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health disparity
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Differences in disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity (rate of disease in a particular population, mortality in a certain population)
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disparities can be a result of...
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biological variation, freely-chosen health damaging behavior, freely choosing not to adopt a health innovation
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health inequality
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When health disparities are socially produced, avoidable, and unfair. idea that not everyone has the same opportunity to achieve excellent health
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example of health inequality
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life expectancy in back bay is 90 whereas Roxbury is 59 due to back bay having higher socio-economic status
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sources of health inequalities
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socio-economic status, differential access to health care, where an individual lives, racism, homophobia, differential exposure to stress
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