NPCW 2006 Health Disparities Resources

AMSA's Eliminating Health Disparities Page

A great resource for general information on disparities, as well as details on specific topics such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, pain management, amputation, and heart disease.

AMSA Fact Sheets

Learn More About What Others are Doing to Eliminate Health Disparities

Who's Your Doctor?

A national campaign sponsored by AMSA addressing health disparities. Also includes information on affordable healthcare, pharmaceutical assistance programs, Medicare, senior assistance organizations, and Government agencies and programs.

AMSA's "Breaking Barriers" Module Series

Breaking Barriers is a module designed to educate medical students on the barriers to healthcare so that they may better serve all patient populations. This multimedia tool includes case studies and three interactive modules that focus on health disparities among vulnerable populations. These modules are designed as a peer education tool and offer students strategies on how to break down barriers to healthcare within certain populations.

Breaking Barriers I: Introduction to Barriers to Health Care

Breaking Barriers II: Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Breaking Barriers III: Lack of Health Insurance | PowerPoint Presentation (969 KB)

Breaking Barriers IV: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) | PowerPoint Presentation (349 KB)

Breaking Barriers V: Barriers to Rural Health Care

Office of Minority Health

The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. OMH was established in 1986 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

OMH's page on Minority Health & Health Disparities

Healthy People 2010

Healthy People 2010 provides a framework for prevention for the Nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. Contains health indicators, fact sheets an online slide show.

The Kaiser Family Foundation

Provides information on a variety of topics including minority health, health coverage and the uninsured, immigrants and access to health care and coverage, Medicaid, Medicare and other topics addressing disparities.

Immigrants' Health Care Coverage and Access

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Cardiac Care: The Weight of the Evidence

This four-page report summarizes the findings of The Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cardiology Family Foundation on racial and ethnic disparities in cardiac care.

Health Resources and Services Administration

Information on minority health, health disparities and cultural competency.

APHA (American Public Health Association)

Health Disparities fact sheets for various diseases and disorders cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, also disparities in rural populations. The site also has solution fact sheets for disease specific disparities, rural health, environmental disparities, and racial and ethnic disparities. You will also find state fact sheets.

National Healthcare Quality Report

This 2004 government report includes data on where states rank in their ability to provide health care. Find out how your state compares to the rest of the nation in providing health care.

Disparities in Mental Health

Fact sheet on mental health disparities, information on barriers to care, possible solutions, and links to various

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Information on many disparities, including diabetes, cancer and HIV/AIDS. Has information and fact sheets by age, sex, and racial or ethnic groups.

Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among African Americans

Disparities in Infant Mortality

Disparities in Cancer Screening and Management

Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease

Disparities in Diabetes

Disparities in Adult & Child Immunization Rates

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Health

This Public Health- Seattle and King County site provides information on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues in access to care and LGBT health issues.

AMSA's Slide Show on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Detailed information on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender issues including: Sexual minorities, LGBT barriers to health, lack of health insurance, categories of LGBT health issues and resources.

Disparities in Dental Care

Information on disparities in dental care and access including dental health fact sheets. Also information on enrollment of minorities in Dental School.

Institute of Medicine

This website has a wealth of information and reports on ethnic and racial disparities in Health Care. The site also has informative Power Point slides and PDF documents.

IOM's 2003 report: Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

A summary of the 2004 National Healthcare Disparities Report measuring differences in access and use of health care services by various populations including detailed information on impressions of quality for seven conditions - Cancer, Diabetes, Renal disease, Heart disease, HIV and AIDS, Mental health, and Respiratory disease

Cover the Uninsured Week

This website has information on Cover the Uninsured Week May 1-7, 2006 which features weeklong events to increase awareness on the nearly 46 million uninsured people in America. The site also has resources on how to plan events, a guide to finding health insurance coverage in your state, statistics on number of uninsured individuals by state, and current news from the campaign.

Children's Health Defense Fund

Information on children's health, health facts on asthma, immunization, lead poisoning, mental health, oral health, and uninsured children. Also tax assistance information, child support, child poverty, Hurricane Katrina relief,

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Offers research findings on disparities including efforts to identify and understand disparities in health care for key diseases and conditions; and evidence of interventions which improve quality for particular racial and ethnic populations.

Research on Disparities

State Children's Health Insurance Program

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a partnership between the federal government and states designed to provide health insurance coverage for low-income children under age 19 who are not eligible for Medicaid.

The Children's Defense Fund's Student Health Outreach (SHOUT) Project

The CDF SHOUT program (Student Health Outreach™ Project) is a student-run program of the Children's Defense Fund that strives to ensure that all of our nation's children have access to the health care they deserve. Includes a SHOUT toolkit and information on how students can become involved.

AMSA - Health Care for the Homeless

AMSA's web resources on health care for homeless populations. Contains a student organizer's guide and suggestions for planning activities.

Guide: Starting a Student-Run Homeless Clinic

National Association of County and City Health Officials

NACCHO is the national organization representing local public health agencies. NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity and supporting effective local public health practice and systems. Contains disparities information like "Case Studies of State and Local Models Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health."

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is the national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia. ASTHO's members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy, and to assuring excellence in state-based public health practice.

Public Health Data Sources & Assessment Tools: Resources to Measure Access and Health Disparities

Health Departments Take Action: A Compendium of State and Local Models Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health