Open AccessRace, Social Determinants of Health, and Cancer: How Can APs Address and Improve Patient Outcomes?
Author(s) -
Rose DiMarco,
MSN Lisania Milli
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2150-0886
pISSN - 2150-0878
DOI - 10.6004/jadpro.2022.13.3.8
Subject(s) - medicine , race (biology) , health equity , ethnic group , race and health , social determinants of health , gerontology , session (web analytics) , family medicine , public health , nursing , botany , sociology , world wide web , anthropology , computer science , biology
The data show that racial and ethnic minority groups throughout the United States experience higher rates of illness and death across a wide range of health conditions when compared to their White counterparts. This session at JADPRO Live Virtual 2021 explained race, social determinants of health, and the impact of health disparities on oncology patients, highlighting concrete ways advanced practitioners can reduce health disparities and improve patient outcomes.