Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #103774

Laura Hoyt D'Anna, MPA, School of Public Health, UCLA, 3922 E. 6th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814, 562-438-3157, ldanna@charter.net

Racial/ethnic disparities in health outcomes are persistent and widely documented. Racial/ethnic minorities fare worse on a number of health indicators, including higher morbidity and mortality rates, and they rate their health status lower when compared to non-Hispanic Whites. This study investigates the association between race/ethnicity and disparities in self-rated health status and physical and emotional functional limitations among a large and diverse sample. Data are drawn from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001). CHIS 2001 consists of a random digit dial (RDD) survey of adult California residents (N=55,428) interviewed between November 2000 and October 2001. The specific aims are: 1) To determine if self-rated health status, physical functional limitation, and emotional functional limitation vary as a function of race/ethnicity; 2) To examine the relationships between race/ethnicity, socioeconomic position (SEP), and health status, including physical and emotional functional limitations; 3) To test whether a composite measure for SEP explains a greater proportion of racial/ethnic health inequalities compared to individual SEP indicators; 4) To determine whether the relationship between risk factors and health status varies as a function of race/ethnicity. (The risk factors include sociodemographic factors, psychosocial factors, and medical factors.); and 5) To examine the effect of acculturation on the relationship between race/ethnicity, health status, and physical and emotional functional limitations among a Latino sub-sample of the CHIS, 2001 population. The analytic approach employs multiple linear regression and logistic regression. Findings will be used to inform public policy and public health efforts that seek to eradicate racial/ethnic health disparities.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to

• Evaluate relationships between determinants of self-rated health status among racial/ethnic minorities including socioeconomic position, health risk behaviors, medical care factors and perceived discrimination. 2.Identify particular racial/ethnic groups for whom public policy and public health interventions may be designed to improve overall health status.

Keywords: Health Disparities, Minority Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.