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Health Equity Resource Center


 

 

Topics in
Health Equity

Access to Health Care

Specific Health Policy Topics

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 

Other Health Equity Topics 

Data Centers on the Web 

Key Resources
in the Health Equity Field

Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare

Kaiser Family Foundation: Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity & Medical Care 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2009

A tremendous amount of research over the past decade has greatly informed our understanding of health disparities. This section includes links to health policy reports, fact sheets, and issue briefs in health equity, which are organized under the following main topic areas:

 Access to Health Care

  • African Americans
  • Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
  • Children
  • Immigrants
  • Latinos
  • Native Americans/Alaska Natives

Specific Health Policy Topics

  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Private Insurance
  • The 2004 Presidential Election and Minority Health Policy

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Other Health Equity Topics

  • Community Health Centers
  • Community Health Workers
  • Cultural Competence in Health Care
  • Data Collection
  • Diversity in the Health Care Workforce
  • Health Status Indicators
  • Language Access in Health Care
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Mental Health
  • Oral Health
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Race and Hispanic Origin
  • Welfare Reform and Access to Care
  • Women's Health

Data Centers on the Web

  • CDC Fast Stats
  • DiversityData.org
  • Kaiser statehealthfacts.org
  • MedlinePlus

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