disparities — dis·par·i·ty || dɪ spærÉ™tɪ n. inequality; difference, dissimilarity … English contemporary dictionary
Health disparities — (also called healthcare inequality in some countries) refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial (see Race and health), ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Healthy… … Wikipedia
Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions — The Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions (HCHDS), part of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, was established in October of 2002 with a 5 year grant from the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities… … Wikipedia
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities — Dr. John Ruffin is the Director of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD). The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities or NIMHD is a United States government agency. The stated mission of the… … Wikipedia
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities — The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities or NCMHD is a United States government agency. The stated mission of the NCMHD is to promote minority health and to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce and… … Wikipedia
Race and health — research is mostly from the United States. It has found both current and historical racial differences in the frequency, treatments, and availability of treatments for several diseases. This can add up to significant group differences in… … Wikipedia
Minority stress — describes chronically high levels of stress faced by members of stigmatized minority groups.[1] It may be caused by a number of factors, including poor social support and low socioeconomic status, but the most well understood causes of minority… … Wikipedia
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
Center for Minority Health — The Center for Minority Health (CMH), part of The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, was established in 1994 through a grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. It provides the framework that is necessary to address… … Wikipedia
Healthcare inequality — (also called health disparities in some countries) refers to the disparities in the access to adequate healthcare between different gender, race, and socioeconomic groups. In the United States, women are more likely to have access to adequate… … Wikipedia
