灾难对服务不足的社区产生不同的影响
Margaret P Huntwork1, Thao P Le1, Keith L Winfrey2
1Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La.
The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global
|October 2, 2023
概括
面临贫困和语言挑战等障碍的服务不足的患者通常居住在脆弱的地区. 与社区诊所合作,可以让过敏科医生改善这些人群的护理机会.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
- 过敏和免疫学 过敏和免疫学
背景情况:
- 在获得医疗保健方面存在社会经济和语言障碍的患者通常居住在易受灾害影响的地区.
- 这些环境和社会因素为提供一致的医疗保健带来了独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 探索过敏学家有效接触和服务面临关怀重大障碍的患者群体的策略.
- 突出社区诊所在缓解弱势群体获取问题的作用.
主要方法:
- 分析与医疗保健接入障碍有关的患者人口统计和地理数据.
- 案例研究方法检查过敏学家和社区卫生中心之间的伙伴关系.
主要成果:
- 面临贫困和语言障碍的患者不成比例地位于环境风险较高的地区.
- 社区诊所合作伙伴关系促进过敏学家与服务不足的患者群体的接触.
结论:
- 社区诊所的合作是一个可行的模式,可以将过敏治疗扩展到面临社会经济和语言障碍的患者.
- 在过敏和免疫学中,解决健康的社会决定因素对于公平的医疗保健服务至关重要.
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