| Description |
xiii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Executive Summary -- The Importance of Data on Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Position, and Acculturation and Language Use -- DHHS Data Collection Systems -- State Data Collection Systems -- Private-Sector Data Collection Systems -- 1 Introduction -- Data to Support Health Disparities Interventions and Research -- Panel Charge -- Previous Reviews of Data Needs -- The Report -- 2 The Importance Of Data On Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Position, And Acculturation In Understanding Disparities In Health And Health Care -- Disparities in Health and Health Care -- Four Key Dimensions of Disparities -- The Importance of Understanding Disparities in Health and Health Care -- 3 Measuring Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Position, And -- Acculturation -- Race and Ethnicity -- Socioeconomic Position -- Acculturation and Language Use -- Cross-Cutting Issues in Measurement and Use of These Data -- 4 Dhhs Collection Of Data On Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Position, And Acculturation And Language Use -- Household and Individual Survey Data Collections -- Provider-Based Surveys -- Medicare Data -- Disease Surveillance System Data Collection -- Human Services Programs -- Indian Health Service Data -- Recommendations -- 5 State-Based Collection Of Data On Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Position, And Acculturation And Language Use -- Vital Statistics Birth and Death Records -- Hospital Discharge Abstracts -- Cancer Registries -- State Health Interview Surveys -- Medicaid and SCHIP Data -- Recommendations -- 6 Private-Sector Collection Of Data On Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Position, And Acculturation And Language Use -- Private-Sector Data Collection Systems -- Legal Framework -- Current Practices -- Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- A Descriptions of National Health and Health Care Surveys -- National Household Surveys on Health-Related Topics -- Health Care Establishment-Based Survey Data Collections -- CDC Surveillance Data Systems -- Racial and Ethnic Data Gathered by Human Service Programs in DHHS -- B Agenda for Workshop on Improving Racial and Ethnic Data in Health -- C Recommendations on the Use of Socioeconomic Position Indicators to Better Understand Racial Inequalities in Health -- Patricia O'Campo and Jessica Burke -- D The Role of Racial and Ethnic Data Collection in Eliminating Disparities -- in Health Care -- Allen Fremont and Nicole Lurie -- E State Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data -- Jeffrey J. Geppert, Sara J. Singer, Jay Buechner, -- Lorin Ranbom, Walter Suarez, and Wu Xu -- F Collection of Data on Race/Ethnicity by Private Sector Organizations: Hospitals, Health Plans, and Medical Groups -- David Nerenz and Connie Currier -- G Racial and Ethnic Data Collection by Health Plans -- Carmella Bocchino -- H Biographical Sketches |
| Summary |
"Disparities in health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeonomic backgrounds in the United States are well documented. The reasons for them, however, are not well understood. Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs is a comprehensive study of the collection of data by the U.S. Department of Health and Human services on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position. It is a broad look at data collections systems both inside the department and by states and private-sector entities. The report identifies strengths and weaknesses in the collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, as well as language and acculturation in the health and health care fields. It reviews current practices in the collection of data on these measures and recommends improvements. While the level of detail that each system can reasonably collect varies, even a minimal amount of information on race, ethncity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use could be enormously helpful to understanding and promoting policies to eliminate disparities."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Data Collection -- United States
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Ethnic groups -- United States.
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Evaluation Studies -- United States
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Health status indicators -- United States.
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Socioeconomic Factors -- United States
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Treatment Outcome -- United States
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Social medicine -- United States -- Methodology.
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Health status indicators -- United States -- Measurement.
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Social indicators -- United States -- Measurement.
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Economic indicators -- United States -- Measurement.
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Medical care -- United States -- Evaluation -- Statistical methods.
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Health services accessibility -- United States -- Evaluation -- Statistical methods.
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Minorities -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Statistical methods.
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Ethnic groups -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Statistical methods.
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Evaluation Studies as Topic.
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Health Status Indicators.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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Treatment Outcome.
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Data Collection.
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Ethnic Groups.
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United States. |
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United States. |
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Evaluation Studies.
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| Author |
Ver Ploeg, Michele.
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Perrin, Edward.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on DHHS Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data.
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| LC no. |
2004012734 |
| ISBN |
0309092310 : |
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