Health Literacy and Cultural Competency Resources to improve health care decisions

Minority Health

Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
AHRQ Activities to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: Program Brief
AHRQ Research and Other Activities Relevant to American Indians and Alaska Natives—Update 2007
AHRQ Research and Other Activities Relevant to American Indians and Alaska Natives: Program Brief
Creation of New Race-Ethnicity Codes and Socioeconomic Status (SES) Indicators for Medicare Beneficiaries
Cultural Competence Research: Setting the Agenda
Health Care for Minority Women: Program Brief
Hispanic Diabetes Disparities Learning Network in Community Health Centers
Preparing for a Career in Health Services Research: Opportunities for Minority Students

Research Activities: Online Newsletter
Summarizes study findings relating to minority health

Agency Press Releases

Date	Title
6/18/08	New Spanish-language Consumer Guide Compares Oral Diabetes Medications

News and Numbers

Date	Title
10/8/08	Hispanics Hospitalized at Higher Rates for Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations than Whites
6/4//08	Asian-Pacific Islanders Most Likely To Die From Serious, but Treatable, Hospital Complications

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Evidence Reports

Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 90:
Strategies for Improving Minority Healthcare Quality
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 122:
Cancer Clinical Trials, Recruitment of Underrepresented Populations

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