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Health Disparities
- 2. What does Health disparities mean? Health disparities refer to differences in the health status of different groups of people. What influences these groups? • Race • Ethnicity • Immigrant status • Disability • Sex or gender • Sexual orientation • Geography • Income What groups does this affect? It affects minority groups including: • Hispanics • Blacks • Native Americans • Rural and economically disadvantaged populations
- 3. Obese and Overweight health disparity: • 42 percent of Latino adults are obese compared with 32.6 percent of Whites • 22.4 percent of Latino children ages 2 to 19 are obese, compared with 14.3 percent of White children. • The obesity rates for Latino children are much higher starting at a young age — for 2 to 5 year olds, the rates are more than quadruple those of Whites (16.7 % compared with 3.5%). • By ages 6 to 11, 26.1 percent of Latino children are obese compared with 13.1 percent of Whites. Almost three-quarters of differences in the rates between Latino and White children happens by third grade!
- 4. Poverty level: Latinos vs Whites • Nearly one in four Latino households are considered food insecure, compared with 11 percent of White households. • Median income for Hispanic households ($42,491) is significantly lower than their White, non-Hispanic counterparts ($60,256). • Poverty rates for Hispanics (24%) were more than double that of non- Hispanic Whites (10%). • Over the past 30 years in the United States, White families have earned $2 for every $1 that Latino families earned.
- 5. When Latino families do not have enough money for everyone to eat full and nutritious meals, there is an increased risk of obesity, more specifically, in CHILDREN. Latino children consume higher amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages than other children. One study found that two out of every three foods Latino children consumed included pizza, chips, desserts, burgers or soda/juice. Studies have shown: cheaper food choice =Smaller budget= Less nutritious food = higher prevalence in overweight/ obese kids.
- 6. So our statistics display that Latinos are more prevalent of being lower on the poverty line, so how are they also more prevalent of being overweight or obese compared to whites? Brain teaser POOR FOOD CHOICES.
- 7. Scale 1- 10: 1 (cheapest) – 10 (highest priced)
- 8. #1. Brown rice - $2.16 #2. 100% whole wheat tortillas $2.64 #4. 2lb bag of Pinto Beans $2.89 #3. Dozen eggs $2.80 #5. 3lb bag of Red Delicious apples $2.97 #6.8ct Frozen Burritos $3.42 #7. Oreos $3.54 #8. Lays $3.79 #9. 12pk Pepsi $4.49 #10. Frozen Pizza $6.99
- 9. Latinos are disproportionately affected by diabetes. Latinos are more likely to suffer a stroke compared to other ethnic groups. Reducing health disparities among Latinos is important for the future health of the country. WHY INEQUITIES IN OBESITY RATES MATTER: