Health Disparities among Underserved in the United States

Annotated Bibliography Health Disparities among Underserved in United State Thesis Statement Health disparity has been an issue of concern among the underserved in the United States as well as across the world. A high rate of difference in health and health care between different populations groups have been recorded over the years in the healthcare system. The challenge has greatly affected the ability of the larger population to access quality care and health either due to the increasing cost of accessing health care or unavailability of healthcare resources. Lack of or insufficient access to health care among the underserved and discriminated special and ethnic groups is leading to increasing of worsening of health outcomes. Disparities in health care occur across different dimensions which mainly include the difference in ethnic groups, social-economic status, location, age, gender, disability status, and sexual orientations among other factors. This paper provides literature work which explains deeply on the current status of health disparities while providing an appropriate approach for control and management of the issue thus enabling equity in health care access among all people. Accessing health resources for all is an appropriate social approach that provides guideline toward utilization of available limited resources for the benefit of all. Group Name Institutional Affiliation Summary of the Peer-reviewed Journals on Health Disparity National Academies of Sciences; Engineering; and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, & Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States. (2017). Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. /books/NBK425844/ This journal entails the reviewed work of the United States health committee on the current state of health disparities and the associated cause roots in United State. The committee focusses on the interdependent nature of the factors that leads to inequalities in the provision of healthcare services in the United States. Among the factors that are addressed in this material as the major cause of disparities and inequalities in the healthcare sector include Race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity, the disparity in economic status, and age (National Academic of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, 2017). The research conducted herein highlights the population that is highly affected by health care disparity with a comparison between health care provisions among veterans and rural versus urban population. The findings of the conducted research as presented in this material indicates a high rate of disparities in health provision especially with reference to ethnicity and race. For instance, Native Americans are at high risk for chronic disease like cardiovascular diseases than the other group. The whites are considered to access high-quality health care with minimal spread of diseases, especially chronic disorders. Native Americans are however receiving communities, and community partners support in improving their health status toward health equity among them. This article is relevant in the research to indicate how...