health disparities 5

VIEW the following video and site:

• Health and healthcare disparities in the US | Social Inequality | MCAT | Khan Academy
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qAld9bGwlA
• Health inequities and their causes World Health Organization
• https://www.who.int/news-room/facts-in-pictures/detail/health-inequities-and-their-causes

READ the following two articles:

• U.S. Disparities in Health: Descriptions, Causes, and Mechanisms
• https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.29.020907.090852

• ASHP Statement on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/policy-guidelines/docs/statements/racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-health-care.ashx?la=en&hash=A635BC80B61E698D9E270272BFD5801598F2D5B9

1. React to the video and the WHO PowerPoint. Did they help you to understand the concept of “health disparities”? How? Did you learn anything new? Explain.
2. From the Adler and Rehkopf (2007) article select a passage to remember. Explain your selection.
3. ASHP identifies seven Pharmacist´s roles in Eliminating Disparities.
   1. In your opinion which of those roles should have priority. Explain.
   2. Reflect on your education so far, do you feel ready to fulfill the selected role. Explain