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Title Eliminating health disparities : measurement and data needs / Panel on DHHS Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data ; Michele Ver Ploeg and Edward Perrin, editors
Published Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject 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.
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
Statistics -- Methodology
Data Collection
Ethnicity
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Health Status Indicators
Socioeconomic Factors
Treatment Outcome
Evaluation Studies
ethnic groups.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
Ethnic groups
Health status indicators -- Measurement
Medical care -- Evaluation -- Statistical methods
Social medicine -- Methodology
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Ver Ploeg, Michele.
Perrin, Edward.
National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on DHHS Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data.
ISBN 0309532663
9780309532662
1280176059
9781280176050
9786610176052
6610176051