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Health disparities refer to differences in the health status of different groups of people. Some groups of people have higher rates of certain diseases, and more deaths and suffering from them, compared to others. These groups may be based on
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Immigrant status
- Disability
- Sex or gender
- Sexual orientation
- Geography
- Income
NIH: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Disparities -- Healthy People 2020 (Department of Health and Human Services)
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Health Disparities
(National Institutes of Health)
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How Sex and Gender Influence Health and Disease
(National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health)
Specifics
- Breast Cancer Disparities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Disparities in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Disparities in Oral Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Disparities in the Impact of Air Pollution (American Lung Association)
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Examples of Cancer Health Disparities
(National Cancer Institute)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health (Department of Health and Human Services)
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Minority Health and Health Disparities
(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
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Neglected Diseases
(National Human Genome Research Institute)
- Rural Health Disparities (Rural Health Information Hub)
Statistics and Research
- African American Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Age- and Gender-Based Populations (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Basic Information about Health Disparities in Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Cancer Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Sex (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report--U.S. 2013 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- CDC Vital Signs: Breast Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Health and Access to Care among Employed and Unemployed Adults: United States, 2009-2010 (National Center for Health Statistics)
- How Did Cause of Death Contribute to Racial Differences in Life Expectancy in the United States in 2010? (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Minorities in Clinical Trials Fact Sheet (Food and Drug Administration) Also in Spanish
- Minority Health Surveillance -- REACH U.S., 2009 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Oral Health Disparities as Determined by Selected Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Objectives for the United States, 2009-2010 (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Other Specific Populations (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Smoking Out a Deadly Threat: Tobacco Use in the LGBT Community (American Lung Association) - PDF
- Too Many Cases, Too Many Deaths: Lung Cancer in African Americans (American Lung Association)
- Tuberculosis in Blacks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Infant Mortality Rates (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Young Adults Seeking Medical Care: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter? (National Center for Health Statistics)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Healthcare Disparities
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Racial and Ethnic Disparities
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Find an Expert
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Also in Spanish
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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Office of Minority Health (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)