Title: Addressing Disparities: The Health Challenges Faced by Black Residents in Los Angeles. Introduction: Los Angeles, a vibrant and diverse city, is home to a multitude of cultures, ethnicities, and communities. However, beneath its glossy exterior lies a stark reality: not all residents experience the same level of health and well-being. In particular, Black residents in Los Angeles face disproportionate health outcomes compared to their counterparts. This essay aims to explore the factors contributing to these disparities and propose strategies for addressing them. Health Disparities: Black residents in Los Angeles encounter a myriad of health challenges that significantly impact their well-being. These disparities manifest in various …show more content…
Structural barriers, including limited availability of healthcare facilities in predominantly Black neighborhoods and socioeconomic factors, often hinder access to essential health services. Consequently, many Black individuals in Los Angeles face barriers to receiving timely and adequate medical care, exacerbating their health outcomes. Furthermore, social determinants of health, such as poverty, inadequate housing, and food insecurity, disproportionately affect Black communities in Los Angeles. These factors contribute to increased levels of stress and poorer health outcomes among Black residents. Moreover, systemic racism and discrimination further exacerbate these disparities, perpetuating cycles of inequality and injustice in the healthcare system. Addressing Disparities: To tackle the health disparities faced by Black residents in Los Angeles, a multi-faceted approach is necessary. Firstly, there must be a concerted effort to address the root causes of these disparities, including socioeconomic inequities and systemic racism. This entails implementing policies aimed at reducing poverty, improving access to affordable housing, and promoting economic opportunities within Black
identify the disparity of asthmatic burden for racial minorities, especially for minority children, 2) to analyze determinants that cause the disparity, and 3) to propose available policy options to overcome the disparity. Disparity of asthmatic burden Asthmatic burden can be defined in various ways. In this paper, prevalence of asthma, mortality due to asthma, and rates of health care use from asthma are used as primary dimensions of the asthmatic burden. Prevalence did not show much disparity among black
I envision a girl in the community of South Los Angeles with more access to quality education. Secondly, I want to see Black men and boys not engulfed with sweat when interacting with police, and not seeing communities depriving individuals of their basic needs. My vision for my future is aligned with
Disparities in Access to Affordable Healthy Food for Low Income Families With healthy food becoming increasingly expensive it has become harder and harder for low-income families to make healthy choices (Ward et al., 2013). Low-income families face a financial struggle when it comes to making better food choices. Things such as housing, utilities, and health care are every day expenses that have fixed costs (Ward et al., 2013). When it comes to food, food pricing is flexible as it presents an
traffic density and parking maneuvers, which lead to increased delay (Cao, 2016). These effects are clear in any urban setup especially during the morning hours. Parking lots may also end up congested as some drivers may park incorrectly out of disparity brought about by limited parking. This can lead to more traffic during evening hours when car owners need to get back home since a few incorrectly parked vehicles may hinder smooth movement out of the parking
that this community faces many health care disparities like the lack of access to needed services related to their sexual orientation or gender identity; however there is a gap in health data for the number of LGBT individual and their health needs. This is because sexual orientation and gender identity are not frequently asked on state or national surveys and majorly that many people don’t openly express their true sexual orientation. Health disparities refers to the inequities in access and quality
The book delves into the ideas of racism and slavery, exposing the ways in which American society upholds racist stereotypes and acts of bigotry against racial minorities. Beatty advocates for racial harmony in line with American principles by addressing the injustices brought about by prejudice through the employment of characters like Hominy, Marpessa, and Ms. Susan Silverman. Using Beatty’s novel as a lens through which to view mainstream American values - racism in particular - the research
highlighted systemic barriers that hinder the access and delivery to healthcare, such as stigma, discrimination, and inadequate resources. Overview of the film "Lead Me Home" is a documentary that delves into the experiences of homelessness in Los Angeles, Seattle, Oakland, and San Francisco between 2017 and 2020. The film provides a compelling portrayal of individuals experiencing homelessness. The main characters included mothers caring for their children, individuals with jobs, and people facing
Parvathi Reddi History 7B: Section 121 Professor Einhorn 14 April 2014 Emma Goldman Rough Draft America, in the early twentieth century, was centered on the Progressive Era. This was a period of unrest and reform. Monopolies continued in spite of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. Social problems flourished in the U.S. During the 1910s labor unions continued to grow as the middle classes became more and more unhappy. Unsafe working conditions were underscored by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Break the Chains Off The United States of America is a nation internationally known as a land of opportunity, freedom, and justice for all. Unfortunately, this assumption fails to be accurate. African American citizens are continually disadvantaged and disenfranchised in the United States while their white counterparts maintain a higher social and economic standing. Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and music artists Kendrick Lamar and Jermaine Cole shed light on this problematic situation using a variety
A Collection of Book Reviews Dealing with Racism Achebe, Chinua. 1992. Things Fall Apart. New Jersey: Everyman's Library. This is a gripping novel about the problem of European colonialism in Africa. The story relates the cultural collision that occurs when Christian English missionaries arrive among the Ibos of Nigeria, bringing along their European ways of life and religion. Angelou, Maya. 1986. All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes. New York: Random House. This book provides
Cultural genocide exists in México, and the blame is not with McDonalds which has taken over the local taco vender, or even Starbucks - now on practically every corner- engulfing the national coffee brand; this cultural genocide is institutional, societal, and scholarly in its misrepresentation of the African manifestation in México. The presence of the “negro” in México is an enigma, not only for the Mexican population in general, but also - and more specifically - for the black Mexicans themselves
Many political scientists symbolically consider the Balance-of-Power concept central to a firm understanding of classical realism. As T. V. Paul (2004) explains, the Balance of Power’s common form appears as a system of alliances in which the stronger nations deter their weaker counter-parts from acting belligerently (Paul, 2004). This symbiotic concept of balancing power, nevertheless, is not an inherent thought and specifically appeared in the modern era. Its entrance into the world of international
Even the United States struggles with issues of racial discrimination despite being a society highly based on immigrants and multicultural diversity. On one hand, people frown on treatment based on race, whether that is on an individual or group level. On the other, people are tired and annoyed by the seemingly constant call of discrimination. All of these feelings culminate into the debate pertaining to the use of racial profiling. Likewise, there are some individuals that hold a certain level