Class Year
2023
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2020
Department 1
Africana Studies
Abstract
There are many challenges that African Americans face and the lack of quality in care towards African Americans is an ongoing problem. Black men and women are not given the same care compared to their white counterparts. African Americans are faced with numerous disparities in the medical world. This can exist due to factors that are out of their control such as; failure of medical professionals recognizing the sociocultural differences, distrust in the health care system, cultural differences in understanding and explaining illness, history of hospital and medical office segregation, and knowledge of available services. It is very unlikely to eliminate social inequalities in health care but educating the people about this is important. Colorblindness is not always the answer because people need to be seen for who they are because someone’s background can determine certain health statuses.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Mischler, Claudia E., "African American Disparities within the Medical World" (2020). Student Publications. 861.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/861
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Medicine and Health Commons
Comments
Written for AFS 130: Introduction to African-American Studies