What is the role of racism on the part of health care providers in disparities?
While there is some evidence that racial prejudices and cultural stereotypes influence the health care that minorities receive, that evidence fails to explain the vast scope and degree of health and health care disparities. The actions of a few health care providers could not possibly be the sole or even majority explanation for all of the racial disparities in health and health care. Additionally, health care provider racism cannot explain disparities observed across geographic areas, socioeconomic levels, educational attainment, and gender.
Related Questions
- How is the Collaborative working with others who it says have a role in addressing the problem of racial and ethnic disparities in health care, such as health care providers and policy-makers?
- Aren’t racial and ethnic disparities in health care delivery just one more problem in an all-around flawed health care system?
- Why does the Call For Proposals and Web site emphasize health care disparities and not simply health disparities?
