Sources for Further Research
kaiserEDU Tutorial: Race, Ethnicity and Health Care
This audio tutorial explores how race and ethnicity relate to a person's health, insurance status, access to health services and quality of care.
July 2004
HHS - Office of Minority Health
Advises the Secretary and the Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) on public health issues affecting minority populations.
Kaiser Family Foundation: Minority Health
Focuses on efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care access.
Kaiser Family Foundation: Why the Difference Initiative
An initiative to raise physicians' awareness about disparities in cardiac care. Web site includes link to guidelines designed to improve cardiac care outcomes, the evidence on racial/ethnic differences in cardiac care, and other resources.
Closing the Health Care Gap Act of 2004 (S.2091)
Introduced by Senator Frist, S.1880 focuses attention and research to combat disparities in health care outcomes, including lower access and higher disease rates in rural, urban, and minority underserved populations.
American Indian Health Search
"This Web resource on American Indian Health, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, is designed to bring together health and medical resources pertinent to the American Indian population including policies, consumer health information, and research. Links are provided here to an assortment of documents, Web sites, databases, and other resources."
The Commonwealth Fund - Underserved/Minorities
Features fact sheets and reports on minority health from the Commonwealth Fund.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Minority Health Resources
Supports research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce costs, improve patient safety, decrease medical errors and broaden access to essential services.
National Medical Association
Promotes the betterment of public health, primarily on health issues related to African Americans and medically underserved populations.
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