Other Education Topics:
Health & Wellness
Healthcare & Aging
Leadership in Aging
Multicultural Aging
Policy and Advocacy
Racial and ethnic health disparities are socioeconomic, and there are great variances in health between countries of origin, reasons for immigration, and length of time spent in the United States.
The rise in the number of Americans from ethnic minority backgrounds has been accompanied by an increased interest in disparities that characterize the health status and healthcare needs of the U.S. population. Much of the literature has focused on African Americans’ health disadvantages, which persist. Increasing interest also has been paid to the health of the Hispanic/Latino population, which currently is the largest minority population.