Health Disparities Resources
The resources below show the impact of health disparities in the United States. For more data sources and tools, visit our Statistics and For Researchers sections. For more information, see also our Statistics and For Researchers pages, and Health Disparities Priorities across the Department of Health and Human Services.
Research Priorities of NCI and NIH
- The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research for Fiscal Year 2009. Connecting the Cancer Community, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, January 2008, NIH Publication No. 07-6238
- The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research for Fiscal Year 2008, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, October 2006, NIH Publication No. 06-6090
- The NCI Strategic Plan for Leading the Nation To Eliminate the Suffering and Death Due to Cancer, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, January 2006, NIH Publication No. 06-5773
- The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research (Previous Years' Plans and Budgets)
- NIH Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities. Volume I (Fiscal Years 2002-2006)
- Addressing Health Disparities: The NIH Program of Action
NCI Sources
- NCI BenchMarks
- NCI Cancer Trends Report
Cancer Trends Progress Report - 2005 Update, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, December 2005 - Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
- Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
Harper S, Lynch J. Methods for Measuring Cancer Disparities: Using Data Relevant to Healthy People 2010 Cancer-Related Objectives. NCI Cancer Surveillance Monograph Series, Number 6. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, 2005. NIH Publication No. 05-5777.
DHHS Sources
Other Information
- Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC)
- American Cancer Society (ACS) Statistics
- Lynch J., Harper S. Measuring Health Disparities Interactive CD-ROM (MHDIR0705). Free copy available from the Michigan Public Health Training Center
