Public health interventions close health equity gaps among diverse U.S. populations
Evidence-based interventions at the local and national levels provide
promising strategies for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities related
to HIV infection rates, immunization coverage, motor vehicle injuries and
deaths, and smoking, according to a new report by the CDC’s Office of Minority
Health and Health Equity.
The report,published today as an MMWR
Supplement, describes CDC-led programs addressing some of the health
disparities previously highlighted in the CDC Health Disparities and
Inequalities Reports, CHDIR,
2011 and 2013. The CHDIR reports highlight differences in mortality and disease
risk for multiple conditions related to behaviors, access to health care, and
social determinants of health – the conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, age, and work.
“Reducing and eliminating health disparities is central to achieving the
highest level of health for all people,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D.,
M.P.H. “We can close the gap when it comes to health disparities if we monitor
the problem effectively and ensure that there is equal access to all proven
interventions.”
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