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 1106853889 T1 Health & Healthcare Disparities T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 4e YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071827454 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106853889 RD 2024/10/06 AB Ethnic and racial minorities manifest significantly poorer health status than their white counterparts. 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 HIV/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.