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State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce Health Disparities : workshop summary /
"Although efforts to reduce health disparities receive attention at the national level, information on the successes of state and local efforts are often not heard. On May 11, 2009, the Institute of Medicine held a public workshop to discuss the role of state and local policy initiatives to red...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Although efforts to reduce health disparities receive attention at the national level, information on the successes of state and local efforts are often not heard. On May 11, 2009, the Institute of Medicine held a public workshop to discuss the role of state and local policy initiatives to reduce health disparities. The workshop brought together stakeholders to learn more about what works in reducing health disparities and ways to focus on localized efforts when working to reduce health disparities"--Publisher's description Recurring themes of the workshop included residential segregation, race and racism, lack of access to health care, lack of community infrastructure, other community factors such as poverty and violence, and the likelihood of shorter lifespans for future generations. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 126 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113). |
| ISBN: | 9780309187466 030918746X 1283278707 9781283278706 |