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City Chattr is Ontario's Neighbourhood Social Network, which creates and supports community engagement by connecting local residents to neighbours and to the local business that service them.

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In order to effectively remove health disparities, public health, the medical community, and community leaders need to provide integrated services which offer health care, education, cultural sensitivity, and prevention to remove barriers to care

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In order to effectively remove health disparities, public health, the medical community, and community leaders need to provide integrated services which offer health care, education, cultural sensitivity, and prevention to remove barriers to care

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The LGBT face the threat of health disparities due to stigma, discrimination, and denial to basic human rights, such as health insurance.  These discriminatory behaviors lead to mental health issues, substance abuse and suicide

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Populations globally are affected when their health care needs are not met or addressed.  Obesity, sexually transmitted infections, nutrition, diabetes and so forth are all conditions that disproportionately affect certain groups of people.  It is therefore, necessary to close the gap in order for all to receive equal opportunities.  One source to bring positive outcomes is to offer target interventions, education and prevention along with an integrated healthcare processes

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The Affordable Care Act seeks to improve health care for Americans by ensuring all individuals have access to health insurance, reduce health care costs, remove pre-existing conditions, promote preventative care, and improve transparency for patients and providers.  A key measure to increase access to care and eliminate disparity is providing resources in those in underprivileged areas.  Underserved populations typically have limited financial resources, irregular sources of health care, limited access to primary health care, and educational and language barriers

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Ethnic and Racial Challenges to health care

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Ethnic and Racial Challenges to health care

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African-Americans struggle with health disparities. Slavery, discrimination, unfair rights to education and civil liberties created a deep mistrust of medicine.  The Tuskegee Syphilis experiment is a poignant example of African-American mistrust in the health care system.  In the Tuskegee Syphilis experiment, black men were subjugated to mistreatment and misinformation about their medical care.  Additionally, many minorities face challenges when accessing health care services, often rating their health as poorer than whites

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research conducted by the US Surgeon General, surveyed 536 surgeons on racial and ethnic disparities, 36.6% agreed that that racial and ethnic disparities exist in health care

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Cost of Health Care: Financial Implications

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The Economics of Healthcare: Crash Course Economics #29

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African Americans' Distrust in the Health Care System: Past and Present

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Disparity to health care: What are disparities?

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Disparity to health care: What are disparities?

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Access to health care is challenging issue which affects many Americans and communities globally.  Impoverished and underserved populations have limited if no access to quality health care.  Health care should not be a privilege to those who can afford, it should be right for all.  Disparities affect the health status of groups of people based on race, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation, geographic location, and income status