‘In Focus with KFF’: Rethinking the Use of Race in Medicine March 8, 2022 Video KFF Vice President Samantha Artiga discusses how the medical system continues to use race in ways that may perpetuate disparities, including through provider and institutional bias, clinical guidelines, and medical education and training approaches.
Disparities in Health and Health Care Among Black People February 24, 2022 Infographic This infographic looks at the persistent disparities in health and health care for Black people, which reflect structural and systematic inequities rooted in racism and discrimination. Although disparities in health coverage for Black people narrowed after passage of the Affordable Care Act, they continue to face higher rates of illness and death compared to White people.
Salud y Atención Médica para los Hispanos en los Estados Unidos May 14, 2019 Infographic This Spanish-language infographic provides data on the current status of health and health care for Hispanics, including measures of their health coverage, health access and use, and health outcomes.
Health and Health Care for Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPIs) in the United States May 10, 2019 Infographic This infographic provides data on the current status of health and health care for Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPIs), including measures of their health coverage, health access and use, and health outcomes.
Health and Health Care for Blacks in the United States May 10, 2019 Infographic This infographic provides data on the current status of health and health care for Blacks, including measures of their health coverage, health access and use, and health outcomes.
Health and Health Care for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) in the United States May 10, 2019 Infographic This infographic provides data on the current status of health and health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives, including measures of their health coverage, health access and use, and health outcomes.
Health and Health Care for Hispanics in the United States May 10, 2019 Infographic This infographic provides data on the current status of health and health care for Hispanics, including measures of their health coverage, health access and use, and health outcomes.
Health Care: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Six Months After the Storms (Video) March 19, 2018 Video In this video, residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands describe progress but also a long, slow road to recovery of the U.S. territories’ health care systems, economies and infrastructure six months after hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Voces de Puerto Rico: Reflexiones Dos Meses Después de María (Video) January 9, 2018 Video En este video, los residentes de Puerto Rico hablan sobre su vida cotidiana y puntos de vista de los esfuerzos de recuperación dos meses después del huracán María. Describen un clima de frustración, la pérdida de empleo y problemas económicas, la falta de servicios básicos como la electricidad y el efecto en la salud mental y física de la población
Voices from Puerto Rico: Reflections Two Months After Maria (Video) December 5, 2017 Video Residents of Puerto Rico discuss their daily lives and their views on recovery efforts two months after Hurricane Maria. In this video, they describe job loss and continuing economic disruption, a lack of basic services such as electricity and a rising toll on the population’s mental and physical health.