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  2. 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.

  3. Race and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to the Census Bureau, while the number of non-Hispanic white women of childbearing age (15–44 years) is projected to decrease from 36.5 million in 2010 to 35.2 million in 2020, the number of Hispanic women of childbearing age is projected to increase from 11.8 million in 2010 to more than 13.8 million Hispanic women.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Historical racial and ethnic demographics of the United ...

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    The Great Migration throughout the 20th century (starting from World War I) [5] [6] resulted in more than six million African Americans leaving the Southern U.S. (especially rural areas) and moving to other parts of the United States (especially to urban areas) due to the greater economic/job opportunities, less anti-black violence/lynchings ...

  6. 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 ]

  7. Racial quota - Wikipedia

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    In 1991, President George H. W. Bush made an attempt to abolish affirmative action altogether, maintaining that "any regulation, rule, enforcement practice or other aspect of these programs that mandates, encourages, or otherwise involves the use of quotas, preferences, set-asides or other devices on the basis of race, sex, religion or national ...

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  9. 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 ...