Disparities in Asthma and Allergy Care : What Can We Do?

Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

The coronavirus disease pandemic and the growing movements for social and racial equality have increased awareness of disparities in American health care that exist on every level. Social determinants of health, structural racism, and implicit bias play major roles in preventing health equity. We begin with the larger picture and then focus on examples of systemic and health inequities and their solutions that have special relevance to allergy-immunology. We propose a 4-prong approach to address inequities that requires (1) racial and ethnic inclusivity in research with respect to both participants and investigators, (2) diversity in all aspects of training and practice, (3) improvement in communication between clinicians and patients, and (4) awareness of the social determinants of health. By communication we mean sensitivity to the role of language, cultural background, and health beliefs in physician-patient interactions and provision of training and equipment so that the use of telecommunication can be a resource for all patients. The social determinants of health are the social factors that affect health and the success of health care, such as adequacy of housing and access to nutritious foods. Using this 4-prong approach we can overcome health disparities.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice - 9(2021), 2 vom: 05. Feb., Seite 663-669

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ogbogu, Princess U [VerfasserIn]
Capers, Quinn [VerfasserIn]
Apter, Andrea J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asthma
COVID-19
Food allergy
Food insecurity
Health disparities
Implicit bias
Journal Article
Social determinants of health
Structural racism

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Date Completed 15.02.2021

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaip.2020.10.030

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31883040X