How far have we come in reducing health disparities? : progress since 2000 : workshop summary / Karen M. Anderson, rapporteur ; Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Karen M.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services accessibility--United States--Congresses.

Health services accessibility.

Health care reform--United States--Congresses.

Health care reform.

Medical policy--United States--Congresses.

Medical policy.

Minorities--Medical care--United States--Congresses.

Minorities.

Ethnic groups--Medical care--United States--Congresses.

Ethnic groups.

Medical care--United States--Regional disparities--Congresses.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"At the turn of the 21st century, several important reports and events designed to raise awareness of health disparities and to describe initial efforts to reduce health disparities took place. The Surgeon General's office released several reports that showed dramatic disparities in tobacco use and access to mental health services by race and ethnicity. The first real legislation focused on reducing health disparities was signed into law, creating the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities within the NIH. In 2001, the IOM released its landmark report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, highlighting the importance of a focus on health care quality rather than a focus on only access and cost issues. Building upon these reports and events, the IOM held a workshop on April 8, 2010, that discussed progress to address health disparities and focused on the success of various federal initiatives to reduce health disparities. How Far Have We Come in Reducing Health Disparities? summarizes the workshop and explains the progress in the field since 2000"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 What Progress in Reducing Health Disparities Has Been Made?: A Historical Perspective""; ""3 Healthy People 2010: How Far Have We Come in Reducing Health Disparities?""; ""4 Federal Perspectives on Reducing Health Disparities""; ""5 Promising Practices in Addressing Social Determinants: Obesity Prevention""; ""6 What Do We Still Need to Learn About Reducing Health Disparities?""; ""7 Legislative Actions to Reduce Health Disparities""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Speaker Biographical Sketches""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309255332

0309255333

9781283636261

1283636263

9780309255318

0309255317

OCLC:

923287628