UNSPECIFIEDWHY ARE HEALTH DISPARITIES A THREAT TO OUR NATION’S HEALTH? Lower-Income and Minority Communities Systematically Have Less Access to Health Care, Higher Exposure to Health Threats, and Worse Health Outcomes:Access To HealthcareAccess To Healthy FoodsDisparitiesPolicyChronic Illness & DiseasesHealth Risk FactorsPracticeAccess to Health Carehealth disparitiescommunity factorsminority communitieschronic disease managementTechnical Report