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Download full textCongressional Caucus for Women's Issues, Washington, DC. Women's Research and Education Inst. – 1986
This publication presents proceedings of a conference on barriers to health care experienced by women and minorities in the United States. Welcoming remarks were offered by Representative Charles B. Rangel. Representatives Patricia Schroeder (Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues), Louis Stokes (Congressional Black Caucus), and Robert Garcia…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Females, Government Role, Health Care Costs
Public Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. – 1981
This report presents the findings of a series of meetings convened by the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of first, examining the health needs, priorities, and concerns of minorities; and second, considering related Federal actions. Included is an overview of the meetings' content, as well as individual chapters on the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Government Role
Wright, Tennyson J., Ed.; Leung, Paul, Ed. – 1993
This report presents results of a 1992 conference on the unique needs of minorities with disabilities. Major recommendations include: increased coordination of government policies and programs for this population; authorization of targeted research on minorities with disabilities; outreach efforts to ensure participation by minorities with…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Databases, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedSullivan, Louis W. – Academic Medicine, 1992
This paper proposes structural reforms in the U.S. health care system based on the need for (1) workable, affordable solutions; (2) preserving and strengthening the biomedical research enterprise; (3) increased minority participation in science and the health professions; and (4) a culture of character emphasizing health promotion and disease…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Futures (of Society), Health Care Costs, Health Needs
King, Martha P. – 1993
Millions of American children and youth, especially low-income and minority children, lack health insurance and access to appropriate health care services. This publication addresses several major public policy topics related to improving children's health, and is designed to serve as a resource for policymakers who want to improve access to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
Sareen, Harvinder; Visencio, Diane; Russ, Shirley; Halfon, Neal – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2005
If early childhood systems are to be effective at the population level then they must be able to provide family-centered care to all the racial, ethnic and cultural groups that they serve. Despite major policy driven and technological advances in healthcare, health disparities across different races and ethnicities persist. For example, the infant…
Descriptors: Pediatrics, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Differences, Parent Attitudes
