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Title: Health Inequities in the Deep South: Data Collection and Inclusion Strategies for Culturally Diverse and Socially Disadvantaged Groups
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Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: The populations in the Deep South, particularly racial and ethnic minorities, experience disparities in social determinants of health, limited access to healthcare and overall poorer health compared to residents of other states in the country. The 11 states that constitute the Deep South have become increasingly culturally diverse in recent decades. Data limitations on the health needs of socially disadvantaged groups constitute a barrier for identifying and addressing health inequities. Appropriate data collection and community participation strategies are needed to ensure identification of health disparities and equitable distribution of program benefits. Suggested strategies include collecting information on key population descriptors associated with socially disadvantaged groups (e.g., detailed race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability status, language and nativity) and information on social determinants of health (e.g., education, income, housing quality). Strategies also include implementing recruitment and data collection methods that ensure participation by diverse communities (e.g., providing language access to non-English speakers and oversampling certain population groups). Finally, providing opportunities for equitable participation of socially disadvantaged groups in program design, implementation and evaluation is important. Those strategies are based on strong ethical and technical rationales and would support the goal of achieving health equity and wellbeing for all in the Deep South and across the country.
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Authors: Rodriguez-Lainz, Alfonso; Warren, Rueben, C
Conference Name: Examining Ethical and Other Implications for a Culture of Health in the Context of the Deep South
Publisher Location: Tuskegee, AL
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Health, Race and Ethnicity
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