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Slides on Race, Poverty and Health Care

Slides on Race, Poverty and Health Care. Martin Donohoe, MD, FACP. U.S. Population 1990 (250 million). U.S. Population (1990). Annual U.S. Immigration. 800, 000 Legal 300, 000 Illegal/Undocumented. Racial Disparities: Economic. Income disparities Educational disparities

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Slides on Race, Poverty and Health Care

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  1. Slides on Race, Poverty and Health Care Martin Donohoe, MD, FACP

  2. U.S. Population 1990(250 million)

  3. U.S. Population (1990)

  4. Annual U.S. Immigration • 800, 000 Legal • 300, 000 Illegal/Undocumented

  5. Racial Disparities: Economic • Income disparities • Educational disparities • Higher levels of unemployment • Criminal justice system involvement • Toxic waste sitings / environmental injustice • Persistent overt / subtle discrimination • E.g., “driving while black”

  6. Racial Disparities: Health Care • Higher maternal and infant mortality • Higher death rates for most diseases • Shorter life expectancies • Less health insurance • Fewer diagnostic tests / therapeutic procedures

  7. Poverty Rate • 11.2 % White • 14.5 % Asian (bimodal distributions) • 29.4% Latinos

  8. Uninsured (Nationally) • 14% - Whites • 20% - African Americans • 21% - Asian/Pacific Islanders • 34% - Latino

  9. Uninsured (Oregon) • Hispanic 25% • Non-Hispanic 9%

  10. Misconceptions About Cancer

  11. Misconceptions About Cancer

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