Blog2 Feeling about the present state of health care in the us

The healthcare in the US is terrible. Why do I say that? In order for a person to get quality care they must practically give up there first born child. When arrive at a doctor office you wait any where from 30 minutes to and hour to get seen. When you finally get to see the doctor they kind of rush you out because they have dealt with so many other patient that they are just tried. When people have Medicaid or any type of government funding and go to a clinic or hospital they are treated very different from people with private insurance. The people with government funding are usually waiting for hours at a time to see the doctor, the facilities are very crowded, the staff is rude, the doctor is pressed for time, and the people don't seem to get the care they deserve. On the other hand, the private insurance patient have shorter wait time, the doctor are more relaxed due to lighter patient load, the patient feel appreciated, the staff are more friendly. The private patient of course pay more for their visit than government funding individuals.

Health Concerns

African American women have 35% chance of dying from heart disease according to Black Women's Health Imperative. African American women are not taking car of themselves as they should. They are mostly taking care of their families and let their own health take the back burner. The poor decision making on food choices is just one reason why African American women are dying from heart disease. They are cooking things like chitterlings, oxtails, and hot water corn bread. These foods are high in fat and cholesterol. The fact that they don't get regular exercise. The today is much to short for most because of working, school, being a mother, and a wife takes all their time. Then the problem is heredity. Some women believe that just because the generation before had heart disease that there chances are slim to none to get it also.
An Hispanic women was asked about health issue she was concern about. She answered kidney disease. Both her mother and father are on dialysis due to kidney failure. She was very worried about her own kidney and those of her three daughter. She stated that she tries to get regular check-up for herself and her daughter but it is difficult because she is trying to take care of her parents. She was very emotional because she didn't know what she would do if she had to be on dialysis because there is no one there for her kids.
The health concern that bother me is cancer. My grandmother died from cervical cancer, and I have an aunt who was battling breast cancer and won. I try to get regular check-up and monitor any changes in my own body. I know that some problems are just heredity but if caught in the beginning a better outcome will  probably happened.