Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication | Health Communication | Health Services Administration | Public Health Education and Promotion | Quality Improvement
Abstract (300 words maximum)
For years, there has been a bad history amongst the relationship between African-Americans and their fellow medical institutions. Many African-Americans do not believe that medical professionals have their best interest at heart. Oftentimes, their white counterparts may receive better care, even when they have the same condition. Many African-Americans may even face barriers that their white counterparts will not experience, and will be denied access to healthcare. This results in more deaths and critical illnesses of African-Americans. In order to discover the underlying problem and a possible solution, a review of the literature was initiated. Using a literature matrix and reviewing peer-reviewed articles, information was gathered to determine what the underlying issue is regarding the relationship between African-Americans and their healthcare resources. Using this information, a hypothesis was developed to address this issue, so that the relationship of African-Americans and healthcare providers will improve. With an improved system, African-Americans will be able to receive the proper healthcare that they need. Therefore, conclusions, based on a preliminary literature review is how African-Americans perceive and experience interactions with healthcare providers and the medical field. This session will relay the process that has been undertaken to identify these sources and the preliminary observations.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
WCHHS - Social Work and Human Services
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Darlene Rodriguez-Schaefer
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Health Communication Commons, Health Services Administration Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons, Quality Improvement Commons
Examining the Relationship between African-Americans and their Physicians
For years, there has been a bad history amongst the relationship between African-Americans and their fellow medical institutions. Many African-Americans do not believe that medical professionals have their best interest at heart. Oftentimes, their white counterparts may receive better care, even when they have the same condition. Many African-Americans may even face barriers that their white counterparts will not experience, and will be denied access to healthcare. This results in more deaths and critical illnesses of African-Americans. In order to discover the underlying problem and a possible solution, a review of the literature was initiated. Using a literature matrix and reviewing peer-reviewed articles, information was gathered to determine what the underlying issue is regarding the relationship between African-Americans and their healthcare resources. Using this information, a hypothesis was developed to address this issue, so that the relationship of African-Americans and healthcare providers will improve. With an improved system, African-Americans will be able to receive the proper healthcare that they need. Therefore, conclusions, based on a preliminary literature review is how African-Americans perceive and experience interactions with healthcare providers and the medical field. This session will relay the process that has been undertaken to identify these sources and the preliminary observations.