3147.0: Monday, November 13, 2000: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | ||||
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| New racial/ethnic categories will be used in the Year 2000 census and individuals will also have, for the first time, the option of checking multiple categories. These changes have important implications for public health, in relation to conceptualization of "race/ethnicity" and also potential mismatch between relevant "numerators" (e.g., from | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Introductory Remarks | ||||
| The history and politics of racial/ethnic classification in relation to medicine and public health Evelynn M. Hammonds, PhD | ||||
| Recognizing diversity in our nation's population: Revisions to the federal standards for data on race and ethnicity Katherine Wallman, BA | ||||
| Implications of the changes in race/ethnicity reporting for health statistics Edward J. Sondik, PhD, Jennifer H. Madans, PhD | ||||
| Race/ethnicity and the year 2000 census: Implications for state public health departments Daniel J. Friedman, PhD | ||||
| Questions | ||||
| Sponsor: | Spirit of 1848 Caucus | |||
| Cosponsors: | ; Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of APHA; Black Caucus of Health Workers; Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Community Health Workers SPIG; Environment; Epidemiology; Food and Nutrition; Forum on Bioethics; Health Administration; Health Equity and Public Hospitals Caucus; Labor Caucus; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Workers; Maternal and Child Health; Occupational Health and Safety; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Student Caucus; Social Work; Socialist Caucus; Statistics | |||