Eliminating health disparities [electronic resource] : measurement and data needs / Panel on DHHS Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data ; Michele Ver Ploeg and Edward Perrin, editors.
Contributor(s): Ver Ploeg, Michele
| Perrin, Edward | National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on DHHS Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data.
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TextPublisher: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2004General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 294 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780309532662 (electronic bk.); 9781280176050.Subject(s): Social medicine -- United States -- Methodology | Health status indicators -- United States -- Measurement | Social indicators -- United States -- Measurement | Economic indicators -- United States -- Measurement | Medical care -- United States -- Evaluation -- Statistical methods | Health services accessibility -- United States -- Evaluation -- Statistical methods | Minorities -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Statistical methods | Ethnic groups -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Statistical methods | Ethnic groups -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 362.1/0973 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references.
Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.
Introduction -- The importance of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation in understanding disparities in health and health care -- Measuring race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation -- DHHS collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use -- State-based collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use -- Private-sector collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language.
Disparities in health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States are well documented. The reasons for these disparities are, however, not well understood. Current data available on race, ethnicity, SEP, and accumulation and language use are severely limited. The report examines data collection and reporting systems relating to the collection of data on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position and offers recommendations.
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