Health Disparities. "Refers to population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, quality of health care and access to health care services that exist across racial and ethnic groups." (1)

For example, African American/Black women and Latinas experience lower survival rates from triple-negative breast cancer than White women with the same disease-even with similar access to care, screening mammography, and insurance coverage-due to the lack of specialized screening and lack of viable treatment options ...

Social determinants of health such as poverty, unequal access to health care, lack of education, stigma, and racism are underlying, contributing factors of health inequities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to achieving improvements in people's lives by reducing health inequities.