Even as attention is drawn to the increasing number of individuals who experience health inequalities in the United States, little is known about the health inequalities experienced by individuals wit

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities (2009) · doi

  Those experiencing health disparities include but are not limited to the young, the elderly, the poor, individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, those in geographically isolated and underserved communities, those who lack access to comprehensive care, and those suffering from chronic or devastating diseases or events that impact quality of life like mental illness, AIDS, cancer, and violence.

  Keywords: experiencing health disparities include limited young elderly poor individuals racial ethnic minority groups geographically isolated
• Uncovering Health Care Inequalities among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2010) · doi

  Even as attention is drawn to the increasing number of individuals who experience health inequalities in the United States, little is known about the health inequalities experienced by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  Keywords: individuals health inequalities even attention drawn increasing number experience united states little known experienced intellectual
• The Minority Family Stress Model (<scp>MFSM</scp>): Reconceptualizing minority stress within family systems (2025) · doi

  Abstract As global family structures diversify and marginalized communities gain visibility, traditional health disparity frameworks like Minority Stress Theory remain limited by their individualistic focus and fail to capture how chronic marginalization impacts families collectively.

  Keywords: abstract global family structures diversify marginalized communities gain visibility traditional health disparity frameworks like minority