Health Disparities Illingworth Flashcards
what is allostatic load?
describes the biological processes involved in response to chronic stress (higher among African Americans and those with less education)
Differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States
a. health disparity
b. health care disparity
a. health disparity
-Differences in access to or availability of facilities and services that exist among specific population groups in the United States
-Includes delivery and quality of care
a. health disparity
b. health care disparity
b. health care disparity
which is systematic and differentiated by social position?
a. health disparity
b. health care disparity
c. both
d. neither
c. both
which group has the largest life expectancy in 2021?
a. hispanic females
b. hispanic males
c. non-hispanic white female
d. non-hispanic white male
e. non-hispanic black female
f. non-hispanic black male
a. hispanic females
what are safety net organizations?
Providers that organize and deliver a significant level of health care and other related services to uninsured, Medicaid, and other vulnerable patients
types of safety net providers (2 of them; they are in red on slide 24)
-federally qualified health center (FQHC)
-disproportionate share hospital (DSH)
(the other 3 are FQHC look alike, free clinic, and street medicine)
what are FQHCs (federally qualified health centers)?
Organizations that receive Federal funding from HRSA under PHS Act Section 330; have to apply and be approved
location of FQHCs
medically underserved areas
fees for FQHCs must be ?
sliding scale/waived if unable to pay
which is decreased in medically underserved areas?
a. elderly population
b. poverty
c. infant mortality
d. primary care providers
d. primary care providers
local FQHC example in Lafayette
Riggs Community Health Center
public/disproportionate-share hospitals (DSH) serve what population?
low-income/uninsured patients
(states received funds to cover costs of DSHs)
local example of a DSH
Eskenazi Health in Indy
Rx Assist, Rx Hope, NeedyMeds, and medicine assistancetool.org are all examples of ?
patient assistance programs (called PAPs or MAPs)
