Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Health Care: A Chartbook

Authors

Holly Mead, George Washington UniversityFollow
Lara Cartwright-Smith, George Washington University
Karen Jones, George Washington UniversityFollow
Christal Ramos, George Washington University
Bruce Siegel, George Washington University
Kristy Woods, Wake Forest University

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

3-2008

Keywords

Disparities

Abstract

The goal of this chartbook is to create an easily accessible resource that can help policy makers, teachers, researchers, and practitioners begin to understand disparities in their communities and to formulate solutions. Given the magnitude of the body of disparities research, we do not intend to create an exhaustive report that simply presents existing data. Rather we seek to prompt thinking about why these disparities may exist, and more importantly, what may be done to eliminate these gaps. Our hope is to offer a systematic set of data coupled with a discussion that we hope can educate a broad audience about the challenges and opportunities to improve the health and health care of all Americans.

Comments

Funder: Commonwealth Fund.

APA Citation

Mead, H., Cartwright-Smith, L., Jones, K., Ramos, C., Siegel, B., & Woods, K. (2008). Racial and ethnic disparities in U.S. health care: A chartbook. Washington, D.C.: Commonwealth Fund.

Open Access

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