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Disparities in health are not black and white. Studies show major differences in health-care outcomes are based on socio-economic status, ethnicity, geography, age and education, as well as biases, prejudice and stereotypes. Click to read about efforts to eliminate health disparities in Omaha and to find out what they look like.https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pachecomaurer.jpg