Demographic changes, a view from California : implications for framing health disparities : workshop summary / Karen M. Anderson, rapporteur ; Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparitites ; 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.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services accessibility--United States.

Health services accessibility.

Discrimination in medical care--United States.

Discrimination in medical care.

Public health--Research.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The IOM held a workshop on July 28, 2008, to examine strategies for discussing health disparities in ways that engage the public and motivate change. Speakers focused on health disparities in California, which continues to see dramatic demographic shifts."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

"" Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Changing Face of American Communities: Implications for Framing Discussions About Health Disparities""; ""3 Framing Health Disparities""; ""4 How Have California Communities in Transition Framed Health Disparities for Action?""; ""5 Discussion and Moving Forward""; ""Appendix A: Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Speaker Biographies""; ""Appendix C: Resources""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612787294

9780309157513

030915751X

9781282787292

1282787292

9780309148870

0309148871

OCLC:

670440241