Racial and ethnic minorities face significant disparities in mental health service utilization and quality of care, often due to cultural misunderstandings and lack of access to appropriate providers.
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Honoring Indigenous voices: Native American nurses shaping healthcare
The US celebrates Native American Heritage Month annually in November. During this time, society comes together to recognize ...
Ryan Dial, American Indian Health Program Manager, attends an event hosted by the Waccamaw Siouan STEM Studio from Bolton, NC to provide educational resources about cancer in Native American ...
Researchers found health system performance is worse for many people of color. Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are evident in every state, even those with robust health systems, according ...
A new evidence-based framework aims to establish a U.S. industry standard for measuring health equity efforts. Put out by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), the white paper has been in ...
Between June 2020 and January 2021, the age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality rate among American Indian and Alaska Native people ...
Native communities face large health disparities and local health districts sometimes struggle to reach them, according to Native Project’s clinic director Dylan Dressler. “We have so many ...
American Indian and Alaska Native women continue to experience marked disparities in cancer outcomes compared with other populations. These disparities are multifactorial in origin, involving ...
The Center for Racial and Health Equity generously supports MinnPost’s Race & Health Equity coverage; learn why. The COVID-19 pandemic “shined a light on what many of us already knew to be the truth,” ...
A person’s culture can influence their mental health in various ways, including how they express mental health symptoms and seek treatment. Culture includes learned beliefs, values, and behaviors, and ...
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have found that better access to technology can go a long way toward achieving equity in healthcare for African Americans in the United States. According to Sharon ...
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