The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

Leadership Conference Resources

• Lawmakers Address HHS Report's Lack of Evidence - 2/23/04
• Support Kennedy Amendment and End Minority Health Disparities - Advocacy Letter - 1/23/03
• Racial and Cultural Disparities in Health Care and Health Outcomes - Speech by Wade Henderson - 9/14/01

Fact Sheets

• Minority Health: Quick Facts about Disparities - Families USA
• Frequently Asked Questions about Racial Disparities in Health - Poverty & Race Research Action Council
• Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Fact Sheet - Dept. of Health & Human Services - Feb. 2000
• Institute for Hispanic Health - NCLR
• Minority Health - Families USA

Reports

• Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: What are the Options? - Kaiser Family Foundation - 10/24/08
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Health Care: A Chartbook - The Commonwealth Fund  - 3/13/08
• Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care, 2007 Update - Kaiser Family Foundation - 2/1/07

• Doctors' Views of Disparities in Medical Care - Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation - May 2002