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Health Disparities

Health disparities are health differences between different groups of people. These health differences may include:

  • How many people get certain diseases
  • How severe the diseases are
  • How many people have complications because of the diseases
  • How many people die from a disease
  • Whether people can get health care
  • How many people get screened for a disease

These groups of people may be based on:

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  1. Health Disparities (National Library of Medicine)  
    Health disparities are health differences between different groups of people. These health differences may include: How many people ... education NIH: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
    https://medlineplus.gov/healthdisparities.html - Health Topics
  2. National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities)  
    ... Diné) Nation. Learn more Webpage Apply Now: 2026 Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) NIMHD will host HDRI in ... in humans to improve minority health and reduce health disparities in the United States and its territories. NIMHD ...
    https://www.nimhd.nih.gov - Other Resources
  3. Health Disparities in Oral Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Health Disparities/Specifics ... Health Disparities ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Describes information about disparities in oral health.
    https://www.cdc.gov/oral-health/health-equity - External Health Links
  4. Rural Health Disparities (Rural Health Information Hub)  
    Provides information on health disparities and the causes of these disparities in rural areas. Discusses rural versus urban mortality and life expectancy, and resources ...
    https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/rural-health-disparities - External Health Links
  5. Cancer Health Disparities Definitions and Examples From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Health Disparities/Specifics ... Health Disparities ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Cancer health disparities are adverse differences ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../about-health-disparities/definitions - External Health Links
  6. What Are Health Disparities? From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities)  
    Health Disparities/Start Here ... Health Disparities ... National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/about/what-are-health-disparities - External Health Links
  7. Health Disparities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Health Disparities/Specifics ... Health Disparities ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Best practices for addressing societal factors increasing risk ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/health-disparities-hiv-std-tb-hepatitis - External Health Links
  8. NIH-Designated Populations with Health Disparities From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities)  
    Health Disparities/Specifics ... Health Disparities ... National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/...signated-populations-health-disparities - External Health Links
  9. Getting an Accurate Read on Pulse Oximeters From the National Institutes of Health 
    Surgery/NIH MedlinePlus Magazine ... Surgery ... Lung Cancer/NIH MedlinePlus Magazine ... Lung Cancer ... Pneumonia/NIH MedlinePlus Magazine ... Pneumonia ... COVID-19 (Coronavirus ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...accurate-read-on-pulse-oximeters - External Health Links
  10. Meet the Director: Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities | NIH ... 
    National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Director Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., trained as a medical doctor and has become a leading voice in the field of ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ty-health-and-health-disparities - MedlinePlus Magazine
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