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Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health:

Unfinished Business
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Gerald E. Thomson, Faith Mitchell, Monique Williams, Editors, Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH's Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities
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In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as excess mortality and morbidity and shorter life expectancy. Examining ...
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Front Matter i-xvi  
Executive Summary 1-14 (skim)
1 Introduction 15-20 (skim)
2 Health Disparities: Concepts, Measurements, and Understanding 21-33 (skim)
3 Development and Availability of the Strategic Plan 34-59 (skim)
4 Budget and Finances 60-71 (skim)
5 The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities 72-77 (skim)
6 Management of the Strategic Plan and the Health Disparities Research Program 78-87 (skim)
References 88-94 (skim)
Appendix A PUBLIC LAW 106 525 NOV. 22, 2000 95-111 (skim)
Appendix B Agendas of Open Meetings 112-118 (skim)
Appendix C List of Participants Providing Testimony or Written Commentary to the Committee 119-120 (skim)
Appendix D Overview of Health Disparities--Nancy E. Adler, Ph.D. 121-174 (skim)
Appendix E Schematic Diagram Showing Differences, Disparities, and Discrimination in Health Care 175-175 (skim)
Appendix F National Institutes of Health NIH Health Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2004 2008, Volume I 176-214 (skim)
Appendix G Public Communications and Its Role in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities--Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Ph.D. 215-253 (skim)
Appendix H NIH Committee on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Definitions and Application Methodology 254-271 (skim)
Appendix I Acronyms 272-273 (skim)
Appendix J Centers of Excellence Funded by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2005 274-276 (skim)
Appendix K NCMHD Endowment Program Awardees 277-277 (skim)
Appendix L Summary of Recommendations 278-279 (skim)
Appendix M Committee and Staff Biographies 280-290 (skim)
Index 291-304 (skim)
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In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as excess mortality and morbidity and shorter life expectancy. Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health is an assessment of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities. It focuses on practical solutions to remedy the state of the current health disparity crisis.

The NIH has played the leading role in conducting extensive research on minority health and health disparities for more than two decades. Although additional research is critical to facilitating a better understanding of the overarching social, economic, educational, and environmental factors that predispose groups to specific diseases and conditions, there is also a great need to translate the existing and new information into best care practices. This means increasing communication with affected populations and their communities. Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health presents solutions to improving the health disparities nationwide and evaluates the NIH strategy plan designed to actively correct and combat the ongoing health disparities dilemma.

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