- Health Equity
Health disparities are health differences between different groups of people. These health differences may include:
- How many people get certain diseases
- How severe the diseases are
- How many people have complications because of the diseases
- How many people die from a disease
- Whether people can get health care
- How many people get screened for a disease
These groups of people may be based on:
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Immigrant status
- Disability
- Sex or gender
- Sexual orientation
- Geography
- Income
- Level of education
NIH: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Healthcare Disparities
- Health Status Disparities
- Health System
- Population Groups
- Health disparities are health differences between different groups of people. These health differences may include: How many people get certain diseases How ...