MedCity News August 27, 2024
Bill Releford

Through community engagement, the root causes of healthcare disparities can be addressed, and the health and resiliency of individuals can be dramatically improved.

According to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the United States has made little progress in the last twenty years in closing gaps that remain in healthcare equity. Racial and ethnic lines continue to be drawn in the quality and availability of care in this country, despite the United States spending the most on healthcare among developed nations. These disparities begin at birth.

Earlier this year, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Journal posted findings from scientists at Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and...

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Topics: Equity/SDOH, Healthcare System, Survey / Study, Trends
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