count for missed days of learning. Parents cannot give their children the same type of or as much information that parents from better educated homes can give to their children. Thus, the cycle continues. The less education, the poorer the health, the poorer health, the less education. There are several agencies out there that are doing several things to combat the problem, however. The disparity comes closer to being resolved with a combination of resources provided to those being affected by it and education. Health and Human Services is on the forefront of both of these lines of defense. Every city and state has a Health and Human Services department that provides means and resources for access to healthcare and education on health and nutrition practices for those who need it. That should be the first place that anyone wanting to seek out equal accessibility to healthcare should go. The toll free number to call to reach the DHHS in California is 1(877) 696-6775. Another good link to find out about health disparities and how to combat them is at http://www.minority.unc.edu/. There are also several low-cost health care centers in most any community. School counselor and nurse offices should have this information on hand. In conclusion, disparities in health among socioeconomic and racial and ethnic groups are a real problem that needs to be addressed. There is much research that verifies the existence of these disparities. Much of the research identifies the lack of education in lower socioeconomic groups as a reason for poorer health. There isnt as much research that identifies how these health disparities effect students education. It is obvious, however, that poorer health would obviously lead to a poor education. It is promising that Clintons administration has addressed these issues by including them in the National Health Goals for 2010. There has been some criticism of these goals, however, as being far over...
