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February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
Policies and practices that support young men of color in their teen years can help put them on the path to lead healthy and productive lives. Young men of color face more obstacles in education, employment, and health than their white peers.
January 1, 2004 | Book
Sara Rosenbaum and Joel Teitelbaum approach the disparities issue from another angle, asking how the law might become an important instrument to push policy change along. They see law as a powerful instrument in American life and examine how classic ...
October 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Health Research and Educational Trust, Chicago, convened the Sixth National Community Care Network Conference, "Beyond the Barriers: Building Innovative Networks of Care."
July 1, 2001 | Program Result
In 1999, New Jersey's Office of Minority Health convened a summit of state leaders to address the problem of continued disparities in minority health care status and outcomes in New Jersey.
October 1, 2000 | Program Result
Investigators at Brown University conducted a systematic overview and analysis of the connections between race and illicit drug policy in the United States, a topic that had received little scholarly attention.
May 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Fact sheets detail the issues with African-American, Latino, American Indian and Native Alaska youths.
March 1, 2012 | Toolkit
Talking points include four key messages and a variety of sub-points that support and reinforce the key messages. While the key messages can be used across audiences, the supporting points should be tailored based on the audience.
July 7, 2011 | Program Result
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.
April 1, 2011 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Nursing established an electronic database of the most promising initiatives being used by public health agencies to address the problem of disparities.
February 28, 2013 | Report
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Bridging the Gap program finds that progress to improve school district wellness policies has stalled.