Outline
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Background
a) Increase knowledge of at-risk populations and barriers to care
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Disparity in health status among minorities
Inner city minority populations
Low socioeconomic status
b) Case study example: South Jersey Eye Center, Camden, New Jersey
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History
Population
Access to Care
Barriers
a) Access – geographic location, SES, language barrier, safety of facility
b) Availability – limited personnel and technology, limited physicians in rural
areas
c) Affordability – Lack of health insurance or underinsured, direct and indirect
costs, low income status
d) Awareness – lack of education, lack of knowledge of existing, available
services, no involvement with other social organizations or agencies,
e) Attitude – non-compliant patient, behavioral habits, physician bias,
stereotyping
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Recommendations
a) Place – Community Health Centers, Mobile Health Clinic, alternate hours
b) Personnel – training of professionals, provision of students from nearby
teaching hospitals/universities, professionals from other clinics to volunteer time
c) Procurement – Increase reimbursement levels, eg Medicaid, improved price
controls, increased funding sources for services and materials
d) Promotion – training health workers to raise awareness, educating population
of existing health resources, promoting health programs in community
e) Perception – person-centered approach, building trust with patient, staff
training to assist with patient behavioral change, value patient
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Management of Care
a) Awareness of barriers for management of diabetes
b) Health education efforts
c) Interdisciplinary collaboration with other specialties
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Conclusions
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References
Chin MH, Cook S, Jin L, Drum J, Harriston JF, et al. Barriers to providing diabetes care
in community health centers. Diabetes Care. 2001;24(2):268-174.
Marmot M. Social determinants of health inequalities. The Lancet.
2005;365.9464:1099-1104.
Tripp-Reimer T, Choi E, Kelley S, Enstein. Cultural barriers to care: inverting the
problem. Diabetes Spectrum. 2001;14(1):13-22.