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Health Equity Initiative ResearchThe first step in advancing health equity is to paint a picture of conditions in Multnomah County today. With this information, we can begin to grapple with how to address the social conditions in which people live and work, in order to reduce health disparities. Health Disparities in Multnomah CountyMultnomah County Health Department evaluates and reports on the community’s health, including racial and ethnic health disparities. Detail about these disparities can be found in the following reports: Health Impacts of Housing in Multnomah County: Feb 2009 (PDF). Social Determinants of Health in Multnomah County: The Economy and Health, 2009 (PDF). Report Card on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: March 2008 (PDF). Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Multnomah County: 1990-2004 (PDF). Between 2000-2004, we identified 23 health disparities in Multnomah County. Health Disparities in the U.S.Regional and Racial Variation in Health Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation This report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project builds on previous findings that showed differences in health care quality by race compounded by variations across state and hospital referral regions. Black Male: Why the Mid South Cannot Afford to Ignore the Disparities Facing its Black Men and Boys, Foundation for the Mid South Report on health disparities and socioeconomic factors affecting black men and boys in the mid South. |
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Study after study shows that early childhood poverty can have life-long health consequences. 22% percent of American children live in poverty. More» Contact UsHealth Equity Initiative |
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Updated December 2, 2009 |
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