Posts Tagged ‘health equity’
How Transportation Access Creates Barriers to Health
Limited or unreliable transportation access can pose numerous barriers to health by making it harder for patients to attend health appointments or receive medical attention. According to the American Hospital Association, 3.6 million people do not receive medical care due to transportation issues every year. This can have significant consequences. For example, someone with a chronic…
Read MoreHow Food Insecurity Creates Barriers to Health
The USDA defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. When individuals can’t regularly afford adequate food for their families, they often turn to cheap, calorie-dense foods with minimal nutritional value. This problem is why families facing inconsistent sources of healthy food often experience higher rates…
Read MoreHow Racial Bias Creates Barriers to Health
In healthcare, racial bias occurs when pre-existing attitudes and judgments toward people of other races drive health professionals’ feelings, decisions, and actions. Even if discrimination unintentionally occurs, it can still create significant barriers to health. Racial bias can also worsen social determinants of health, which refer to various conditions where people are born, grow, live,…
Read MoreBarriers of Healthcare: How Stormont Vail Improves Access for Low-Income Patients
Social determinants of health are the circumstances in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that shape health. They refer to a person’s ability to access basic needs such as: Housing Nutrition Education Social support Healthcare services These factors, as well as genetics, lifestyle, policies, systems, and environments can negatively affect health equity…
Read MoreWe Ask Because We Care
We Ask Because We Care Frequently Asked Questions about We Ask Because We Care What Is “We Ask Because We Care”? Expand We Ask Because We Care is a health equity initiative that will allow us to learn more about our patients and their backgrounds. Through this initiative, Stormont Vail Health patient services team members…
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