What kind of bed do you sleep on
你睡在什么样的床上
and what is your room like
睡在什么样的房间里
and how noisy is it
周围的噪音如何
So I'm gonna talk a little bit about disparities
我想简单讲讲差异问题
so we are talking about future directions of implication
也就是讲讲这个问题带给我们的意义
So what's disparity?
什么是差异?
One of the major goals of Health and Human Services is
健康和人类服务的一个主要目标是
to "eliminate health disparities."
"消除健康差异"
So this includes NIH and CDC
这就涉及到NIH和CDC的工作
We are talking about funding
我们提到研究经费问题
this is something they care about
这也是他们所关心的问题
What does that mean?
这个名词是什么意思?
What's the difference between a "difference" and a "disparity"?
"差别"和"差异"之间有什么区别?
So difference and disparities are both scientifically interesting
"差别"和"差异"都具有科学上的意义
Not to say one is better than the other
这不是说这个词比那个词更好
but "disparity" is social and environmental in nature
但"差异"在本质上显示了社会和环境影响
not purely biological
不光是生物意义上的差别
represents an "injustice" and "inequality"
有"不公平"和"不平等"的意义在里面
And it is therefore ameliorable
所以具有可改善性
So it's not about a genetic difference
所以差异不是说两个不同人群之间
between two different groups of people
存在的遗传学差别
So here's some examples
这里给大家举一些例子
If you are trying to think about where might disparity be relevant
帮助大家更好的理解"差异"这个词的含义
So why are minorities less likely
为什么少数裔人群
to receive preventative care?
获得预防性治疗的可能性较低?
So biological reason or social reason?
是由生物因素引起的还是社会因素引起的?
Why do low-income individuals, irrespective of race
为什么无论什么人种的低收入群体
have higher mortality
死亡率较高
even in the case of universal healthcare access?
即使在医疗保险已经普及的情况下也是如此?
Why do minority-serving VA hospital...
为什么为少数裔退役军人提供服务的医院
this is the data that just came out in neurology
这是才从神经科学那里得到的数据
Why do minority-serving VA hospitals
为什么为少数裔退伍军人提供服务的医院
perform fewer carotid artery imaging studies
很少实施颈动脉成像检查
whether you are minority or not
无论患者是否是少数裔人群?