Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Preferred term

ethnic and racial barriers to healthcare  

Definition

  • Ethnic and racial minorities, including African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Americans and Alaskan Natives, Asian and Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians, comprise approximately 25% of the United States population. It has been well documented in research studies that ethnic and racial minorities face barriers to the healthcare system due to a variety of factors, including socioeconomic, healthcare coverage, geographic, cultural differences, and decreased access and availability to healthcare providers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Ethnic and Racial Barriers to Healthcare]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ethnic_and_racial_barriers_to_healthcare

Download this concept: