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Gender pay gap in medicine [1] [2] Gender differences in treatment outcomes [3] Gender differences in burns injury [4] Gender differences in healthcare access [5] Gender differences in occupational hazards [6] [7] [8] Gender differences in health-seeking behaviour [3] Sex inequalities in medical research [9]
Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century is a report on health care quality in the United States published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on March 1, 2001. A follow-up to the frequently cited 1999 IOM patient safety report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System , Crossing the Quality Chasm advocates for ...
Even with the expanded access to preventative care services and other healthcare related services, the insured still experience rationing due to increasing premiums and rising healthcare costs. From 2005 to 2015, the average annual employer-sponsored health insurance premiums for family coverage increased 61%.
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]
Health services play a major role in health equity. Health inequities stem from lack of access to care due to poor economic status and an interaction among other social determinants of health. The majority of high quality health services are distributed among the wealthy people in society, leaving those who are poor with limited options.
A unified approach to closing the oral health care gap Addressing the stark realities of oral health disparities sets the stage for identifying actionable solutions, such as improving global oral ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) projects that by 2030, [10] there will be a shortage of 18 million health workers worldwide, with low- and lower-middle-income nations bearing a disproportionate share of this burden. The provision of necessary health services is directly impacted by this scarcity, which also hinders the goal of establishing UHC.
Karla is the shelter's "longest resident." For every shelter dog out there, we just know there is a human who could be their perfect match.