RT Book, Section A1 South-Paul, Jeannette E. A1 Lewis, Evelyn L. A2 South-Paul, Jeannette E. A2 Matheny, Samuel C. A2 Lewis, Evelyn L. SR Print(0) ID 1173719544 T1 Health & Healthcare Disparities T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260134896 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173719544 RD 2024/03/28 AB Health disparities are defined by the National Institutes of Health as “differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States.” Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes mellitus are the most commonly reported health disparities, followed by cerebrovascular diseases, unintentional injuries, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Assessing these differences requires that a wide variety of factors, including age, gender, nationality, family of origin, religiosity, education, income, geographic location, race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability, be considered.