Strategies to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Stroke Preparedness Care Recovery
Published: May 15, 2023
- Stroke is a disease of disparities with racial and ethnic inequities in incidence, prevalence, treatment, and outcomes with accumulating literature on the relationship between stroke and social determinants of health (SDOH).
- Stroke inequities are mainly driven by several SDOH. The most common SDOH addressed in this paper are medication adherence, health literacy and health behaviors.
- This statement discusses other SDOH such as structural racism, housing, income, food security and access to care and how these could be considered in the whole of determining stroke preparedness, care, recovery, and risk factor control by health care professionals.
Supporting Materials
Recommended Reading
- 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
- Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
- 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
- Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities
- Call to Action for Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Epidemiology, Awareness, Access, and Delivery of Equitable Health Care
- Advancing Healthcare Reform: The American Heart Association’s 2020 Statement of Principles for Adequate, Accessible, and Affordable Health Care
- Management of Stage 1 Hypertension in Adults With a Low 10-Year Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: Filling a Guidance Gap