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Health Disparities News

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HHS Office of Minority Health to Launch National Effort to End Health Disparities
The energy and excitement of the National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health will be focused in 2007 on a national initiative from the Office of Minority Health (OMH) – the new National Action Agenda to End Health Disparities for Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations.
 

AHRQ and the National Healthcare Disparities Report
In January, AHRQ released the 2006 National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR). The NHDR summarized this years findings with four key themes: disparities remain prevalent for those who seek health care services in America, some disparities are diminishing while others are increasing, opportunities for reducing disparities remain, and information about disparities is improving although gaps still exist.
 

Other Health Disparities News Resources

• The Nation’s Health, official newspaper of the APHA

• California Healthline Daily News Digest

• NCI's Center to Reduce Health Disparities E-News Bulletin
  http://crchd.cancer.gov/news/e-bulletin.html

More Health Disparities News

• The Washington Post examined research into health disparities between black immigrants and U.S.-born blacks. Washington Post

• California Medical Schools Address Underserved Groups
  University of California medical schools are developing programs that train doctors to treat underserved populations, which could provide more doctors as the nation faces a possible physician shortage. Sacramento Bee.

• Center Provides Meeting Space for Health-Related Groups
  The California Endowment opened a new headquarters in Los Angeles, which includes meeting space that is available to not-for-profit organizations focusing on health care. Los Angeles Times.

• British Population Healthier than U.S. - May 3, 2006

• Low-Income Teens More Likely To Be Overweight
  The percentage of teenagers ages 15 to 17 who are overweight is 50% higher in low-income families than in higher-income families, a study found. AP/Long Island Newsday et al.

• Reality T.V. for Children - with better health as the prize...

• Church Programs Target Obesity Among African Americans - Apr.4, 2006

• Gonorrhea Cases Up Among Black Teens - Mar. 29, 2006

• The Dangers of Being Poor and Nonwhite:
  The poor and communities of color are exposed to up to 10 times as much industrial pollution as their wealthier and whiter counterparts. - 30 Mar., 2006

• TB Rates Decline in California - but health disparities exist... - Mar. 28, 2006

• Language Barriers Could Lead to Lawsuits Against Insurers - Mar. 20, 2006

• Cervical Cancer Affects More Women of Color... - view pdf

• Daily Bruin Coverage of CEHD launch - Oct. 26, 2005

• Disparities in Pain Treatment Addressed by Medical School, Mar. 14, 2006

• Obesity Increasing Among Asian Americans  - 2006

• Cancer Awareness to the Hmong - New education effort targets one of California's most vulnerable population

• Los Angeles County Adults Gain 44 Million Pounds - Feb 8, 2006

• Health Officials Urge Better Nutrition, More exercise (to limit Premature Death from Heart Disease and Stroke)- Feb 13., 2006

• Understanding Cultural Influence on Health Behaviors of Latino Adolescent Parents - High rate of HIV...  - Feb. 2006

• Breast cancer prevention: turning knowledge into action