Black ethnic group, Black community, health, health inequalities, hypertension, health program, discrimination, healthcare, segregation
Health inequalities among racial/ethnic minority groups in the U.S. remain disturbingly high, and they provide an evident insight into the common underlying problems faced by these groups, such as lack of access to healthcare and economic opportunities, as well as education and social resources. In the wide range of racial groups that live in the United States, it is among Black Americans where one finds the most significant health disparities, which lead to more infections, chronic conditions and downright poor health outcomes when compared to other white Americans. The paper will look into the factors behind the inequality in the health state among the Black community, addressing the historical, social, economic and political sides that create this inequality, which are the core themes of this paper. Beyond that, concrete guidelines will be provided to demonstrate how these disparities can be tackled with the ultimate goal of equal healthcare access among Black Americans.
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[...] (Aldridge et al., 2020). Afro-Latino people are an inherent part of the Latin American culture as they enrich it with music, dance, food and traditions. African immigrants are simply people who have moved from the diverse African sub-continent to global countries such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. They carry on the same languages, cultures, religions, spiritualties, rituals, attitudes, habits, traditions, and norms, which are their countries of interest. African immigrants add to the cultural diversity of host countries, and these transformations sometimes come with unique challenges that are related to migration, integration, and discrimination. [...]
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[...] In their society, black ethnic groups have a vast extent of social integration, solidarity, and community support. To illustrate, African Americans established close-knit and local communities where they worked together for various social causes. Therefore, Africans in the Caribbean region may have different relationships with kinship networks and community organizations (Assari, 2018). These provide social assistance and cultural rescue traditions. This social aspect of health care may affect health outcomes by controlling the means of reaching resources for health, social determinants of health, and the level of community support rendering assistance. [...]
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