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Barriers to Quality Healthcare for
African Americans
Institution Affiliation
Date
Introduction
• In America, African Americans face the challenge of
accessing high quality healthcare.
• This is facilitated by a number of factors.
• One of the outcomes is the poor health status of the
community.
Barriers
• One of this barriers is the lack of education.
• This can be divided into the lack of basic and
health education.
• Lack of adequate income is also another challenge
that faces Black Americans when it comes to
accessing quality healthcare.
• This limits the accessibility of the best quality
services for the community.
Barriers Cont.
Another challenge for this community is traditional beliefs and practices.
These have limited the interaction by acting as alternatives to modern medicine.
Challenges of Discrimination are also a barrier
These discourage African Americans from interacting with the healthcare system.
Medical mistrust is the final barrier and is as a result of the interaction of
individuals with the healthcare system.
Conclusion
• In general, African Americans have been
barred from accessing quality healthcare by a
number of factors.
• These factors include aspects such as the lack
of education.
• They also include lack of adequate income.
• Traditional beliefs also bar individuals from
accessing quality healthcare.
• Challenges of discrimination alongside medical
mistrust top it all off and prevent African
Americans from accessing quality healthcare.
References
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L. (2015). Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of health services: bias, preferences, or poor
communication?. Journal of general internal medicine, 18(2), 146152.
• Boulware, L. E., Cooper, L. A., Ratner, L. E., LaVeist, T. A., & Powe, N. R. (2016). Race and trust in
the health care system. Public health reports.
• Branson, R. D., Davis Jr, K., & Butler, K. L. (2017). African Americans' participation in clinical
research: importance, barriers, and solutions. The American journal of surgery, 193(1), 32-39.
• Cuevas, A. G., O'Brien, K., & Saha, S. (2016). African American experiences in healthcare:“I always
feel like I’m getting skipped over”. Health Psychology, 35(9), 987.
• Mays, V. M., Jones, A., Delany-Brumsey, A., Coles, C., & Cochran, S. D. (2017). Perceived
discrimination in healthcare and mental health/substance abuse treatment among blacks, latinos,
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• Murray, T. M. (2015, October). Trust in African Americans’ healthcare experiences. In Nursing
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• Smith, V. (2018). Disparities among African Americans in Healthcare.
Barriers to Quality Healthcare for African Americans
Thesis Statement: In America, African Americans are faced with a number of challenges when it
comes to the reception of quality healthcare.
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Introduction
Barriers
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