African Americans' Lives Today: Reflections from an RWJF Investigator
June 11, 2013 | Culture of Health Post
A long-time researcher on America's black population reflects on a recently released survey of African-Americans’ lives today.
Racial Disparities
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Building Knowledge of Minority Populations to Address Disparities in Health and Health Care
December 12, 2011 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the Pew Hispanic Center and a multicultural research network managed by the University of California, Los Angeles, studied disparities in health and access to care in Latino and other minority populations.
HMOs Surpass Traditional Insurance in Eliminating Some Disparities
December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Rochester hypothesized that managed care penetration may help alleviate disparities in health care access and quality between different socioeconomic and racial/ethnic populations.
How Does Where We Live, Work, Learn and Play Affect Our Health?
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The conditions in the communities where Americans live, learn, work and play also play an important role in people's ability to make those healthy choices.
How Do Social Factors Affect People's Health and Longevity?
July 7, 2011 | Program Result Report
The World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health met in New Orleans from November 18-20, 2007 to discuss how social factors - such as access to money, education and safe housing - impact people's overall health and longevity.
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 Result 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.
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.