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HEALTH DISPARITIES Part One: Definitions and Background

This lesson is part of a series designed to grasp the health disparities related to healthcare. Students will answer questions and interact with graphics to understand the objectives defined. Part I describes definitions and history of health disparities.

Learners will be able to:

Formulate an evidence-based definition of health disparities. ...

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Science and Technology / Health Sciences / Nursing

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Material Type:: Tutorial
Date Added to MERLOT:: January 15, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 18, 2021
Author:: Diane Ruth Lauver, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Submitter:: Eileen Horn
Primary Audience:: College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website, Flash

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States