Question

Paved With Good Intentions: Do Public Health and Human Service Providers Contribute to Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health?

Michelle van Ryn, PhD, MPH, and Steven S. Fu, MD, MSCE

(2-3 pages)

1. According to the article Paved with Good Intentionshow do healthcare providers personally contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in health?

2. The article discusses social categorization, generalizations and stereotype application. The research shows that all humans engage in these processes. Describe how each works and why we resort to them.  

            

c.         What are the benefits for 1) you personally, 2) you as a healthcare provider, and 3) for the patients you will serve if you engage in RID?  

Answer 1

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