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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

Race
Ethnicity
Immigrant status
Disability
Sex or gender
Sexual orientation
Geography
Income
Level of education

NIH: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

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