Health Disparities

Health disparities refers to the differences in the quality of health care experienced by people of different races and ethnicities, as well as education or income levels, disability, geographic location, or sexual orientation.

Online Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  2007 National Health Care Disparities Report
• American Medical Association
  Eliminating Health Disparities
• American Public Health Association
  Health Disparity Letters, Fact Sheets, and Reports
• Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion
  A "Center of Excellence" in the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
• U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
  Office of Minority Health
• Institute of Medicine 
  Select Populations and Health Disparities