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Health Disparities Healthy Aging CDC

(7 days ago) F-1: Identify and understand environmental, social, cultural, behavioral, and biological factors that create and sustain health disparities among older adults.

https://www.cdc.gov/aging/disparities/index.htm

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How Discrimination in Health Care Affects Older …

(5 days ago) WEBPhoto: Mario Tama via Getty Images. Racial and ethnic discrimination has a significant impact on the health of people of color, affecting mental health and contributing to high …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2022/apr/how-discrimination-in-health-care-affects-older-americans

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Social Determinants of Health and Older Adults

(3 days ago) WEBSocial determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, …

https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/healthy-aging/social-determinants-health-and-older-adults

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Promoting Health for Older Adults CDC

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2019, 54.1 million US adults were 65 or older, representing 16% of the population—or more than 1 in every 7 Americans. Nearly 1 in 4 older adults are members of a racial or …

https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/promoting-health-for-older-adults.htm

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Actualizing Better Health And Health Care For Older Adults

(Just Now) WEBSocial determinants of health. Quality of care. In 2018 the US population ages sixty-five and older numbered 52.4 million, with older adults representing 15.6 percent of the …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01470

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Health Disparities Among Older Adults: An Introduction …

(3 days ago) WEBThe problem of health disparities across the lifespan and in older adulthood has gained recent attention by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and other organizations and …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00914150231207339

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Advancing Health Equity, Eliminating Health Disparities, and …

(7 days ago) WEBAdvancing health equity and eliminating health disparities have been and continue to be critical factors to PCD in addressing these topic areas. Healthy People 2020 defines …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0264.htm

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Health Equity - Reducing Disparities in Eldercare

(4 days ago) WEBThe social determinants of health are significant factors in health disparities, adding urgency to the need to improve education, dismantle poverty and make sure …

https://www.chausa.org/publications/health-progress/archive/article/july-august-2019/health-equity---reducing-disparities-in-eldercare

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Older Adults - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(3 days ago) WEBBy 2060, almost a quarter of the U.S. population will be age 65 or older.1 Healthy People 2030 focuses on reducing health problems and improving quality of life for older adults. …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/older-adults

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Health Equity in Healthy People 2030

(1 days ago) WEBThese resources include interventions to address public health issues among specific population groups and improve the health of all people. In addition, Healthy People …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/health-equity-healthy-people-2030

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Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity

(6 days ago) WEBThe BRFSS survey measures eleven types of ACEs among adults. As of 2021, AIAN (31%), Black (22%) and Hispanic (22%) adults were more likely than White (19%) adults …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/report/key-data-on-health-and-health-care-by-race-and-ethnicity/

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Healthy People - HP2020 Overview of Health Disparities

(9 days ago) WEBAn overarching goal of Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) is to achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups. To provide an overview of health …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020/health-disparities.htm

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Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions and …

(9 days ago) WEBA health care disparity typically refers to differences between groups in health insurance coverage, affordability, access to and use of care, and quality of care. The terms “health …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-5-key-question-and-answers/

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Study reveals racial disparities in diagnosis and drug use for …

(5 days ago) WEBAdditionally, the study found: Among all people with a diagnosis of behavior and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), 78.6% used a central nervous system …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-reveals-racial-disparities-diagnosis-drug.html

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What the Data Show: Black Women Report More Pervasive …

(Just Now) WEBA new analysis of data from KFF’s Survey on Racism, Discrimination, and Health shows Black women are more likely than other groups to report being treated unfairly by a …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/press-release/what-the-data-show-black-women-report-more-pervasive-negative-experiences-in-health-care-compared-to-other-groups/

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New roadmap to lower the risk of amputation in peripheral artery

(3 days ago) WEBThe higher rates for racial and ethnic groups may be affected by disparities in housing, access to health care, education and socioeconomic status – factors considered social …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/05/14/new-roadmap-to-lower-the-risk-of-amputation-in-peripheral-artery-disease

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Currently Available RSV Vaccines for Patients 60 Years and Older

(3 days ago) WEBBoth RSV vaccines for adults 60 years and older show efficacy in preventing RSV disease for at least two RSV seasons. 1 When administered to immune-competent adults 60 …

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/fpm/issues/2024/0500/rsv-vaccine.html

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Listen: Free medical tuition alone isn’t enough to close gaps in

(5 days ago) WEBOne hope for free tuition endeavors is that lower post-graduation debt will increase the number of med students who choose lower-paying, desperately needed careers in …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/15/free-medical-tuition-alone-isnt-enough-to-close-gaps-in-primary-care/

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Michigan Workforce Participation Increases Over the Year Across …

(3 days ago) WEBFor the prime-aged adult population, labor force participation rose by 3.7 percentage points over the year. Labor force participation among younger adults advanced by 3.3 …

https://www.michigan.gov/mcda/labor-market-information/michigans-labor-market-news/2024/05/10/demographic-analysis-mar-2024

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New screening tool can identify preeclampsia risk sooner, test …

(Just Now) WEBA new blood test can be performed in a pregnant person’s first trimester to help assess their risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/15/health/preeclampsia-risk-first-trimester-test-wellness/index.html

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