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Promising Programs in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care Addressing...

Health Conditions

last updated March 17, 2008

Best Practices Sample State Programs:

• Asthma
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Diabetes
• HIV/AIDS
• Immunizations
• Infant Mortality
• Obesity
• Oral Health

In an effort to promote multi-dimensional strategies to the elimination of disparities, IPA researchers emphasize three kinds of policy interventions: specific health conditions, system-wide (state-level) infrastructure and capacity options, and those for specific ethnic groups.  Information is presented for 20 categories of best practices (as follows) in a summary report (the link to which is also below).

View/Download the Summary Report (1.1MB - PDF)

For more information, e-mail Eric Jacobson or call him at 302-831-1711.

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