There are many disparities in health care, and this analysis has uncovered another area of concern. It is crucial that we implement or enhance systems that help protect against these disparities and improve the quality of care for all patients.
Quotes about disparities (16 Quotes)
Expanding eligibility of family planning services to low-income women will maximize cost-savings to both federal and state governments, reduce the disparities in access to family planning services for low-income women, and decrease the incidence of abortion in the U.S.
We need new tools and hypothetical models to study the ecology of disease, and we need interdisciplinary professionals from medicine, public health, economics and the social sciences to collaborate. This can't be shoved under the desk or put on hold because the maps show in color the disparities that children in the Deep South face every day.
The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
Often, the disparities in the ways men and women are treated are subtle; there are not these clear barriers that you have to break down.
And, as in previous years, the rates for black and Puerto Rican infants were higher than other groups, ... We are working closely with medical and community partners to reduce persistent disparities.
The sage has the sun and moon by his side and the universe under his arm. He blends everything into a harmonious whole.... He blends the disparities of ten thousand years into one complete purity. All things are blended like this and mutually involve each other.
Recent price action in airline shares has created some price disparities that we believe investors should exploit.
And now I hope the Health Partnership and the community will ... continue to provide health programs, ... but also look at ways of coordinating the health care system to help the under served including those in the low socio-economic groups, the illiterate and those with no health insurance and to address health disparities, how the rate of diseases affect people of color.
I brought together experts from health care, business, academic institutions, and the community to develop a comprehensive blueprint for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care in the City of Boston.
I'm impressed with the Federal Way School District. They had disparities so extreme in their system they were forced to come up with a solution to address it. They are holding the teachers accountable. So many school districts put the burden of responsibility on the parents and the kids.
We know that income disparities are pretty wide, rural households still have to eke out a living and there is not enough trickle-down from prosperous areas. The key is improving agriculture -- there have been draughts and lack of infrastructure makes it difficult for people to market their crops. But I think in many respects Africans are eternal optimists -- AIDS, hunger and lack of long-term opportunities seem to stand in contrast to the poll.
These disparities are concerning because they are unlikely to be related to appropriateness of care.
We have to change our behavior, ... We drink too much, smoke too much, eat the wrong foods and dont exercise. We can change racial disparities by changing our behavior.
For more than 20 years we have known that black Americans receive a different level of care than whites. Despite concerted efforts to address these disparities, this study shows that black seniors continue to receive fewer surgical procedures than whites. On a fundamental level, these differences in care are not acceptable.
According to the latest numbers available from our Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Criminal Uniform Crime Reports, Minneapolis arrests roughly 1,500 people each year for marijuana offenses aloneand a big majority for simple possession. That's about four people every day in Minneapolis who get arrested for a substance that is far less harmful than alcohol and many over-the-counter drugs. As if this isn't enough, Minneapolis leads the nation in the greatest disparities in black and white marijuana possession arrest rates.