01:920:108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Health Literacy
14 Dec 2016
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Sociology 108 - minority groups in american society. Population- or group-specific differences in presence of disease, health outcomes, or access to healthcare. Huge expenditures in healthcare - 15% of gdp - one average twice of other advanced industrial nations" costs - but not twice as good in terms of health outcomes. Gaps in quality of health: infant mortality rate, disease incidence, mortality. Gaps in quality of healthcare: lack of health insurance, lack of access to high-quality, aggressive care, unequal care overall. Adults who have no regular doctor: hispanics - 43, african americans - 32, asians - 30, whites - 20% Adults who have problems communicating with their doctor: hispanics - 33, asians - 27, african americans - 23, whites - 16% Older african americans receive lower rates of surgery and have lower survival rates than whites. Does the existence of diseases such as tay sachs or sickle-cell anemia prove.
