Research Guides: Health Disparities : Healthcare Disparities Data & Statistics

Health Disparities vs HealthCare Disparities

How do you distinguish between the two?

Health disparities are differences among population groups (that is, ethnicity, gender, income) in the incidence, prevalence and outcomes of health conditions, diseases, and related complications of diseases.

Healthcare disparities are differences among population groups in the availability, accessibility, and quality of healthcare services aimed at prevention, treatment, and management of diseases and their complications, including screening, diagnostic, treatment, management, and rehabilitation services.

Resources

AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange: Culturally Tailored Programs
Innovations and tools for culturally tailoring health care and reducing disparities.
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care: Racial Disparities
From Dartmouth
Disparities in Mental Health Services Research Program
A program of the National Institute of Mental Health.
Eliminating Health Disparities - New York Academy of Medicine
The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) tackles the barriers that prevent every individual from living a healthy life.
Ensuring Equity: A Post-Reform Framework to Achieve High Performance Health Care for Vulnerable Populations
From the Commonwealth Fund. 2011 report.
Food Environment Atlas
Form the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Center. Food environment factors—such as store/restaurant proximity, food prices, food and nutrition assistance programs, and community characteristics—interact to influence food choices and diet quality.
Minority Health
From the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention - CDC
Health Policy Center
From the Urban Institute
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Report
From AHRQ Data