The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #51864

Olivia Carter-Pokras, PhD, Data Councils' Working Group on Racial and Ethnic Data, Department of Health and Human Services/Office of the Secretary Office of Public Health and Science/Office of Minority Health, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 1000, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-443-9923, ocarter@osophs.dhhs.gov

This presentation will provide a broad policy perspective on how public health agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, are using -- or are planning to use -- the new multi-racial/ethnic data from the 2000 Census to monitor social inequalities in health. Related activities in public health agencies, as well as development of a Handbook on Measuring Disparities in Health, will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Articulate the policy implications of using multi-racial/ethnic categories to monitor social inequalities in health

Keywords: Social Inequalities, Policy/Policy Development

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
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.