Differences in Quality of Healthcare A lower percentage of African Americans and

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Differences in Quality of Healthcare

A lower percentage of African Americans and Hispanics report being satisfied with the quality of their healthcare than Caucasians. In the light of this, answer the questions that follow:

Discuss at least three factors influencing differences in the rates of satisfaction with quality of healthcare among African Americans and Hispanics.

Explain how differences in the healthcare received by people contribute to disparities in health.

Identify at least three strategies that can overcome these differences in care.

Justify your responses by citing at least two scholarly sources.

Support your responses with examples.

In addition, respond to the following questions:

Explain why health indicators are an important tool in public health.

What are the leading health indicators as identified by Healthy People 2020?

Describe how organizations across the nation are addressing these priority health topics.

Explanation / Answer

Q1). Discuss at least three factors influencing differences in the rates of satisfaction with the quality of health care among African Americans and Hispanics.

The three primary factors influencing the healthcare quality satisfaction levels among African American and Hispanics include,

Deaths from chronic illness such as the cardiovascular diseases, cancer (lung cancer and breast cancer) are higher in African Americans than white Americans (commonwealthfund.org). The infant mortality rates are also higher in African Americans, which is mainly due to the poverty in this population. The rate of diabetes in Hispanics is 14%, whereas about 8% of white Americans are having diabetes. The incidence of cancers associated with infections, i.e. cervical cancer, and liver cancer are higher in Hispanics than the African Americans and other non-Hispanics.

Reference:

Sorkin, D. H., Ngo-Metzger, Q., & De Alba, I. (2010). Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Health Care: Impact on Perceived Quality of Care. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(5), 390–396.

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