ENGL 101, COL 101 Learning Community: Butler, M. & Crook, L. (Fall 2024): Websites
Websites
Try searching these government websites for information and statistics about health disparities:
- AHRQ: National healthcare quality and disparities reportsThe annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR) is mandated by Congress to provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of health care received by the general U.S. population and disparities in care experienced by different racial and socioeconomic groups.
- CDC health disparities & inequalities reports (CHDIR)Since 2011, the CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Reports (CHDIR) and the Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities reports have highlighted effective public health programs that have reduced disparities.
- CDC: HIV by groupHIV can affect anyone regardless of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, gender or age. However, certain groups are at higher risk for HIV and merit special consideration because of particular risk factors. Learn more about the prevention challenges these groups face and find out what CDC is doing to address them.
- Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity (2017)Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome. In particular, see chapter 2, The State of Health Disparities in the United States.
- Healthy people 2030Contains data on disparities for leading health indicators.
- MedlinePlus: Health disparitiesProvided by the National Library of Medicine. Contains an overview of health disparities, as well as statistics and research.
Looking for additional information on the open web
Government websites (at both the federal and state level) can provide statistics and reliable information about some topics.
Limit your search to only government websites by using "site:gov" as part of your search string. Here's is an example of what you would type into a Google search bar:
"health inequity" site:gov
(note that there is no space before or after the colon)
Some universities have research centers, and make their research available online. Here is a sample Google search:
"health inequity" site:edu
Now you try!
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