TY - BOOK AU - Thomson,Gerald E. AU - Mitchell,Faith AU - Williams,Monique ED - National Research Council (U.S.). TI - Examining the health disparities research plan of the National Institutes of Health: unfinished business SN - 0309101212 AV - RA418.3.U6 E93 2006 U1 - 362.10425 22 PY - 2006///] CY - Washington, DC PB - National Academy Press KW - National Institutes of Health (U.S.) KW - Health services accessibility KW - United States KW - Social medicine KW - Medical policy KW - Medical care KW - Evaluation KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Health Services Research KW - Program Development KW - Research Design KW - Socioeconomic Factors N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; Health disparities : concepts, measurements, and understanding --; 3; Development and availability of the strategic plan --; 4; Budget and finances --; 5; The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities --; 6; Management of the strategic plan and the health disparities research program --; App. A; Public law 106-525 - November 22, 2000; "Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000" --; App. B; Agendas of open meetings --; App. C; List of participants providing testimony or written commentary to the committee --; App. D; Overview of health disparities, Nancy Adler --; App. E; Schematic diagram showing differences, disparities, and discrimination in health care --; App. F; National institutes of health NIH health strategic plan fiscal years 2004-2008, volume I [draft] --; App. G; Public communications and its role in reducing and eliminating health disparities, Kasisomayajula Viswanath --; App. H; NIH committee on minority health and health disparities research definitions and application methodology : final report (revised January 2004) --; App. I; Acronyms --; App. J; Centers of excellence funded by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2005 --; App. K; NCMHD endowment program awardees --; App. L; Summary of recommendations --; App. M; Committee and staff biographies ER -