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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791843803321

Titolo

Demographic changes, a view from California [[electronic resource] ] : implications for framing health disparities : workshop summary / / Karen M. Anderson, rapporteur ; Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparitites ; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2010

ISBN

0-309-15751-X

1-282-78729-2

9786612787294

0-309-14887-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (97 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersonKaren M

Disciplina

362.1089

Soggetti

Health services accessibility - United States

Discrimination in medical care - United States

Public health - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

"" Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Changing Face of American Communities: Implications for Framing Discussions About Health Disparities""; ""3 Framing Health Disparities""; ""4 How Have California Communities in Transition Framed Health Disparities for Action?""; ""5 Discussion and Moving Forward""; ""Appendix A: Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Speaker Biographies""; ""Appendix C: Resources""

Sommario/riassunto

"The IOM held a workshop on July 28, 2008, to examine strategies for discussing health disparities in ways that engage the public and motivate change. Speakers focused on health disparities in California, which continues to see dramatic demographic shifts."--Publisher's description.