Reform in Action: Equity in the Context of Health Reform
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief/Infographic
Insights on equity in health care from Aligning Forces for Quality and Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change.
Racial Disparities
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Interventions to Improve Care Related to Colorectal Cancer Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
August 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Researchers systematically reviewed the medical literature for interventions conducted within health care systems that have the potential to decrease racial and ethnic disparities in the care of colorectal cancer.
How Does the Affordable Care Act Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care?
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Patients from racial and ethnic minorities often fare far worse than their white counterparts on a range of health indicators.
Can Collecting Data on Patients' Race, Ethnicity and Language Help Reduce Disparities in Care?
July 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
For more than 20 years, research has shown that racial and ethnic minorities consistently receive lower-quality health care and have worse health outcomes than whites, even when demographic and socioeconomic factors are taken into account.
Reform in Action: Equity in the Context of Health Reform
October 1, 2012
Insights on equity in health care from Aligning Forces for Quality and Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change.
Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care at High-Volume Hospitals
June 12, 2012 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the Urban Institute studied whether patients use high-volume hospitals for procedures and services where volume is associated with outcomes, and whether there are disparities between minorities and Whites in using such hospitals.
NABJ Conference on Health Disparities
March 24, 2011 | Commentary
RWJF President and CEO addresses the only conference of its kind focusing exclusively on health disparities in communities of color.
Eliminating Disparities: Understanding the Mental Health Connection
October 24, 2011 | Story
An RWJF Investigator alerts researchers and physicians to one of the primary reasons disparities research and programs fail to solve tough health problems.
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.
Reducing Disparities, Promoting Equity of Care
July 27, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Five major organizations issued a national call to action to eliminate disparities in health care last week. The “Equity of Care” campaign is a collaboration between the American Hospital Association, the Catholic Health Association, the American Co ...