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Title: Integrating Racial/Ethnic Equity Into Policy Assessments to Improve Child Health

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: The US child population is rapidly becoming more racially and ethnically diverse, yet there are persistent racial/ethnic gaps in child health. Improving and expanding policies to reduce these gaps is increasingly a mandate of government agencies. Identifying effective policies requires a rigorous approach, yet there is a lack of information about which policies improve equity. This article introduces the Policy Equity Assessment, a framework that combines policy assessment and rigorous equity methods to both synthesize existing research and identify and conduct new analyses of policies ability to reduce racial/ethnic inequities. We applied the Policy Equity Assessment to three policies: Head Start, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and a federal housing assistance program known as Section 8. Our results show racial/ethnic inequities in access to benefits and substantial data and evidence gaps regarding the impact of policies in improving racial/ethnic equity. These results should motivate policy makers to strengthen equity analysis.

Url: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/33/12/2222

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Authors: Joshi, Pamela K; Geronimo, Kimberly; Romano, Bethany; Earle, Alison; Rosenfeld, Lindsay; Hardy, Erin F; Acevedo-Garcia, Dolores

Periodical (Full): Health Affairs

Issue: 12

Volume: 33

Pages: 2222-2229

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Race and Ethnicity

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