Patient engagement and cultural sensitivity as a strategy to improve health inequities: The solutions are as simple as they are complex.

The SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has shed a bright light on the long-standing health inequities experienced by Blacks across the United States. The need to promote the health and well-being for the Black population has been highlighted. Culturally sensitive patient engagement approach designed to value the Black population is essential.

Reasons for using the emergency department: results of the EMPATH Study.

Objectives: Emergency Medicine Patients' Access To Healthcare (EMPATH) was a cross-sectional, observational study conducted to identify the principal reasons why patients seek care in hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the United States.

Methods: Twenty-eight U.S.