General Resources
- Health Disparities According to HealthyPeople.govDefinitions of health disparities and health equity and their role in Healthy People 2020 / 2030.
- CDC Health Disparities and Strategies ReportsReports from the CDC that include the assessment of inequalities across a wide range of diseases and propose interventions to address disparities by race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, disability, and/or sexual orientation.
- Access for Everyone: Addressing Health Equity and Racial Justice within Integrated Care SettingsA health disparities toolkit from the Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions and National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
- Improving Cultural Competence to Reduce Health DisparitiesExamines interventions at the system, clinic, provider, and/or individual level to improve culturally appropriate health care for people with disabilities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations; and racial/ethnic minority populations.
Books Available at Baystate
Health Disparities in the United States by Call Number: WA 300 AA1 B268h 2019ISBN: 9781421432571Publication Date: 2019
Racism: Science and Tools for the Public Health Professional by Call Number: WA 305 R1155 2019ISBN: 9780875533032Publication Date: 2019
Essentials of Health, Culture, and Diversity Understanding People, Reducing Disparities by Call Number: WA 395 E215 2013ISBN: 9780763780456Publication Date: 2013
Video from the American Public Health Association (3:54)
Finding Articles and Data
- PubMed Search for Health Disparities and Health InequityFive most current articles from PubMed are listed in the RSS feed below, or click on the link above to view the complete list of results on this topic.
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- Health Disparities Data from Healthy People 2020Browse data pertaining to access to health services and health disparities.
- 2021 Healthcare Disparities Report from AHRQBased on more than 250 measures of quality and disparities covering a wide array of healthcare services and settings, this report assesses the performance of our healthcare system for access to care and quality of care. Quality is described in terms of six priorities: patient safety, person-centered care, care coordination, effective treatment, healthy living, and care affordability.
Promoting Diversity & Inclusion
- Baystate Health Diversity, Equity & InclusionBaystate's areas of focus and strategies for reducing health disparities in the community and achieving equity in its workforce.