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Stephen B. Thomas, PhD¹, Michael J. Fine, MD, MSc² and Said A. Ibrahim, MD, MPH²

¹ Center for Minority Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
² VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa

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The root causes of health disparities are numerous and relate to individual behaviors, provider knowledge and attitudes, organization of the health care system, and societal and cultural values. Disparities have been well documented, even in systems that provide unencumbered access to health care, such as the VA Healthcare System, suggesting that factors other than access to care (e.g., culture and health communication) are responsible.

Efforts to eliminate health disparities must be informed by the influence of culture on the attitudes, beliefs, and practices of not only minority populations but also public health policymakers and the health professionals responsible for the . . . [Full Text]

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