Defining Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Part One (HHS Only) |
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| Air date: | Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 8:20:00 AM |
| Category: | HHS Only |
| Runtime: | 255 minutes |
| NLM Title: | Defining race and ethnicity in biomedical and behavioral research [electronic resource] / Staff Training in Extramural Programs. |
| Series: | Science for all |
| Author: | National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Staff Training-Extramural Programs Committee. |
| Publisher: | [Bethesda, Md. : National Institutes of Health, 2006] |
| Other Title(s): | Science for all |
| Abstract: | (CIT): One of NIH's major goals is to reduce disparities in health status experienced by racial and ethnic minority populations. What is "race"? What is "ethnicity"? The definitions for these classifications become crucial elements in pursuing this goal. But, are we doing the right thing? If we are more than 99% genetically identical, to each other, as human geneticists say, why are we so different? Indeed, genomic data raise disturbing questions about the scientific value of our current mode of classifying and categorizing individuals and populations. What data are obtained and lost in using the current system of classification and does it really allow us to address health disparities? What is the key impact of current policies of inclusion on clinical research and health disparities? |
| Subjects: | Behavioral Research--methods Biomedical Research--methods Classification--methods Cultural Diversity Ethnic Groups Research Subjects United States |
| Publication Types: | Government Publications Lectures |
| NLM Classification: | W 20.5 |
| NLM ID: | 101294839 |
| CIT File ID: | 13174 |
| CIT Live ID: | 4544 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?13174 |