Exploring health care disparities in minority populations

Earlier in April, in recognition of National Minority Health Month, a number of Mayo Clinic experts participated in a Mayo Clinic Media Briefing, via Zoom, discussing health care disparities that affect racial and ethnic minority populations in the U.S.

The experts addressed health education, early detection, and control of disease complications. These are some of the topics discussed:

--Meeting people with health care in their communities.
--Improving diversity in the health care workforce.
--Establishing community engaged and inclusive research.
--Recognizing that biases do exist in provision of health care.
--Identifying biological differences and social determinants.
--The COVID-19 affect on exposing inequities.
--Vaccine acceptancy.
--Mental health care deficiencies.
--Offering integrated behavioral health teams in primary care.
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