New considerations of health disparities within allergy and immunology.

ABSTRACT: The pandemic, political upheavals, and social justice efforts in our society have resulted in attention to persistent health disparities and the urgent need to address them. Using a scoping review, we describe published updates to address disparities and targets for interventions to improve gaps in care within allergy and immunology. These disparities-related studies provide a broad view of our current understanding of how social determinants of health threaten patient outcomes and our ability to advance health equity efforts in our field. We outline next steps to improve access to care and advance health equity for patients with allergic/immunologic diseases through actions taken at the individual, community, and policy levels, which could be applied outside of our field. Key among these

SUBMITTER: Udemgba C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905264 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature