State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce Health Disparities: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309187466, 9780309187459

Challenges and Successes in Reducing Health Disparities: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309116916, 9780309116909

In early 2007, the Institute of Medicine convened the Roundtable on Health Disparities to increase the visibility of rac

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Unintended Consequences of Health Policy Programs and Policies : Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309580137

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Demographic Changes, a View from California : Implications for Framing Health Disparities: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309148870, 9780309148863

The IOM held a workshop on July 28, 2008, to examine strategies for discussing health disparities in ways that engage th

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How Far Have We Come in Reducing Health Disparities? : Progress since 2000: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309255318, 9780309255301

At the turn of the 21st century, several important reports and events designed to raise awareness of health disparities

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Toward Health Equity and Patient-Centeredness: Integrating Health Literacy, Disparities Reduction, and Quality Improvement: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309127509, 9780309127493

To receive the greatest value for health care, it is important to focus on issues of quality and disparity, and the abil

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Improving Health Literacy Within a State: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309215732, 9780309215725

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and

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Facilitating State Health Exchange Communication Through the Use of Health Literate Practices: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309220309, 9780309220293

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 will result in significant changes to the U.S. health care syste

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Collaboration Between Health Care and Public Health: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309374477, 9780309374460

On February 5, 2015, the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to explore

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Global Health Risk Framework: Governance for Global Health: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309381055, 9780309381048

Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global

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Health Literacy Implications for Health Care Reform: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309164177, 9780309164160

Health literacy is the degree to which one can understand and make decisions based on health information. Nearly 90 mill

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