Details the state of health care quality and disparities in the United States. The report identifies improvements in HIV and colon cancer care, nursing home care, and medication prescribing to older adults. It notes that the numbers of people covered by health insurance and those who have a usual source of health care have increased significantly. The report also indicates that there is more to do to address disparities in care, substance abuse, and mental health issues.
Social determinants of health (SDOH)-focused data to use in patient centered outcomes research, inform approaches to address emerging health issues, and ultimately contribute to improved health outcomes. The database provides readily linkable SDOH variables across five key domain without having to access multiple source files: social context (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, veteran status), economic context (e.g., income, unemployment rate), education, physical infrastructure (e.g, housing, crime, transportation), and healthcare context (e.g., health insurance). The files can be linked to other data by geography (county, ZIP Code, and census tract).
A summary of trends across measures of healthcare for Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders and figures illustrating select measures of healthcare access and quality.
A summary of trends across measures of healthcare in rural areas and figures illustrating select measures of healthcare in rural areas. A PowerPoint version is also available that users can download for presentations.
Visualize data and locate information critical to understanding minority health, health disparities, and their determinants. Data are collected from public health surveillance systems by using either their published reports or public use files.
Reviews of published intervention evaluations or studies that have evidence of effectiveness, feasibility, reach, sustainability, and transferability grouped by topic. Each evidence-based resource is related to one or more Healthy People 2030 objectives.
A compilation of published scientific literature on cancer-related topics with Native American communities including American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and First Nations populations.
Minority health literature, research and referrals for consumers, community organizations and health professionals. The Resource Center offers a variety of information resources, including access to online document collections, database and funding searches, and customized responses to requests for information. The Knowledge Center Library contains more than 70,000 documents, books, journal articles and media related to the health status of racial and ethnic minority populations. It also includes sources of consumer health material in more than 40 languages.