Health disparities refer to differences between groups of people. These differences can affect how frequently a disease affects a group, how many people get sick, or how often the disease causes death.
Many different populations are affected by disparities. These include
- Racial and ethnic minorities
- Residents of rural areas
- Women, children, the elderly
- Persons with disabilities
National Cancer Institute
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Health Disparities
(National Institutes of Health) - Links to PDF - http://www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/HealthDisparities.pdf
- Eliminating Minority Health Disparities(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) - http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=2138&lvl=2&lvlID=92
- Minorities with Disabilities Report Poorer Health(10/02/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_69992.html
- Seniors in Poor Areas More Likely to Die After Surgery(09/29/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_69835.html
- Free Mammography Still Carries Some Costs(09/26/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_69751.html
- ACOG Calls Attention to Higher Risk of HIV/AIDS among Minority Women(08/01/2008, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr08-01-08-2.cfm
- More News on Health Disparities http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_h.html#healthdisparities
- Eliminate Disparities in Adult & Child Immunization Rates(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/immunization.htm
- Eliminate Disparities in Cancer Screening & Management(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/cancer.htm
- Eliminate Disparities in Diabetes(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/diabetes.htm
- Eliminate Disparities in HIV and AIDS(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/hiv.htm
- Eliminate Disparities in Lupus(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/lupus.htm
- Eliminate Disparities in Mental Health(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/mental.htm
- Health Disparities Affecting Minorities: African Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) - Links to PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Brochures/PDFs/BAA.pdf
- Health Disparities Affecting Minorities: American Indians and Alaska Natives(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) - Links to PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Brochures/PDFs/AIAN.pdf
- Health Disparities Affecting Minorities: Asian Americans(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) - Links to PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Brochures/PDFs/AA.pdf
- Health Disparities Affecting Minorities: Hispanic/Latino Americans(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Brochures/PDFs/HL.pdf
- Health Disparities Affecting Minorities: Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) - Links to PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Brochures/PDFs/NHOPI.pdf
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Racial Disparities Persist in Endometrial Cancer(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/treatment/endometrial/racialdisparities
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Healthcare Disparities(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Healthcare+Disparities%22
- Worsening Health Trends among Least Educated(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Worsening_Health_Trends_Among_Least_Educated.asp
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Implementing colorectal cancer screening in community health centers: addressing cancer... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18725837&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Utilities should not be multiplied: evidence from the preference-based scores... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18725854&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Multilevel modeling of regional variation in equity in health care. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18725853&tool=MedlinePlus
- Health Disparities -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=healthcare+disparities[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(case+reports[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+letter[pt])&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Health Disparities Database(American Public Health Association) - http://www.apha.org/programs/disparitiesdb/
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/
Also available in Spanish http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/
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National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities - http://ncmhd.nih.gov/
- Office of Minority Health Resource Center(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) - http://www.omhrc.gov/
- 2007 State Snapshots(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://statesnapshots.ahrq.gov/snaps07/index.jsp
- Eliminate Disparities in Infant Mortality(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/AMH/factsheets/infant.htm
- African-American Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/africanamericanhealth.html
- Asian-American Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asianamericanhealth.html
- Hispanic-American Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hispanicamericanhealth.html
- Men's Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealth.html
- Native-American Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nativeamericanhealth.html
- Rural Health Concerns - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ruralhealthconcerns.html
- Seniors' Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html
- Women's Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html
- Health System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthsystem.html
- Population Groups - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Health Disparities is the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities - http://ncmhd.nih.gov/