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Healthcare Disparities Among African Americans, Chantilay M. Ruffin
Healthcare Disparities Among African Americans, Chantilay M. Ruffin
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Throughout healthcare there are numerous factors that play a role in and out of the healthcare setting such as: gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic and disability status1. Having a diverse environment is an important accomplishment to strive for because it is directly related to increased patient health outcomes and quality of life2. For centuries African Americans have faced adversity with regard to the health care system. They have not been granted the same opportunities to access health information when compared to others. Kumar and West imply that racism, class inequality, financial hardship, and poverty are major contributors in the widening health care …