Below are some interesting articles and reports for reading.
1) Who owns health inequalities?
2) Diversity in the Health Professions- A New Report
3) Modest and Uneven: Physician Efforts to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities
4) Racial discrimination and health: A systematic review of scales with a focus on their psychometric properties
The Office of Minority Health’s National Plan for Action is now open for public comments until February 12, 2010. This plan captures the status of minority health disparities in our country and proposes 20 strategies for their elimination. It provides a roadmap to make an impact in the elimination of minority health disparities, a costly [...]
This recently published brief, “Caregiving in Indian Country: Tribes Supporting Family Traditions“, by the CDC talks about disparities in Indian Country. Below is an excerpt from the 24 page brief. To read more, download the brief below. Family members provide an estimated 90% of long-term care in Indian country (IOM, 2008), yet there has been [...]
A few weeks ago, we told you about “Profiles of Latino Health,” a resource developed by the National Council of La Raza. Each week, they will answer a new question about prominent health issues affecting the Latino community. So far, they have posted the following four questions: Which health conditions disparately impact Latinos? In what [...]
A message from Ruth Perot, Summit Health Institute for Research and Education/Out of Many, One Dear Friends and Colleagues, April 28 was a “banner day” for OMO and the Health Data Task Force. Four of our colleagues played key roles at the 2009 Health Braintrust/National Minority Quality Forum Leadership Summit. Dr. Brian Smedley received an [...]
OMO to co-sponsor NIH Exhibition and Reception. The Coalition for the Advancement of Health Through Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (CAHT-BSSR) is planning a Capitol Hill exhibition and reception highlighting social and behavioral science research supported by the National Institutes of Health. Date: April 28, 2009 Time: 4:00 – 7:00 PM Location: 345 Cannon (Caucus) [...]
From the Washington Post, Amid fears that millions of people may be overlooked during next year’s census, the Census Bureau will launch a $250 million promotional campaign to encourage participation in the decennial head count, especially among hard-to-reach minority groups in urban areas. More than half those funds will go for advertising across traditional and [...]
A recent New York Times article (Feb 13, 2009) describes a new colon cancer screening tool developed by the National Cancer Institute that omits minorities. “The new screening tool, developed by the National Cancer Institute and available at www.cancer.gov/colorectalcancerrisk, asks roughly 20 questions, the first two about race and ethnic background. If the user answers [...]