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Beliefs about key factors in health disparities for Black Americans. There are long-standing differences in health outcomes for Black people. Disproportionate mortalities from COVID-19 have heightened disparities between Black and other racial and ethnic populations in the U.S.
Cultural awareness is being cognizant, observant, and conscious of similarities and differences among and between cultural groups.1 As a healthcare provider it is important to know that African Americans’ approach to sickness, disease and stress are often rooted in their cultural beliefs and values. 2 African American refers to a person of Afri...
Section II focuses on social and cultural values, beliefs, and norms among African Americans. It delineates significant topics relative to the practices experienced by African Americans that serve as health risks, as well as protective factors which may influence inequities in health.
Here are five key facts about Black Americans’ attitudes about and experiences with health care, based on the 2021 Center survey: Black Americans’ recent experiences with the U.S. health care system are mainly positive.
Today, some Black women specifically seek out Black obstetricians to avoid racial discrimination in medical care and improve their health outcomes. This history of mistrust provides the context for Black Americans’ beliefs about the health care system and medical research.
More adults recognized that it’s harder for African-Americans, Latinos and people with low-income to get healthcare. But only 36% recognize that discrimination within the healthcare system is a reason for poor health outcomes among African-Americans and 37% for Latinos.
Understanding African immigrants’ health beliefs is critical due to potential discordance with U.S. providers’ views. For instance, a common African health perception equates higher weight with better nourishment, and lower weight with malnourishment or illness, a notion that is opposed to the predominant cultural view in the U.S. [77, 80].