ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES: MEA: Measurement and Data Needs - Softcover

CNSTAT

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309092310 ISBN 13: 9780309092319

Publisher: The National Academies Press, 2000

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Synopsis:

Although disparity in health care in America is well documented, data is severely limited on some issues, such as race, ethnicity, socio-economic position, acculturation and language. The panel authoring this report address the importance of measuring and analyzing this data, and describe the data available in the DHHS collection and in those of st

About the Author:

Panel on DHHS Collection of Race and Ethnic Data, Michele Ver Ploeg and Edward Perrin, Editors, National Research Council

About this edition

• Publisher: The National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0309092310
• ISBN 13: 9780309092319
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310