With the dreary school year ending, the blog posts will become more frequent and consistent. The busy month of May was filled with studying for finals and participating in golf tournaments, so I didn’t have time to write for my blog. For this month, we are going to start with discussing health disparities!
The CDC defines health disparities as, “ preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.” With the evolving research on people’s health, especially students, contrasts in access to health care remain.
This problem is based on a multitude of factors such as race, education, income, and geographical location as well. These issues are directly correlated to the political and economic problems that modern society faces as well; it is because of the way that society is structured that leads to issues regarding healthcare as peoples’ perceptions are often shifted and formed because of what they are exposed to.
Research has found that education and health disparities are directly proportional in that they both affect one another. People who do not have the opportunity to receive an education or are very poorly educated often face more health issues because they do not have the resources or knowledge to create a hearty lifestyle. This applies vice versa; highly educated people can often maintain a healthy lifestyle and continue to receive what is necessary in an accessible way because they have had more exposure to information.
Education also was seen to affect the healthcare of people. The CDC mentions, “Higher levels of protective health behaviors and lower levels of health risk behaviors are been associated with higher academic grades among high school students.” This is likely because students in fit conditions can often participate in a wider range of activities and maintain more focus during the school days.
Overall, health disparities are problems that need to be addressed and do not only affect one group of people, but many. With how society advances, it is probable that these issues will continue and that repercussions will need to be made in order for the equality of all people in light of their healthcare.
Work Cited
“Health Disparities | DASH.” CDC, 26 May 2023, https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/disparities/index.htm. Accessed 5 June 2024.
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