Health Disparities in Neuro

Question 1

health equity

Answer 1

*everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible
*requires removing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences

Question 2

root causes of health disparities

Answer 2

*adverse living conditions
*no recreational spaces
*limited access to quality care
*segregation
*poverty
*poor quality schools

Question 3

how do we measure health disparity?

Answer 3

*life expectancy, infant mortality, rate of chronic diseases - differences among ethnicities
*health care - what is recommended and what is available and delivered
*access to care - barriers
*geographic and provider-level differences

Question 4

disparities in Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 4

*higher rates in African Americans & Hispanics
*more cases in women than men (2/3 are women)
*more common in older individuals

Question 5

inclusion gaps in Alzheimer’s genetic research

Answer 5

*lack of diversity in the clinical trial for Alzheimer’s treatment (0.02% of participants were American Indian/Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander)