4. Healthcare Disparities Persist.
• Minorities are more likely to be diagnosed with late‐stage breast cancer and
colorectal cancer compared with whites.
• When hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, Hispanics are less likely to
receive optimal care.
• Many racial and ethnic minorities and persons of lower socioeconomic
position are more likely to die from HIV. Minorities also account for a
disproportionate share of new AIDS cases.
disproportionate share of new AIDS cases
• The use of physical restraints in nursing homes is higher among Hispanics and
Asian/Pacific Islanders compared with non‐Hispanic whites.
• Blacks and poorer patients have higher rates of avoidable hospital admissions
Blacks and poorer patients have higher rates of avoidable hospital admissions
(i.e., hospitalizations for health conditions that, in the presence of
comprehensive primary care, rarely require hospitalization).
(Source: National Healthcare Disparities Report 2007)
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5. Healthcare Disparities Matter to
Healthcare Disparities Matter to
Individuals and Society.
“[T]o the extent that minority beneficiaries of publicly funded
health programs are less likely to receive high quality care,
these beneficiaries as well as the taxpayers that support
these beneficiaries—as well as the taxpayers that support
public health care programs—may face higher future health
care costs." (Unequal Treatment, 1999)
“The personal cost of disparities can lead to significant
morbidity, disability, and lost productivity at the individual
o b d ty, d sab ty, a d ost p oduct ty at t e d dua
level. At the societal level, distal costs follow from proximal
opportunities that were missed to intervene and reduce
burden of illness. (National Healthcare Disparities Report
burden of illness ” (National Healthcare Disparities Report,
2010)
34. Minorities use social media, and social media
Mi iti i l di d i l di
may replicate real‐world social bonds and , by
extension, social influence.
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Social influence can impact health behavior.
But, on whole, minority health advocacy
groups haven’t yet capitalized on the media for
building communities.
35. Recommendations
• Write like a friend, not an agency.
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• Target patient navigators, rather than patients.
• Share narratives, anecdotes and profiles more
than facts and figures.
• Allow your followers to share content as much as
you do.
you do
• Listen as much as you talk. Respond as much as
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you initiate.
• Start from their level of engagement, then
scaffold to new behavior.
36. Contact Info
Contact Info
Email: roundtreea@uhd.edu
Twitter: @akroundtree
Twitter: @akroundtree