Disparities in Access

to Healthcare
Faith Dunlap Joseph, Sarah Gillete,
Khorri Newton, Crystal Liebenberg
"Access to health care impacts
one's overall physical, social,
and mental health status and
quality of life"
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 US is one of the leading countries in having major
health care disparities

 Born at either an advantage or disadvantage

 One of the biggest disparities nationwide = ethnicity
 Biggest disparity = income level
Introduction
 In Jacksonville = same trends followed as nationwide
 Poverty in Jacksonville = 27.2% African Americans,
18.6% Hispanic, 11.2% white
  Percentage of elders, children, & single
parents living in poverty
 Percentage of adults over the age of 25 with
limited English proficiency, and the percentage
Social & Economic of the population is non-white.

Indicators in  Percentage of population without a high

school diploma
Jacksonville
 Percentage of uninsured and unemployed
residents
 Percentage of the population renting houses
 HEALTH ZONE 1- 32209(MONCRIEF
PARK/MAGNOLIA GARDENS)
 Highest population of African Americans
 High-level of poverty
 High population aged 65+
 65% of population's income is equal to or below $25,000

Which Health  High levels of unemployment

 High levels of uninsured
Zones are HEALTH ZONE 5- 32226 (BLACK HAMMOND
affected? ISLAND)
 Less than 3% black population
 Average income is $84,200
 High population of Bachelor Degree or higher
 Average age of residents is 40 years old
 Barriers to Accessing
Healthcare Lead to:
 Unmet health needs
 Delays in receiving
appropriate care
 Inability to get preventive
services
 Financial burdens
 Preventable hospitalizations

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  Increased prevalence of
smoking
 Increased inability to visit a
doctor due to cost

 Increased prevalence of
Impact of Health uninsured

Disparities in  Increased prevalence obesity

Jacksonville  Increased prevalence asthma

 Increased prevalence stroke
 Increased prevalence poor
mental health.
 Government programs that go into schools in
poorer areas to deliver vaccinations and
physicals to students who cannot afford it
 Put in place programs at most common
employers in these areas who offer health care
but provide it at no additional cost
Solutions
 Provide education in schools for preventative
care so that there will be a decrease in the need
for more care later on
 Payment plans put in place in hospitals and
private practices for patients
 Conclusion

Care Disparities are at a high proportion based on ethnicity and income

Jacksonville follows National trends 48th out of 67 counties
There have been steps taken to help alleviate this by placing more responsibility on
the individual to care for themselves
 1. What two Health Zones were mention here in
Jacksonville?
2. Name at least one impact of health disparities here in
Jacksonville.
Questions &
3. Name at least 1 social or economic indicator that may
Answers foreshadow the prevalence of barriers to health care.
Session
4. Out of the two Health Zones mentioned, which one was
at a higher risk for healthcare access issues?
5. What is the biggest healthcare disparity nationwide?
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