Methods for Measuring Cancer Disparities: A Review Using Data Relevant to Healthy People 2010 Cancer-Related Objectives
Healthy People 2010 has two overarching goals: to
increase the span of healthy life and to eliminate
health disparities across the categories of gender,
race or ethnicity, education or income, disability,
geographic location, and sexual orientation.
This report raises some conceptual issues and
reviews different methodological approaches
germane to measuring progress toward the goal of
eliminating cancer-related health disparities.
Despite the increased attention to social
disparities in health, no clear framework exists to
define and measure health disparities. This may
create confusion in communicating the extent of
cancer-related health disparities and hinder the
ability of public health organizations to monitor
progress toward the Healthy
People 2010 cancer
objectives.
The monograph was published in 2005 and written under contract
from the Surveillance
Research Program and the Applied
Research Program
of the
NCI.
The
monograph is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF).
You may use the PDFs to view or print the chapters,
or you may order a printed
copy of the book.
The work in this monograph was extended in a second report, published in 2007, Selected Comparisons of Measures of Health Disparities. This report uses case studies to analyze the performance and appropriateness of various potential measures of health disparities.
Monograph Chapters (PDF Files)
- Contents and Executive Summary - 92 KB
- Introduction - 102 KB
- Defining Health Disparities - 54 KB
- Issues in Evaluating Measures of Health Disparity - 119 KB
- Measures of Health Disparity - 380 KB
- Choosing a Suite of Health Disparity Indicators - 114 KB
- Appendix: Example Analyses - 187 KB
- References - 74 KB
- Monograph Cover - 184 KB
Download monograph in single PDF file - 1.5 MB
Suggested Citation
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.
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