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  2. Race and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Nationally, 21.1% of Hispanics are uninsured compared to 7.5% non-Hispanic individuals. Low insurance coverage affects this group of people because ethnicity plays a role, immigration status, and citizenship status. Only 1 in 10 Hispanics with a mental disorder utilizes mental health services from a general health care provider. Moreover, only ...

  3. Cultural competence in healthcare - Wikipedia

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    Cultural competence is a practice of values and attitudes that aims to optimize the healthcare experience of patients with cross cultural backgrounds. [6] Essential elements that enable organizations to become culturally competent include valuing diversity, having the capacity for cultural self-assessment, being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact, having ...

  4. Office of Minority Health - Wikipedia

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    OMH was reauthorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111–148). [2] Dr. Herbert W. Nickens was the first director and first black director for the Office of Minority Health. [3] How OMH works: OMH works in partnership with communities and organizations in the public and private sectors. These collaborations ...

  5. Heckler Report - Wikipedia

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    The Heckler Report, officially the Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health, was a landmark 1985 report published by the US Government. [1] It is named after Margaret Heckler , who was Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services from 1983 to 1985. [ 2 ]

  6. Health equity - Wikipedia

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    As patients have a greater education, they tend to use maternal health care services more than those with a lesser maternal education background. [149] Lack of diversity in the health care workforce. A major reason for disparities in access to care are the cultural differences between predominantly white health care providers and minority ...

  7. 26 small business grants for minorities - AOL

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    According to the 2022 Annual Business Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, 1.2 million or 21 percent of employer firms are minority-owned. They’ve helped create nearly five million new jobs and ...

  8. Medical racism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In this study, the 1996-1998 year one and year two curriculums of the school were analyzed. It revealed that only 4.5% of the case studies mentioned a racial or ethnic background of the patient and when the patient was black or had "potentially unfavorable characteristics" race or ethnicity was more likely to be identified.

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