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Key Points
• Determinants of health are those factors that influence the health of individuals.
• Health disparities refer to differences in measures in the health status among groups of
people in a community, a state, or the entire nation.
• Racial, ethnic, and cultural differences exist in the health screening behaviors, treatments
provided, and access to health care providers.
• Factors such as stereotyping and prejudice can affect health care seeking behavior in
minority populations.
• Discrimination and bias occur when negative treatment occurs based on race, ethnicity,
gender, aging, and sexual orientation.