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New type 2 diabetes diagnoses among American youth climbed 62%—and type 1 diabetes diagnoses 17%—after the pandemic began, according to a 2023 study published in JAMA Network Open.
Medical literature addressing health disparities in urban centers has applied the term medical desert to areas that are more than five miles from the nearest acute care facility. [11] Racial demographic disparities in healthcare access are also present in rural areas, particularly with Native Americans living in rural areas receiving inadequate ...
These health disparities are root issues to the health equity crisis present not just in the United States, but even around the world. For example, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, [ 2 ] followed closely by cancer , with the fifth most deadly being diabetes .
For example, according to the American Diabetes Association the rates of diagnosed diabetes are 12.8% of Hispanics, 13.2% of Non-Hispanic blacks, 15.9% of American Indians/Alaskan Natives. While Non-Hispanic whites are 7.6% and only 9% of Asian Americans have diagnosed diabetes. [41] 4.9% of American adults had diabetes in 1990. By 1998, that ...
Examining the divergences in health between the impoverished and their non-impoverished counterparts provides insight into the living conditions of those who live in poverty. A 2023 study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that cumulative poverty of 10+ years is the fourth leading risk factor for mortality in the ...
The Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions was established in October 2002 with a 5-year grant from the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Centers of Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities, and Training program (Project EXPORT).
Even though African-American health status and outcome is slowly improving, black health has generally stagnated or deteriorated compared to whites since 1980. [56] The Tuskegee study was another prime example of health disparities among African Americans. [57] The study showed lack of medical treatment and discrimination among blacks. [57]
As the Surgeon General notes, we all have a role in eliminating tobacco-related health disparities. Dr. Murthy advised the following: Addressing the factors that influence tobacco-related disparities.