University of Georgia Men and Women Health Disparities Discussion

Use the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) data and statistics to research information regarding Health Disparities in the United States.

Step 1: Go to the KFF State Health Facts: Disparities website (https://www.kff.org/state-category/disparities/)

Step 2: Select 2 topics from one or more the following categories: (Note: you are not selecting 2 from each category, you are selecting a total of 2 from the categories)

• Health Coverage
• Health Status
• Access to Care
• Women's Health Disparities
• Men's Health Disparities

Step 3: Report the percentage by race/ethnicity for the United States, State of Georgia, and an additional state of your choice.

Example: HIV Diagnoses, Adults and Adolescents

You do not have to use the table – you can just list them. Also, you may find it helpful to type your answer into MS Word and then paste it into the discussion post.

Step 4: How do they compare?

(You will be comparing the percentages for the US, GA, and another state for each topic to each other. Example: The percentage of Hispanic Adults and Adolescents with an HIV diagnosis in the US is 27%; however, the percentage in Georgia is 10% and in Arizona is 43%. Georgia is lower than the overall US percentage, while Arizona is 16 points higher than the overall US percentage. This may be due to the difference in population demographics, with Americans of Hispanic origin accounting for 31.8% of Arizona's population as compared to the 18.5% of the overall US population and 9.8% of Georgia's population."