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Nursing & Health: Diversity & Disparity
Guide to resources for UW Tacoma Nursing & Health students
Diversity & disparity
- Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion's collaborationsIncludes introduction to health disparities, quick facts, policy briefs, and research.
- Health Disparities Resource GuideCross Cultural Health Care Program's list of resources.
- Health Disparities: MedlinePlusIncludes definition and links to specific conditions, statistics, clinical trials, research and journal articles.
- Health EquityIncludes links to reports from government and organizational sites.
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)NIMHD is a part of NIH that promotes minority health, conducts and supports research, training, research infrastructure, fosters emerging programs, disseminates information, and reaches out to minority and other health disparity communities.
- Office of Minority Health (DHSS)Dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. Includes data by group and health topic.
- Poverty & Race Research Action Council: Resources & Research Guides Civil rights policy organization connecting advocates with social scientists working on race and poverty issues, and promoting a research-based advocacy strategy on structural inequality issues.
- Urban Institute Health Policy Center - Vulnerable populationsIncludes reports on Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Immigrants, High Medical Need, People with Disabilities and children.
- Washington State Governor's Interagency Council on Health DisparitiesIncludes news, publications and resources. Also includes Health Impact Reviews that analyzes the extent to which a proposal for a legislative or budgetary change is likely to have a positive or negative impact on health disparities.
Demographic & disparities
Both of the databases below allow you to explore a variety of demographic and health data. In many cases you can compare data at national, state, county, or city levels. Some data is available at the zip code or block level.
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Online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the United States - Sage Data This link opens in a new window
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Social-science data and statistics from a variety of sources.
This group of websites come from either governmental agencies or organizations recognized for their contributions toward health research, analysis and policy development.
- CDC Health EquityIncludes information and resources for three sub-units including: Minority Health and Health Equity, Women's Health, and Diversity and Inclusion Management.
- Healthy People 2020: Social Determinants of HealthIncludes snapshot research summaries on specific social determinants of health from the Healthy People 2020 program. These have not yet been updated for Healthy People 2030, but include useful starting points for key search terms and previous research.
- Kaiser State Health Facts: WashingtonIncludes disparity indicators, health status indicators, and general demographics.
- National Center for Health StatisticsExplore by topics, surveys, publications and more.
- National Healthcare Quality and Disparities ReportsIncludes links to current and archive reports.
- Washington Environmental Health Disparities MapAvailable data indicators fall into four broad categories: Environmental Exposures, Environmental Effects, Sensitive Populations, and Socioeconomic Factors.
- Washington State snapshot from National Healthcare Quality and Disparities ReportView benchmarks and measures for the state level, and link out to a Washington State dashboard displaying state progress on priority areas, priority populations, types of care, and diseases/conditions.