Improving racial and ethnic data on health : report of a workshop / by the National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Workshop on Improving Racial and Ethnic Data in Health, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Perrin, Edward.

Melnick, Daniel.

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on DHHS Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data.

Conference Name:

Workshop on Improving Racial and Ethnic Data in Health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health surveys--United States--Statistical methods--Congresses.

Health surveys.

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

Minorities.

Minorities--United States--Statistics--Congresses.

Public health surveillance--United States--Congresses.

Public health surveillance.

United States--Statistics, Medical--Congresses.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 57 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : National Research Council, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The panel convened the Workshop on Improving Racial and Ethnic Data in Health to review information about current private-sector and state data collection practices in light of existing federal, state, and local regulations, laws, and requirements. The workshop presentations featured the perspectives of data users, health care providers, insurance plan representatives, state and local public health officials, and regulatory officials. Participants assessed policies, practices, barriers, and opportunities for collecting racial and ethnic data in their settings, and explored ways that private and state systems can be improved to address data needs. In preparation for the workshop, the panel commissioned four background papers to fill gaps in knowledge of private-sector and state government policies and practices and to address the importance of racial and ethnic data collection. The panel is also examining the role of socioeconomic status regarding health and health care disparities. However, the workshop intended to focus only on racial and ethnic data collection. The panel's final report will contain a full consideration of the collection of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic status data.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Improving Racial and Ethnic Data on Health

INTRODUCTION

THE IMPORTANCE OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DATA COLLECTION

LAWS, REGULATIONS, MANDATES, AND REQUIREMENTS

COLLECTING THE DATA

STATE AND LOCAL DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING

PRIVATE-SECTOR DATA COLLECTION

CONCLUSION

References

Appendixes

Appendix A Abbreviations

Appendix B Abstracts of Papers Commissioned for the Workshop

Appendix C Workshop Agenda and Participant List.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-309-18257-3

1-280-17932-5

9786610179329

0-309-52802-X

OCLC:

923259707