Welcome to the online home of CHERP's collaborations. The site aims to be a resource for our stakeholders and our collaborative partners. CHERP's Web site is located at www.cherp.research.va.gov
Barriers to Access: Health Insurance Costs Women More, Women who purchase health insurance as individuals pay significantly more than their male counterparts. The surprisingly disparate economic impact does not change when women opt out of maternity care. more...
Resource: Lit Review of Interventions, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant program Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change has posted online their Finding Answers Intervention Research (FAIR) database, annotated summaries of 206 articles culled from a systematic review of the published literature on interventions designed to address racial and ethnic disparities in health. more...
AHRQ 2007 Disparities Report Available Online, Three themes emerge from the 2007 report. First, significant disparities in health care quality and access persist. Second, although some headway has occurred, the biggest gaps in quality and access remain large. Finally, uninsurance is a major obstacle to reducing health care disparities. more...
CHERP Awards Pilot Funding To Four Investigators In 2008, This year CHERP funded four pilot projects proposed by VISN 4 investigators. Projects run the gamut from development and testing of preliminary data collection instruments for wheelchair prescription and military sexual trauma research to evaluation of a telephone intervention for CPR and assessment of a chronic disease self management program. more...
