This lesson cites research suggesting that diversity among health professionals may improve equity. Which of the following is a
research-supported statement about why this might be the case?(A) Health care professionals from minority backgrounds have more responsibility than others for health equity.(B) Health care professionals from minority backgrounds are more likely to work in service to those populations.(C) Jobs in health care can help people advance their socioeconomic status.(D) A and C
(B) Health care professionals from minority backgrounds are more likely to work in service to those populations.
Explanation:
Equity is a concept that refers to equality, symmetry, rectitude, impartiality, conformity, it also reveals the use of impartiality to recognize one's right, using equivalence to become equal. Equity adapts the rule to a specific case to make it fairer.
Equity is very important in health services, where everyone should be treated equally, as everyone's health is important and no one is better than anyone else. Research has proven that minority health professionals are the most likely to establish the concept of equity in a hospital setting. These professionals probably originated in places with poor social conditions and are therefore more likely to have more empathy and equity.
