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When it comes to drinking alcohol during pregnancy, poor and minority women are more likely to be asked for a urine sample for testing than their wealthy and white counterparts. Many doctors, however, are mistaken when they bypass their wealthy,Caucasian clients and assume that a minority woman from a metropolitan city should be screened or monitored…

Laura LaRue Gertz, LCSW, ACSW
THE DISPARITY IN SCREENINGS FOR FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Older adults may experience the effects of health disparities more dramatically than any other population group, and because they are more likely to have chronic illnesses, make frequent visits to medical facilities, and live in poverty, their access to care becomes even more challenging.

Lisa Yagoda, LICSW, ACSW
OLDER ADULTS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES: THE IMPACT ON ACCESS TO CARE