The CDC is Celebrating Minority Health Month. This year motto's is: Health Equity Can't Wait. Act Now in Your Community! Both the CDC in collaboration with the HHS are making an effort to reach health equity among minorities. The CDC has referenced work from "HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities".
The 45 page document, "Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities" illustrates and action plan toeliminate the health disparities among minorities. As a minority I am very thanful for this. I believe health should be universal and accessible to every human being. I think that it is important to acknowledge the differences among different races in order to address certain health problems. For example as a Mexican-American woman I am at much higher risk for numerous health problems such as diabetes and high cholestreol. Culture is a very influential factor that coontributes to many minorities health problems and should also be considered.
According to The World Health Organization (WHO), it defines these "social determinants of health" as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age that can contribute to or detract from the health of individuals and communities (2012). Also, "Individuals, families and communities that have systematically experienced social and economic disadvantage face greater obstacles to optimal health. Characteristics such as race or ethnicity, religion, SES, gender, age, mental health, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, geographic location, or other characteristics historically linked to exclusion or discrimination are known to influence health status' (HHS, 2012, p.2). This statement makes me try to correlate perhaps a relationship between the roles of the minorities we have study and this class ans see how they are affected not just cocially through politic but how it affects tehir health.The 45 page document, "Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities" illustrates and action plan toeliminate the health disparities among minorities. As a minority I am very thanful for this. I believe health should be universal and accessible to every human being. I think that it is important to acknowledge the differences among different races in order to address certain health problems. For example as a Mexican-American woman I am at much higher risk for numerous health problems such as diabetes and high cholestreol. Culture is a very influential factor that coontributes to many minorities health problems and should also be considered.
Overall, I feel that being aware of the health disparities faced among minorities is a great start to provide and advocate for equal as well as equitable health care opportunity.
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