Eliminating health disparities : measurement and data needs /
Eliminating health disparities : measurement and data needs /
Measurement and data needs
Panel on DHHS Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data ; Michele Ver Ploeg and Edward Perrin, editors.
- xiii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The importance of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation in understanding disparities in health and health care -- Measuring race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation -- DHHS collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use -- State-based collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use -- Private-sector collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use -- Descriptions of national health and health care surveys -- Workshop on improving racial and ethnic data in health -- Recommendations on the use of socioeconomic position indicators to better understand racial inequalities in health / The role of racial and ethnic data collection in eliminating disparities in health care / State collection of racial and ethnic data / Collection of data on race and ethnicity by private-sector organizations : hospitals, health plans, and medical groups / Racial and ethnic data collection by health plans / Patricia O'Campo and Jessica Burke -- Allen Fremont and Nicole Lurie -- Jeffrey J. Geppert, Sara J. Singer, Jay Buechner, Lorin Ranbom, Walter Suarez and Wu Xu -- David Nerenz and Connie Currier -- Carmella Bocchino. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A. B. C. D. E. F. G.
"Disparities in health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeonomic backgrounds in the United States are well documented. The reasons for them, however, are not well understood. Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs is a comprehensive study of the collection of data by the U.S. Department of Health and Human services on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position. It is a broad look at data collections systems both inside the department and by states and private-sector entities. The report identifies strengths and weaknesses in the collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, as well as language and acculturation in the health and health care fields. It reviews current practices in the collection of data on these measures and recommends improvements. While the level of detail that each system can reasonably collect varies, even a minimal amount of information on race, ethncity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use could be enormously helpful to understanding and promoting policies to eliminate disparities."--BOOK JACKET.
0309092310 9780309092319
2004012734
Social medicine--Methodology.--United States
Health status indicators--Measurement.--United States
Social indicators--Measurement.--United States
Economic indicators--Measurement.--United States
Medical care--Evaluation--Statistical methods.--United States
Health services accessibility--Evaluation--Statistical methods.--United States
Minorities--Health and hygiene--Statistical methods.--United States
Ethnic groups--Health and hygiene--Statistical methods.--United States
Socioeconomic Factors
Treatment Outcome
Evaluation Studies.
RA418.3.U6 / E45 2004
362.10973
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- The importance of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation in understanding disparities in health and health care -- Measuring race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation -- DHHS collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use -- State-based collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use -- Private-sector collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use -- Descriptions of national health and health care surveys -- Workshop on improving racial and ethnic data in health -- Recommendations on the use of socioeconomic position indicators to better understand racial inequalities in health / The role of racial and ethnic data collection in eliminating disparities in health care / State collection of racial and ethnic data / Collection of data on race and ethnicity by private-sector organizations : hospitals, health plans, and medical groups / Racial and ethnic data collection by health plans / Patricia O'Campo and Jessica Burke -- Allen Fremont and Nicole Lurie -- Jeffrey J. Geppert, Sara J. Singer, Jay Buechner, Lorin Ranbom, Walter Suarez and Wu Xu -- David Nerenz and Connie Currier -- Carmella Bocchino. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A. B. C. D. E. F. G.
"Disparities in health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeonomic backgrounds in the United States are well documented. The reasons for them, however, are not well understood. Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs is a comprehensive study of the collection of data by the U.S. Department of Health and Human services on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position. It is a broad look at data collections systems both inside the department and by states and private-sector entities. The report identifies strengths and weaknesses in the collection of data on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, as well as language and acculturation in the health and health care fields. It reviews current practices in the collection of data on these measures and recommends improvements. While the level of detail that each system can reasonably collect varies, even a minimal amount of information on race, ethncity, socioeconomic position, and acculturation and language use could be enormously helpful to understanding and promoting policies to eliminate disparities."--BOOK JACKET.
0309092310 9780309092319
2004012734
Social medicine--Methodology.--United States
Health status indicators--Measurement.--United States
Social indicators--Measurement.--United States
Economic indicators--Measurement.--United States
Medical care--Evaluation--Statistical methods.--United States
Health services accessibility--Evaluation--Statistical methods.--United States
Minorities--Health and hygiene--Statistical methods.--United States
Ethnic groups--Health and hygiene--Statistical methods.--United States
Socioeconomic Factors
Treatment Outcome
Evaluation Studies.
RA418.3.U6 / E45 2004
362.10973