據(jù)美國國會山報網(wǎng)站日前報道，一份由美國國家科學(xué)院、工程院和醫(yī)學(xué)院發(fā)布的報告，揭示了美國社會根深蒂固的種族主義對少數(shù)族裔群體健康的影響。報告指出，結(jié)構(gòu)性種族主義及環(huán)境因素，是導(dǎo)致美國少數(shù)族裔健康狀況惡化的原因。文章稱，在過去二十多年中，美國在縮小種族醫(yī)療差距方面進展甚微，在醫(yī)療保障方面仍然存在嚴(yán)重的、根深蒂固的不平等現(xiàn)象。

“When the Institute of Medicine (now named National Academy of Medicine) released its landmark Unequal Treatment report in 2002, we shed light on the fact that your race could determine the quality of the care you receive,” Victor J. Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine, said in a statement.
美國國家醫(yī)學(xué)院院長曹文凱（Victor J. Dzau）在一份聲明中指出：“2002年美國醫(yī)學(xué)研究所（現(xiàn)稱為美國國家醫(yī)學(xué)院）發(fā)布了一份具有里程碑意義的醫(yī)療不平等待遇報告。該報告揭示了一個事實，即你的種族可以決定你所接受的醫(yī)療質(zhì)量?！?/p>

“Twenty years later, it is clear that our nation has not made enough progress. There are still major inequities inherent in the health care system,” Dzau continued.
曹文凱稱：“很明顯，二十年后美國還沒有取得足夠的進步。美國醫(yī)療保健系統(tǒng)中仍然存在固有的嚴(yán)重不平等問題?！?/p>

The report found that racial and ethnic minorities are significantly less likely to have primary care. During emergency room visits, minorities experience longer wait times and are assigned less acute triage severity scores. Long-term care facilities serving minority residents offer fewer clinical services and have lower staffing levels.
報告發(fā)現(xiàn)，少數(shù)族裔獲得初級醫(yī)療保健的可能性顯著偏低。在急診室就診期間，少數(shù)族裔的等待時間更長，急診分診級別偏低。為少數(shù)族裔群體服務(wù)的長期護理機構(gòu)提供的臨床服務(wù)較少，人員配備水平較低。

In an analysis of diabetes, that report unearthed that nonwhite patients are less likely to receive newer, higher cost drugs and diabetic technology. Black patients with diabetes experience hospitalization rates more than 2.5 times higher than those for white patients.
在對糖尿病的分析中，該報告發(fā)現(xiàn)，非白人糖尿病患者往往更難獲得更新、更昂貴的藥物和治療技術(shù)。黑人糖尿病患者的住院率是白人患者的2.5倍以上。

英文來源：The Hill

編輯：董靜

審校：陳丹妮 萬月英