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MMWR: Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities—Selected CDC-Sponsored Interventions, United States, 2014

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Compare the patterns of the major diseases of Hispanic/Latino groups and their rates and health effects between the other racial or ethnic groups living in the United States.

Identify at least one consequence that a lack of access to healthcare has on Hispanics/Latinos.

Explain why access to care issues will need to be monitored even more closely within the U.S. healthcare system beginning 2014.

Find at least two scholarly journal articles that discuss all or at least one of the topic areas related to Hispanic/Latino health disparities in the United States. Provide a synopsis of each article.

Explain what type of barrier(s) (structural, financial, or socio-cultural) each article examines? Describe at least two policies or strategies that can be implemented to improve access to healthcare services as they relate to the articles you reviewed.

Compare the patterns of the major diseases of Hispanic/Latino groups and their rates and health effects between the other racial or ethnic groups living in the United States.

Identify at least one consequence that a lack of access to healthcare has on Hispanics/Latinos.

Explain why access to care issues will need to be monitored even more closely within the U.S. healthcare system beginning 2014.

Find at least two scholarly journal articles that discuss all or at least one of the topic areas related to Hispanic/Latino health disparities in the United States. Provide a synopsis of each article.

Explain what type of barrier(s) (structural, financial, or socio-cultural) each article examines? Describe at least two policies or strategies that can be implemented to improve access to healthcare services as they relate to the articles you reviewed.

Answer 1

Answer-Compared with Non Hispanic group Hispanic have HIGHER RATE OF TYPE 2DM by abnormal glucose metabolism. 3.8% of Hispanic between 22 and 44 years, 23.9%of Hispanic s between 45to 74 years had DM. Non Hispanic people was 1.6 %for 20-44 years and 12 % for 45-74 years respectively. The Mortality rates from DM OF HISPANIC COMMUNITY 36.9%/100,000 COMPARED WITH 21.8%/100, 000 OF NON HISPANIC COMMUNITY. HYPERTENSION-HISPANIC GROUP HAVE POOR BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL THAN NON HISPANIC GROUP. 30.6% in Hispanic community and 25 percent in Non Hispanic. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES-Mortality rate from CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES are Lower than that of Non Hispanic. 196/100000 of people in Hispanic, 255.5/100000 of Non Hispanic. CANCER-Lower Cancer incidence than Non Hispanic INCLUDING BREAST CANCER, LUNG CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, COLON AND RECTAL CANCER. HISPANIC have Higher rates of CERVICAL AND STOMACH CANCER. 134.9/100000 of Hispanic compared with 200.6/100000 of Non Hispanic. *CULTURAL BELIEVES- THAT A LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE HAS ON HISPANIC. *The Cost for health care in US are high it may leads to lack of treatment in Economically poor people. -Health Insurance is Highly Expensive so it Can not Accepted by Low economic standard People. . _Health Disparities according to Race and Ethnicity are the main Public health issues in US. _Health disparities refers to high rate of illness and injury. Avoiding Health disparities leads to higher health status of all people in U S. *AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH and HISPANIC JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE