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More than one-fourth of Hispanic adults in the United States lack a usual health care provider, and a similar proportion report obtaining no health care information from medical personnel in the past year. Latino adults receive information from an alternative source, such as television and radio, based on a PHC survey.
Racial discrimination in healthcare is a systemic issue that has persisted across generations, shaping patient outcomes, provider interactions, and institutional policies. Studies show that marginalized racial and ethnic groups frequently experience disparities in treatment due to implicit bias, stereotyping, and structural inequities within ...
There does not seem to be a meta-analysis of studies investigating the connection between discrimination and health, but a review of 33 studies on the topic reveals that perceived discrimination is associated to poorer mental health and health-related decisions in Latinos residing in the U.S. [80] However, the review did not find evidence of a ...
Structural racism, as outlined by Bailey et al., is a key driver of these disparities. It encompasses interconnected systems such as housing, healthcare, education, employment, and criminal justice that perpetuate racial discrimination and the unequal distribution of resources.
A policy on the rights of veterans’ family members includes a broad definition of “family” that allows LGBTQ+ veterans to decide who is regarded as part of their family. [13] VHA also issued a national transgender healthcare policy in 2011 (now VHA Directive 1341) and began training providers on transgender care.
This definition is supported by the argument that power is responsible for the process of racialization and that social power is distributed in a zero-sum game. [6] [7] This view is commonly shared by social liberals and progressives. [8] [9] It also been used to define other forms of discrimination such as sexism, homophobia, and ableism. [10]
Cultural competence is a practice of values and attitudes that aims to optimize the healthcare experience of patients with cross cultural backgrounds. [7] Essential elements that enable organizations to become culturally competent include promoting diversity, being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact, having institutionalized cultural knowledge, and having developed ...
Article 2 of the Convention condemns racial discrimination and obliges parties to "undertake to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms". [6] It also obliges parties to promote understanding among all races. [6] To achieve this, the Convention requires that signatories: