Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities.
Title:
State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce Health Disparities : workshop summary / Karen M. Anderson, rapporteur ; Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Publisher:
National Academies Press,
Copyright Date:
c2011
Description:
xii, 126 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
Anderson, Karen M. State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce Health Disparities (2009 : Minneapolis, Minn.)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-113)
Contents:
Introduction -- Changing the conditions of communities where people live -- The Phillips-Powderhorn experience and the Allina backyard project -- Health disparities in Great Britain and Massachusetts: policy solutions -- Reactor panel.
Summary:
"Although efforts to reduce health disparities receive attention at the national level, information on the successes of state and local efforts are often not heard. On May 11, 2009, the Institute of Medicine held a public workshop to discuss the role of state and local policy initiatives to reduce health disparities. The workshop brought together stakeholders to learn more about what works in reducing health disparities and ways to focus on localized efforts when working to reduce health disparities."--Publisher's description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.