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Inaugural Health Education Research Disparities Summit: Health Disparities and Social Inequities 8/8/2005 Society for Public Health Education, Alexandria, Va. Other Related Links      ------------------- Publications and Reports Sources for Further Research U.S. Government Resources Publications and Reports "Cultural Competence and Health Care Disparities: Key Perspectives and Trends" According to this study, cultural competence initiatives may help control costs by making care more efficient and effective. Health Affairs, March/April 2005 Kaiser Family Foundation: Policy Challenges and Opportunities in Closing the Racial/Ethnic Divide in Health Care This brief reviews the issues and the evidence underpinning five broad areas of policy initiatives that flow from recommendations made in the Institute of Medicine's 2002 report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care. Kaiser Family Foundation, March 22, 2005 2006 National Healthcare Disparities Report The National Healthcare Disparities Report, developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, measures differences in access and use of health care services by various populations. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2006 "Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity & Medical Care" This chartbook is intended to serve as a quick reference on racial/ethnic disparities in health, health insurance coverage, and health care access and quality. Kaiser Family Foundation, June 2003 "Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care" This report presents evidence supporting the long-held perception that minorities tend to receive lower-quality health care than whites, even when insurance status, income, age and severity of conditions are comparable. Institute of Medicine, March 2002 Return to HealthCast ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help