Module Two: The Client

Unit 3: Barriers / Disparities

Learning Objectives

In this section, the student will:

State the principles of wellness, including barriers to and factors that contribute to optimum wellness
Identify the causes of barriers to care and how care coordination and care navigation can reduce health care disparities
Explain how health care disparities impact care navigation

Resources

About Whole-Person Wellness; from California State University – Fullerton, College of Health & Human Development, Center for Successful Aging
- Link http://hdcs.fullerton.edu/csa/WholePerson/about.htm
CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report — United States, 2011; from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Care Coordination; from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/index.html

Supplemental resources

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