With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting communities of colour disproportionately of their well being and financial well-being, long-term racial and ethnic disparities have obtained rising consideration. However these inequities in our well being system aren’t new and are part of bigger problems with systemic racism.
An up to date KFF chart pack analyzes a wide selection of measures of racial and ethnic disparities in well being and well being care and different components which may contribute to those disparities. The broad sections of the chart pack embrace:
- Well being Protection and Entry to and Use of Care
- Well being Standing, Outcomes, and Behaviors
- Social Determinants of Well being
The chart pack presents information on six racial/ethnic teams the place out there: White, Asian, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN), and Native Hawaiian and Different Pacific Islander (NHOPI). Black, Hispanic and AIAN folks fare worse than White folks throughout nearly all of measures. Whereas, general, Asian folks don’t fare worse than White folks throughout most measures, the info could masks disparities amongst subgroups throughout the Asian inhabitants. Ongoing information gaps and limits hinder the flexibility to have a complete understanding of the experiences of AIAN and NHOPI folks.
For additional analysis and evaluation on these points, go to the Racial Fairness and Well being Coverage subject web page.