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  2. Race and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Race and health - Wikipedia

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    Race and health refers to how being identified with a specific race influences health. Race is a complex concept that has changed across chronological eras and depends on both self-identification and social recognition. [1] In the study of race and health, scientists organize people in racial categories depending on different factors such as ...

  4. Health equity - Wikipedia

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    In the UK, Monitor (a quango) has a legal obligation to ensure that sufficient provision exists in all parts of the nation. The health care financing system. The Institute of Medicine in the United States says fragmentation of the U.S. health care delivery and financing system is a barrier to accessing care. Racial and ethnic minorities are ...

  5. The U.S. has the widest health span-lifespan gap - AOL

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    That inequality affects not only access to health care, but can also be seen in how little opportunity there is for Americans in many parts of the country to get physical activity or healthy meals ...

  6. Psychological impact of discrimination on health - Wikipedia

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    Research on the impact of sexual assault on health in women populations find that targets of sexual harassment experience a range of mental health outcomes– including depression, anxiety, fear, guilt, shame, anger, and PTSD– [99] and physical health problems such as headaches, digestive system issues, and sleep disorders. [100]

  7. Data shows that insurance companies have significant in ... - AOL

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    Still, coverage gaps persist: a recent study analyzing data from commercial insurance databases between 2019 and 2021 found that people cannot access in-network behavioral health treatment as ...

  8. Latino men voted for Trump in large numbers. Here’s what they ...

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    Close to 1 in 10 people in the U.S., about 32 million people, are Hispanic males; the U.S. Latino population is nearly evenly divided between men and women.

  9. Gender disparities in health - Wikipedia

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." [1] Identified by the 2012 World Development Report as one of two key human capital endowments, health can influence an individual's ability to reach his or her full potential in society. [2]