At the same time, researchers question health care
quality and service disparities.
Not exact matches
Durie recently outlined the explanations for these
disparities and proposed a broad spectrum of interventions to improve the health of indigenous people.1 Within that spectrum, health professionals can have a major role in contributing to dramatic reductions in mortality
and morbidity through high
quality primary healthcare
services for prevention
and early treatment.
The Twitter Town Hall will be a chance to prompt
and engage in a conversation about the health
disparities that African Americans face in this country, the current HIV / AIDS threat to the African - American community,
and the need for access to affordable, high -
quality health care
services in the changing health care landscape.
Evaluation results demonstrated both enhanced
quality of care
and promotion of more - favorable parenting practices related to perceptions of children's behavior at 30 to 33 months, discipline at 30 to 33 months,
and health care seeking at 2 to 4 months
and 30 to 33 months.4 — 7 In addition, HS reduced income
disparities in the use of preventive
services and enhanced parents» satisfaction with care at 30 to 33 months.8 Using observational data
and a longitudinal sample, Caughy et al9 reported that participation in HS was associated with positive child development outcomes, including greater attachment
and fewer child behavior problems when children were 34 to 37 months of age.
The Child
and Family
Services Review Composite Scores: Accountability Off the Track Schuerman & Needell (2009) Discusses the
disparities of the CFSR process among States
and how it impacts the
quality and use of data in determining national standards.
There is growing evidence of deficiencies in the
quality of health care for children, including low rates of preventive
services, 1 persistent
disparities in health status, 2
and lack of a usual source of care among ethnic
and racial minorities
and children in low - income families.3