Health Disparities Journal of Nursing

Breaking Barriers: Addressing Transportation Challenges and Healthcare Access for Expectant Mothers in Impoverished Communities

Tags: health care systems health disparities mother pregnancy Transport and Relief

Access to healthcare is a critical component of health equity, yet impoverished and rural communities face significant barriers, particularly due to a lack of reliable transportation. This work explores how transportation challenges disproportionately affect access to prenatal care for pregnant women, contributing to adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes.

Submitted by Muhammed F. Aljerari

Addressing Health Disparities Among the Transgender and Non-binary Population Through the EHR: A literature review

Tags: bias discrimination diversity health disparities LGBT LGBTQ transgender

Individuals who identify as LGBTQ face discrimination on multiple levels. One of those levels is in the health care industry. Nurses and providers are not aware of the importance of using proper terminology when addressing these patients. Using the pronouns chosen by the patient is one simple gesture that can make a difference. With the technology of EMR's chosen pronouns can be identified and utilized easily.

Submitted by Allison Boatright, Stacy Stutzman, Michelle Dalton, Wendy Tolbert and Leigh Ann Breckenridge

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