Racism and Access to Healthcare Flashcards

1
Q

Higher burden of illness, disparity, or mortality among one group over another group is called…

A

Health disparity

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Differences between groups in health coverage, access to care, and quality of care is called…

A

Healthcare disparity

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3
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3 financial barriers to healthcare access:

A

Lack of insurance
Under insurance
Gaps in coverage

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4
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What are structural determinants of health?

A

Conditions in which people are born, grow, live, and age

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5
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Why has private health insurance coverage decreased over the past decade?

A

Skyrocketing cost of health insurance
Workforce shift
Unstable nature of employment

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True or false: African American and Hispanic Americans are less likely to have a usual source of primary care, have fewer physician visits, higher rates of no prenatal care, and lower rates of immunizations.

A

True

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True or false: African Americans are more likely to be uninsured and have higher rates of Hepatitis B and liver cancer.

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FALSE; Asian Americans

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8
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Challenges faced by the LGBTQIA community in relation to healthcare include which of the following:

A. Stigma and discrimination
B. Denial of care due to sexual orientation
C. Rejection from the community
D. Violence
E. All of the above

A

E. All of the Above

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True or false: Individuals in the LGBTQIA community experience higher rates of substance abuse, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, and physical violence.

A

True

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True or false: Men are more likely than women to report leaving an MD because of dissatisfaction of care.

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False; women

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True or false: Physicians are less likely to counsel men than women about diet, exercise, and weight reduction.

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False; women

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True or false: Education is a predictor of healthcare utilization.

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True

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13
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What are some strategies to reduce health disparities?

A

Within our practice
* Improve cultural effective care
* Health literacy
* Increase awareness of Health Disparities
* Increase political awareness

Leadership
* Capacity building

Funding and research
* Community input on funding priorities/research priorities
* Evidence based research that also includes a social component

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