Racial Disparities in the Medical Field

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Title: Racial Disparities in the Medical Field
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Description: In an evolving social climate, racial disparities highlight flaws within systems that citizens once believed to be beneficial. Recently, attention shifted to health care and the unfair disadvantages targeting minorities. This paper focuses on the issues, effects, and possible solutions to medical discrepancies. Prevalent gaps between ethnic groups with respect to treatment, mortality rate, and treatment cost; results in minorities harboring a negative perspective of medical professionals. In addition to the lack of proper care minorities receive, adverse attitudes toward health care further bolster health complications that result in unfavorable statistics (HealthyPeople.gov, 2020a). The unsavory experiences reported by minorities perpetuate distrust for medical professionals, cultivating tension and fear between the provider and the patient. By analyzing sources, the paper will discuss how unrecognized bias affects treatment and how it further preserves racism. Cases in which improper care resulted in dire consequences will also be used within the paper to support the intentions of the main idea. The paper will conclude with programs and activism groups that have taken steps to reduce racial disparities in health care., Honors Thesis Advisor : Dr. Nancy Carlino, MA.
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Contributor: Miller, Moriah J. (Author), California University of Pennsylvania. Honors Program.
Date: 2020-11-16
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Identifier: cali:2238
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