U.S. Women: Many Missing From the Picture of Health
June 4, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
The nation needs more insight into what is driving the broad trend of rising female mortality.
Barriers to care: cultural, gender and racial
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Domestic Workers in San Francisco Find Their Power
January 12, 2012 | Program Results Report
Through the Domestic Worker Safety & Dignity project in New Routes to Community Health, Latinas in San Francisco found voice and power.
Somali Group in Minnesota Tackles Tough Issues
January 12, 2012 | Program Results Report
In Minnesota, as part of New Routes to Community Health, local partners produced radio and TV shows tackling the foremost health concerns of Somali refugees: mental health, sexually transmitted diseases, and relations between teens and parents.
Getting Detailed Information from Surveys of 14 Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups on Health Care Discrimination and the Health Care System
June 3, 2009 | Program Results Report
Researchers at Harvard University School of Public Health conducted two telephone surveys of randomly selected U.S. adults representing 14 racial and ethnic minority groups, plus White Americans, in 2006 and 2007.
Cultural Competency Training and Performance Reports to Improve Diabetes Care for Black Patients
January 5, 2010 | Journal Article
Increasing clinician awareness of racial disparities and improving communication may enhance diabetes care among Black patients. This study evaluated the effect of cultural competency training and performance feedback for primary care clinicians on diabetes care for Black patients.
Measures of Access to Health Care Need for Hispanics to Reflect Cultural Differences
August 25, 2003 | Program Results Report
Claudia L. Schur, PhD, and researchers at Project HOPE examined the role and implications of cultural bias in a commonly used measure of access to health care, particularly as it is applied to different subgroups of the Hispanic population.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Quality of Health Care
September 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
This synthesis presents findings on the size and causes of racial and ethnic disparities in access to care.
Diversity Is a Window: It Lets Light In and Out
August 15, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
When patients carry racist attitudes into the health care setting along with their illnesses and injuries, how should nurses and other providers of color respond?
Health Gaps
August 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
In the U.S., life expectancy and other health status measures vary dramatically depending on factors, such as race, gender, educational attainment, and ZIP code. This brief reviews recent research on health disparities.
Covering the uninsured
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The ranks of uninsured vary greatly widely across the United States with some states and racial groups faring far worse than others in access to health care. However, the Affordable Care Act will likely change the unequal landscape.