Wheeler Sarahn M, Bryant Allison S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, 2608 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Founders 4, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2017 Mar;44(1):1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2016.10.001.
A health disparity is defined as an increased burden of an adverse health outcome or health determinant within a specific subset of the population. There are well-documented racial and ethnic disparities throughout health care at the patient, provider, and health care system levels. As the minority populations within the United States grow to record numbers, it is increasingly important to invest in efforts to characterize, understand, and end racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Inequities in health outcomes and care pose real threats to the entire nation's well-being. Eliminating health disparities is fundamental to the well-being, productivity, and viability of the entire nation.
健康差异被定义为特定人群子集内不良健康结果或健康决定因素负担的增加。在患者、医疗服务提供者和医疗保健系统层面，整个医疗保健领域存在有充分记录的种族和族裔差异。随着美国少数族裔人口增长至创纪录数量，投入精力去描述、理解并消除医疗保健中的种族和族裔差异变得越来越重要。健康结果和医疗服务的不平等对整个国家的福祉构成了切实威胁。消除健康差异是整个国家福祉、生产力和生存能力的根本所在。
