TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Health Disparities in Practice A1 - Abedin, Sakena A1 - Lopez, Michelle A2 - Kline, Mark W. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Health disparities are the result of population differences that lead to preventable and unfair or unjust barriers to health equity. Health disparities research has demonstrated significant racial gaps in health outcomes. For example, in the United States, infants born to black mothers are more than twice as likely to die before their first birthday as infants born to white mothers. However, health disparities go beyond race and ethnicity as other vulnerable populations can also experience obstacles to health, based on religion, socioeconomic status, gender, age, mental health, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, geographic location, or other characteristics linked to discrimination or exclusion. For example, children in poor families are twice as likely not to receive preventive medical and dental care as children in families earning 400% or more of the federal poverty level. There is a complex interaction of biological, behavioral, social, and physical environmental factors contributing to health disparities and addressing these gaps requires interventions at the patient, provider, and system level. This chapter will enhance the clinicians’ ability to care for diverse patient populations. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182916395 ER -