Health Disparities in Pulmonary Medicine

framework for racial and ethnic disparities in pulmonary diseases

racial/ethnic disparities in childhood asthma prevalence over time

-non-Hispanic black children persistently have the highest rates of asthma

children in _______ have the highest rates of asthma

-households below the poverty line

greater percent of minorities, poverty, and pollution in

-historically redlined neighborhoods

higher rates of ED visits for asthma in

-historically redlined neighborhoods

black patients were _____ to receive a pulmonary consultation than white patients

-25% less likely

pulmonary rehab programs across the US

PR rates significantly lower among

-black compared to white recipients

disparities in cystic fibrosis

black and hispanic patients with lower odds of receiving

-guidelines-concordant lung cancer treatment

more occult hypoxemia in

-asian and black patients

SpO2 and SaO2- asian, black, and white patients

delayed recognition of ______ eligibility for COVID-19 therapy

-black and hispanic patients’

black participants in SPIROMICS study had

-better lung function but worse dyspnea, quality of life, and exacerbations

individual and neighborhood SES mediate

-racial disparity in COPD outcomes

examples of spirometry results close to thresholds for which decision changes depending on reference equations

framework in addressing racial and ethnic disparities in pulmonary diseases