Title: Eliminating Health Disparities: Measurement and Data Needs

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Section/SPIG: Health Administration

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From the description on the National Academies Press Web site:
"Disparities in health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States are well documented. The reasons for these disparities are, however, not well understood. Current data available on race, ethnicity, SEP, and accumulation and language use are severely limited. The report examines data collection and reporting systems relating to the collection of data on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position and offers recommendations."

Examine the full text of this National Academy Press document free of charge at the NAP Web site: <http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10979.html?ed_33>.