Health disparities are well documented in the United States and are shaped by the unequal distribution of social, political, and economic resources across demographic subgroups. While disparities in health and health care are often documented for persons from racial and ethnic backgrounds, they occur across many dimensions, including socioeconomic status, sex and gender, and rurality.
This report represents the deliberations of a selected subgroup of NACMHD members and external individuals with appropriate expertise who were invited by the NIMHD Director to serve on the committee. The working group’s functional statement was to provide general guidance and strategic direction to NIMHD regarding opportunities to advance science to understand and address health disparities among people living with disabilities.
Source: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities