead to individuals health problems as they are unable to receive the common amenities in a normal household such as water. While Gurley express an exaggerated opinion on reasons for the homeless causes of death, she is still a physician and understands that most of the health issues suffered by the homeless are easily treatable. The reason for the health disparities among the homeless can be easily connected to their lack accesses to…

through in health care. When it comes to the saying of Martin Luther King “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane”. The majority number of people always feel doubtful about it . Nonetheless, from my point of view, I firmly agree with this viewpoint. Health care is affecting various aspects of world and it has a significant impact on the health of human beings. It means that health care or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health…