黑人阿拉斯加人的健康需要在COVID-19大流行期间进行评估:对社会工作的影响
Amana Mbise1, Celeste Hodge-Growden2, Thea Bemben3
1PhD, is assistant professor, School of Social Work, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, PSB 224B, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.
Health & social work
|March 15, 2024
概括
首次对黑人阿拉斯加人的健康需求评估揭示了严重的健康差异. 许多人面临慢性疾病,心理健康问题和药物滥用,影响他们工作和获得护理的能力.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
- 社区健康评估
背景情况:
- COVID-19大流行突出了健康结果的种族差异,黑人人口遭受更严重的疾病和死亡率.
- 关于阿拉斯加黑人社区内这些差异的数据以前不清楚,需要有针对性的研究.
研究的目的:
- 为黑人阿拉斯加人进行第一个社区卫生需求评估.
- 了解阿拉斯加黑人社区的健康状况,需求和可用的资源.
主要方法:
- 设计和实施社区卫生需求评估调查.
- 对来自黑人阿拉斯加人的调查数据进行描述性分析.
主要成果:
- 大多数黑人阿拉斯加人报告说,他们的健康状况适度,有医疗保险,拥有住房,对邻居有积极的看法.
- 然而,重大挑战包括由于健康问题无法工作,慢性疾病的高发病率,药物滥用,未经治疗的精神健康状况,高吸烟率和低癌症查率.
结论:
- 该评估确定了黑人阿拉斯加社区的重大健康挑战和差异.
- 需要进一步的战略来改善黑人阿拉斯加人的医疗保健准入和响应能力.
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