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The 10/90 gap is the term adopted by the Global Forum for Health Research to highlight the finding by the Commission on Health Research for Development in 1990, that less than 10% of worldwide resources devoted to health research were put towards health in Developing Countries, where over 90% of all preventable deaths worldwide occurred. [1]
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]
The Institute of Medicine in the United States says fragmentation of the U.S. health care delivery and financing system is a barrier to accessing care. Racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to be enrolled in health insurance plans which place limits on covered services and offer a limited number of health care providers. [8]: 10
All the gaps in the system can come to a head when young people with developmental disabilities hit puberty, especially if they face "the inability to communicate in such a complex and confusing ...
Mental health inequality refers to the differences in the quality, access, and health care different communities and populations receive for mental health services. Globally, the World Health Organization estimates that 350 million people are affected with depressive disorders . [ 1 ]
Whereas roughly one in six primary care providers (58.4%) participate in any insurance network, only about one in four psychiatrists (42.7%) and less than one in two nonphysician mental healthcare ...
By integrating into communities and working alongside hospitals and public health departments, CHCs play a key role in bridge the gaps in care by embedding themselves within communities to coordinate efforts with hospitals and public health departments to provide comprehensive, culturally responsive care that addresses the complex needs of ...
The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) established by the Obama administration in the United States, embodied the ideas put in place by the WHO by bridging the gap between community-based health and healthcare as a medical treatment, meaning that a larger consideration of social determinants of health was emerging in the policy. [129]