{"id":1085,"date":"2024-02-07T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darylilbury.com\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2024-05-28T13:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T13:02:52","slug":"paying-the-price-of-the-lack-of-diversity-in-us-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darylilbury.com\/?p=1085","title":{"rendered":"Paying the price of the lack of\u00a0diversity in\u00a0US\u00a0healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At first glance, there is a glaring lack of diversity in the United States\u2019 healthcare workforce. Look deeper, and the dilemma takes on a far more disheartening form. Despite continuous efforts spanning over four decades, there seems to be little shift towards representative parity between the healthcare workforce and the nation it must serve. If anything, things are getting worse. This lack of parity is a significant bulwark to effective healthcare. Professor Christina Goode of the Western University of Health Sciences in California, USA, has identified contributing factors to this dilemma. It is a highly complex state of affairs, and making the necessary shift will require substantial changes beyond that to the country\u2019s education system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read the rest of this article, complete with additional feature content, on the Research Features website<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"> <\/mark><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfeatures.com\/paying-price-lack-diversity-us-healthcare\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/researchoutreach.org\/articles\/fame-green-revolution-conventional-biodiesel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/mark><\/a>. 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