MISSOURI DEMOGRAPHIC

25.9%

21.5%

18.1%

38.4%

SMOKING

DEATH BY DISPARITYPER POPULATION

(RATE PER 100,000)

Heart Disease

Total Cancer

200.1

239.4

80.5

98.3

115.2

189

211.8

70.4

111.3

79.6

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30.2%

44.6%

26.1%

29.4%

OBESITY

DIABETES

Genetics and socioeconomic factors such as low education, low income, and obesity are key risk factors for developing diabetes.

Research by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows that Hispanics with diabetes encounter economic barriers to treatment and may have distrust of insulin therapy.

Missouri Foundation for Health (2013a,b)

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

American Indian

Missouri Population

Missouri RNs (out of 26,000)

83.7%

94%

11.7%

1.6%

3.9%1.8%

0.7%11.5%

86.8%RNs

49%

51%TOTAL

1.3%1%

2.1%other

“Every year in Missouri, approxi-mately 600 infants die in the �rst year of life... High risk populations are two times more likely to experience adverse birth outcomes.”Missouri Foundation for Health (2013c)

A diverse healthcare workforce is required to meet the evolving needs of today’s increasingly diverse patient population. Diversity amongst Missouri nursing professionals must match the diverse populations which are served across all regions. Increasing the rate

and retention of nurses from under-represented groups is pertinent to progressing toward holistic care of Missouri patients.

Institute of Medicine (2011). The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.

Juraschek, Stephen P.; Zhang, Xiaoming; Ranganathan, Vinoth K.; and Lin, Vernon (2012). United States Registered Nurse Workforce Report Card and Shortage Forecast. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/publichealthresources/149

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. O�ce of Primary Care and Rural Health (2014). Gender and Ethnicity of Missouri Nurses. Retrieved from Lisa Eastman, Primary Care O�ce Manager.

Missouri Foundation for Health (2013a). Health Equity Series: African American Health Disparities in Missouri. Retrieved from https://www.m�h.org/mm/�les/13AfrAmDisparities.pdf

Missouri Foundation for Health (2013b). Health Equity Series: Hispanic Health Disparities in Missouri. Retrieved from https://www.m�h.org/mm/�les/13HispanicDisparities.pdf

Missouri Foundation for Health (2013c). Infant Mortality. Retrieved from https://www.m�h.org/content/741/infant-mortality.aspx

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (2006). A Rationale for Diversity in the Health Professions: A Review of the Evidence. Retrieved from http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/diversityreviewevidence.pdf

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (2010). The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. Retrieved from http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/rnsurveys/rnsurvey�nal.pdf

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, O�ce on Women’s Health (2014). Health Disparities Pro�le. Retrieved from http://www.healthstatus2020.com/disparities/ChartBookData_list.asp

(per population) (per population)

Nursing Profession and the Population

Health Indicators

“The demographic characteristics of the nursing workforce should be closer to those of the

population at large to foster better interaction and communication.” Institute of Medicine (2011)