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Why Are Minorities in the United States Less Healthy on Average

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Why are minorities in the United States less healthy on average than white people? Be sure to discuss at least three factors, and consider the quality of available data.


Definitions:

Hyperalgesia

An increased sensitivity to a painful event.

Analgesia

A reduced sensitivity to painful events.

Pain

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.

Conditioned Stimulus Preexposure Effect

A phenomenon where exposure to the conditioned stimulus prior to pairing it with the unconditioned stimulus decreases the effectiveness of conditioning.

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