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- HEDU 5300: Diversity & Health
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HEDU 5300: Diversity & Health
A course guide for Jackie Farnsworth's class
Utah Government Health-Information
- IBIS-PH Utah's Indicator-Based Information System for Public HeathThis site provides statistical numerical data as well as contextual information on the health status of Utahns and the state of Utah's health care system.
- Utah Department of Health, Office of Health Equity Provides reports on communites and a variety of topics including: Black & African American Health American Indian & Alaska Native Health Asian American Health Hispanic & Latino Health Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Health White, non-Hispanic Communities Health Snapshots COVID-19 Health Disparities
- Utah Health Status by Race and Ethnicity 2021 Published by Utah Department of Health
- A final report card on the States' response to COVID-19National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
US Government Health-Related Information Sources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Refugee Health Profiles*As of June 19, 2024, these refugee profiles no longer exist on the CDC website. We added PDFs of the content to the library's Canvas course that we found using the Internet Archives' Wayback Machine. Available refugee health profiles include: Bhutanese Refugees; Burmese Refugees; Central American Refugees; Congolese Refugees; Iraqi Refugees; Somali Refugees; Syrian Refugees.
- Health Equity -- Minority Health from CDCFrom the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)'s Office of Health Equity
- Minority Populations - HHS Office of Minority HealthCovers: African Americans; American Indians/Alaska Natives; Asian Americans; Hispanics/Latinos; Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders.
"The Office of Minority Health (OMH) was created in 1986 and is one of the most significant outcomes of the 1985 Secretary's Task Force Report on Black and Minority Health. The Office is 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. OMH was reauthorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-148)." - National Insitute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesNIMHD’s mission is to lead scientific research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities.
- Health Disparities Data Portal - National Insitute on Minority Health & Health DisparitiesData Portal characterizes the health disparities burden in a standardized manner to motivate action, integrate surveillance into public health planning, characterize areas and demographic groups, and expose health disparities. The focus is on diseases with evidence based control interventions. Interactive graphics and maps provide support for deciding where to focus public health efforts.
- National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), provides data on diseases, maternal and child health, mental health and substance abuse, lifestyle modification. etc. Also provides information on patient safety, patient centeredness, and timeliness of care.
- National Institutes of HealthNIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
- Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness" ...explores diverse Native Peoples’ concepts of health and illness, past and present."
Government Reports and Publications:
- Health, United States 2020-2021Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics.
- Healthy People 2030Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 4 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time. For the next ten years, the Healthy People initiative will have an "increased focus on health equity, social determinants of health, and health literacy — with a new focus on well-being."
- Statistical Abstracts SeriesFrom the US Census Bureau. These reports ended in 2011.
Information for Patients:
- MedlinePlus This link opens in a new windowTrusted health information for you.
From the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, MEDLINEplus is for anyone with a medical question- both health professionals and consumers.
Health-Related Organizations
- Exposing and Addressing Health DisparitiesFunded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- Advancing Health Equity: Leading Care, Payment, and Systems TransformationFrom the University of Chicago and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- Racial Equity and Health Data DashboardFrom the Kaiser Family Foundation.
- National Academy of MedicineOur mission: To improve health for all by advancing science, accelerating health equity, and providing independent, authoritative, and trusted advice nationally and globally.
- RANDRAND advances understanding of health and health behaviors, and examines how the organization and financing of care affect costs, quality, and access. Our body of research includes innovative studies of health insurance, health care reform, and health information technology, as well as obesity, substance abuse, and PTSD. RAND findings also help inform policies that aim to improve the health of seniors and the care they receive.
- Cultural Orientation Resource (CORE) ExchangeSome reports have been updated and there is archived information (2007-2015) on refugee populations from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bosnia, Burma, Congo, Darfur (region in western Sudan), Hmong, Iraq, Syria, and other areas
Global Health Organizations
- World Health OrganizationAn agency of the United Nations
- Global Health: Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationWe work with partners worldwide to tackle critical problems in five program areas. Our Global Health Division aims to reduce inequities in health by developing new tools and strategies to reduce the burden of infectious disease and the leading causes of child mortality in developing countries.
Archived Government Reports & Data on Health Disparities
As of February 3, 2025, many government agencies are removing their data and reports from their websites. We downloaded PDFs of their website and some raw data using the Internet Archive's WayBack Machine.
More raw data are available:
- https://archive.org/download/20250128-cdc-datasets - download both data and meta files (meta files provide citation information)
- https://git.lsit.ucsb.edu/publicdata
- https://www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
- https://screening-tools.com/cdc
- https://source.coop/repositories/harvard-lil/gov-data/description
Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Age-Related Disparities in Cigarette Smoking Among AdultsContact Name: OSHData Support
Category: Survey Data
Tags: tobacco, cigarette smoking, disparities, dashboard, brfss
License: Open Data Commons Attribution License
Source Link: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/health-equity/disparities-dashboard.html
Healthy People 2020
- Healthy People 2020 Overview of Health DisparitiesContact Name: National Center for Health Statistics
Homepage: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020/health-disparities.htm
Suggested Citation: National Center for Health Statistics. Healthy People 2020 Overview of Health Disparities. Data accessed [Last accessed date]. Available from: https://data.cdc.gov/d/fdpm-fddm. - Population Group Estimates Used in the Healthy People 2020 Overview of Health DisparitiesContact Name: National Center for Health Statistics
Homepage: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020/health-disparities.htm
Suggested Citation: National Center for Health Statistics. Population Group Estimates used in the Healthy People 2020 Overview of Health Disparities. Data accessed [Last accessed date]. Available from: https://data.cdc.gov/d/jfbs-8cpp.
Office of Minority Health
American Indians / Alaskan Natives Health Profile
- Pathfinder to Resources - American Indians & Alaska NativesThe following pathfinders walk users through some key articles, reports, and resources that touch upon diseases, social determinants of health, racial justice, and other important topics. These resources were selected by the OMH Resource Center’s Knowledge Center team and may be helpful to those who are working to improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities residing in the United States.
Asian American Health Profile
- Pathfinder to Resources - Asian AmericanThe following pathfinders walk users through some key articles, reports, and resources that touch upon diseases, social determinants of health, racial justice, and other important topics. These resources were selected by the OMH Resource Center’s Knowledge Center team and may be helpful to those who are working to improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities residing in the United States.
Black / African American Health Profile
- Pathfinder to Resources - Black / African AmericanThe following pathfinders walk users through some key articles, reports, and resources that touch upon diseases, social determinants of health, racial justice, and other important topics. These resources were selected by the OMH Resource Center’s Knowledge Center team and may be helpful to those who are working to improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities residing in the United States.
Hispanic / Latino Health Profile
- Pathfinder to Resources - Hispanic / LatinoThe following pathfinders walk users through some key articles, reports, and resources that touch upon diseases, social determinants of health, racial justice, and other important topics. These resources were selected by the OMH Resource Center’s Knowledge Center team and may be helpful to those who are working to improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities residing in the United States.
Native Hawaiians / Pacific Islanders Health Profile
- Pathfinder to Resources - Native Hawaiian / Pacific IslanderThe following pathfinders walk users through some key articles, reports, and resources that touch upon diseases, social determinants of health, racial justice, and other important topics. These resources were selected by the OMH Resource Center’s Knowledge Center team and may be helpful to those who are working to improve the health of racial and ethnic minorities residing in the United States.
Archived Government Reports & Data on LGBTIA+ Health
As of February 3, 2025, many government agencies are removing their data and reports from their websites. We downloaded PDFs of their website and some raw data using the Internet Archive's WayBack Machine.
More raw data are available:
- https://archive.org/download/20250128-cdc-datasets - download both data and meta files (meta files provide citation information)
- https://git.lsit.ucsb.edu/publicdata
- https://www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
- https://screening-tools.com/cdc
- https://source.coop/repositories/harvard-lil/gov-data/description
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CDC's LGBT Health
LGBT Overview:
Specific Topics:
- Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2023Disparities in School Connectedness, Unstable Housing, Experiences of Violence,
Mental Health, and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Transgender and Cisgender High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023
Health & Human Services' LGBT Health
Health People 2020 LGBT Health
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