Challenges and successes in reducing health disparities : workshop summary /

In early 2007, the Institute of Medicine convened the Roundtable on Health Disparities to increase the visibility of racial and ethnic health disparities as a national problem, to further the development of programs and strategies to reduce disparities, to foster the emergence of leadership on this...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Disparities
Otros Autores: Cohen, Jennifer A., 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Health services accessibility > United States > Congresses.
Health care reform > United States > Congresses.
Medical policy > United States > Congresses.
Minorities > Medical care > United States > Congresses.
Ethnic groups > Medical care > United States > Congresses.
Medical care > United States > Regional disparities > Congresses.
Medical policy.
Health care reform.
Socioeconomic Factors
Health Status Disparities > Congresses > United States.
Healthcare Disparities > Congresses > United States.
Health Policy > Congresses > United States.
Quality of Health Care > United States > Congresses.
Socioeconmic Factors > Congresses > United States.
Health Care Reform > Congresses > United States.
Healthcare Disparities
Health Status Disparities
Health Policy
Quality of Health Care
Socioeconmic Factors.
Health Care Reform > organization & administration
Health Care Reform
Services de santé > Accessibilité > États-Unis > Congrès.
Services de santé > Réforme > États-Unis > Congrès.
Politique sanitaire > États-Unis > Congrès.
Minorités > Soins médicaux > États-Unis > Congrès.
Groupes ethniques > Soins médicaux > États-Unis > Congrès.
Politique sanitaire.
Services de santé > Réforme.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Ethnic groups > Medical care
Health care reform
Health services accessibility
Medical policy
Minorities > Medical care
United States
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The impact of geography on health disparities in the United States : different perspectives
  • Clinical and community-development approaches to reducing disparities
  • Successful clinical and community-development strategies
  • Health disparities in a business environment
  • Moving forward
  • Agenda of the public meeting held by the roundtable on health disparities
  • Workshop presenters' biosketches and participant list
  • Eight Americas : investigating mortality disparities across races, counties, and race-counties in the United States
  • Community approaches to addressing health disparities.

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