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Ethical Care of Underserved Patients

A report by the National Association of Community Health Centers found that 56 million Americans have inadequate access to a primary care physician and could be considered "medically disenfranchised." 

My presentation defines what it means to be "underserved" in healthcare and walks through the many qualifications that would deem an individual this title. Did you know that nearly 17% Americans are underserved when it comes to healthcare? This percentage is not huge, but I believe there needs to be a separation of statistic and human being. These are not numbers we are talking about, these are people. 

The categories we will explore include the following: poverty, disability, limited literacy, geographic location, and long-term confinement. These six characteristics are the main reasons for hinderance of adequate healthcare. 

In my presentation, I will discuss the absence of equality amongst differing socioeconomic situations as well as patients with varying levels of education. How can we work to ensure that we are all being treated equally and efficiently in the doctor's office? 

Presentation:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAE3_zLieWc/NT8HpaquDPR9ZQxJprtSCA/view?utm_content=DAE3_zLieWc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink

Sources:

https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/population-up-to-200-fpl/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/infographic-disability-impacts-all.html#:~:text=26%20percent%20(one%20in%204,is%20highest%20in%20the%20South.

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2017/08/rural-america.html#:~:text=About%2060%20million%20people%2C%20or,different%20things%20to%20different%20people.

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/rural-area/#:~:text=Encyclopedic%20Entry%20Vocabulary-,A%20rural%20area%20is%20an%20open%20swath%20of%20land%20that,a%20city%2C%20or%20urban%20area.&text=In%20a%20rural%20area%2C%20there,far%20away%20from%20one%20another.

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletter-article/state-and-federal-efforts-enhance-access-basic-health-care#:~:text=A%20report%20by%20the%20National,live%20in%20shortage%20areas%20or