Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
LEADING CAUSES OF MORBIDITY:
Some of the diseases which often result in early death in African-Americans, provided that the go untreated or undiagnosed, include hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, dementia (i.e., Alzheimer's disease), diabetes and certain types of cancer, most notably lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer (in men). Exactly why the morbidity rates for these disease are so much higher in African-Americans than in other ethnic/racial groups include a lack of education, lower incomes and the inability to access professional health care providers and clinics ("Health and Health Care," 2009, Internet). At the top of the list, there is hypertension, coronary heart disease (especially arterial blockage), stroke and some major types of cancer. With hypertension, some studies have shown that if a black male lives in poverty, his chances of being stricken with high blood pressure increases, perhaps because of the stress which goes along with living in poor neighborhoods. In older black males, prostate cancer is 60% higher than in other ethnic/racial groups, perhaps due to a poor diet and one rich in fat and carbohydrates ("Health and Health Care," 2009, Internet). One additional illness which seems to have a higher incidence in African-Americans is glaucoma which is more than eight times higher than in whites. The reason for this may be linked...
First, in rural areas, blacks must be given the same healthcare access as other racial groups regardless of income or social standing in the community. This could be accomplished if local, state and federal agencies set up clinics in poor rural areas and in urban areas made up mostly of African-Americans living in abject poverty. Second, most of these diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes and certain types of cancer could be greatly reduced by a federally-mandated program aimed at encouraging African-Americans to stop eating fast food and instead purchase healthy foods like vegetables and those low in fat which would ultimately lower the chances of acquiring illnesses which lead to an early death or contribute to a poor quality of life.
REFERENCES
"Health and Health Care of African-American Elders." (2009). Internet. Accessed June 24,
2009 from http://www.stanford.edu/group/ethnoger/african.html.
Spector, Rachel E. (2008). Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness. New York: Pearson
Prentice-Hall.
REFERENCES
"Health and Health Care of African-American Elders." (2009). Internet. Accessed June 24,
2009 from http://www.stanford.edu/group/ethnoger/african.html.
Spector, Rachel E. (2008). Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness. New York: Pearson
Prentice-Hall.
Health Care Past, Current, And Future The health of any nation should be a top priority for leaders and elected political representatives, but in the United States it took several centuries for the nation to begin to come to terms with providing health care for its citizens. This paper covers the gradual implementation of health care services and doctor training facilities in the U.S., and also covers the recent attempt by
In their move from a completely government-paid and -- operated healthcare system to a fees-based approach, the Chinese have greatly improved the efficiency, availability, and efficacy of their healthcare system (Wan & Wan 2010). This suggests that a combination of perspectives, rather than the market or single-payer perspectives that form so many healthcare systems, is most effective. There are also, of course, healthcare systems that have developed in the same
Polls examining public support of the bill and specifically the public healthcare option vary significantly. With regard to physicians, the New England Journal of Medicine surveyed over six thousand medical doctors and found there was a majority in favor of federally provided public healthcare insurance (Keyhani & Federman). Other polls have suggested an opposition to the public option (Marmor). The public option would provide an affordable alternative to the current
African-American Men Provide a brief overview of the health issue among your selected group, statistics about the scope of the problem, and its implications for health. According to the centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010), "African-American men suffer disproportionately from high blood pressure, a known risk factor for heart disease and stroke," (p. 4). Incidents of high blood pressure and the gamut of hypertensive diseases is higher among African-American men than
Healthcare Policy: An Overview of the Uninsured and Underinsured in America An alarming number of people in the United States today do not have health-care coverage. Many of these people live in urban areas and their income is below the official government poverty line. However, some of them make up to 200% of the government poverty amount, and not all of these uninsured and underinsured individuals are inner-city minority individuals. According to a
What might have otherwise been individual illness, limited to one or two cases of Ebola, was magnified in a hospital setting in which unsterile equipment and needles were used repeatedly on numerous patients." (Garrett 220). Even with the significant accomplishment of learning to genetically engineer biologic material, the means did not exist to apply this new knowledge where it was needed most. Economic, social, governmental, and geographic barriers prevented this