Racial and ethnic health disparities continue to pose an important public health problem in the United States. This problem has received increased media attention within the past five years, and now the Surgeon General of the United States is spearheading an initiative that seeks to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities by 2010. The proposed panel presentation will present research that seeks to address this problem as it relates to four areas: health care utilization, obesity, HIV/AIDS, and violence. Each of the four presentations will offer a unique approach to improving health outcomes for racial/ethnic minorities within the respective health domain. The first author will present an overview of the current understanding of attitudinal factors associated with health care utilization, with particular emphasis on African American men (Abstract #28350). The second will present pilot data from an obesity intervention for African American female adolescents (Abstract #25066). The third will describe a qualitative study of how socio-cultural context contributes to high-risk sexual behavior among Black women (Abstract #22278). The fourth will present a harm reduction model that seeks to prevent violence in inner city areas (Abstract #25075). Finally, a discussant will briefly summarize key points that cross-cut the four presentations.
Learning Objectives: Learning objectives were submitted with each of the individual presentations that create the proposed panel session.
Keywords: Ethnic Minorities, Social Inequalities
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.