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The Heckler Report was the first effort by the US government to investigate health inequality among racial and ethnic minorities. [5] It has been called a "landmark", [1] "groundbreaking", [2] and "a transformative, driving force for change". [4]
A new report details racial and ethnic inequalities in health care. Health care needs to diversify its workforce to get rid of racial inequalities, according to the National Academies of Sciences ...
Health is measured through variables such as life expectancy and incidence of diseases. [16] For racial and ethnic minorities in the United States, health disparities take on many forms, including higher rates of chronic disease, premature death, and maternal mortality compared to the rates among whites.
Health disparities are well documented in minority populations such as African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos. [29] In the year 1985, a report, known as the Heckler Report, was released to address the state of concern regarding African American and minority populations. [30]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unequal impact on different racial and ethnic groups in the United States, resulting in new disparities of health outcomes as well as exacerbating existing health and economic disparities. The pandemic struck the United States in March 2020, causing almost 2 million known cases by June 1, 2020. [1]
NIMHD addresses disparities in minority health in the United States. It defines minority health as "all aspects of health and disease in one or more racial/ethnic minority populations as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, including Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians/other Pacific Islanders."
Minorities are more likely than white Americans to not have a banking account. 3.5% of Asians, 3.3% of white Americans, 21.7% of African Americans and 19.3% of Hispanics and 15.6% of remaining racial/ethnic categories do not have banking accounts. [31] Lusardi's research revealed that education increases one's chances of having a banking account.
Health disparities are well documented in the United States in ethnic minorities such as African Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanics. [259] When compared to white people, these minority groups have a higher incidence of chronic diseases, higher mortality, poorer health outcomes, and poorer rates of diagnosis and treatment.