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Health Reform and Communities of Color: How might it Affect Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities? -- November 2009
This issue brief examines some of the key provisions of health reform legislation that are likely to have a significant impact on people of color and also highlights the specific provisions that focus on health disparities.

The Role of Health Coverage for Communities of Color -- November 2009
This brief examines variations in health coverage by race and ethnicity and explores the role coverage plays in improving access to health care services for communities of color.

Today’s Topics In Health Disparities: Is the Health Care System Ready for Health Reform? -- October 2009

This Today's Topics In Health Disparities webcast examines how ready the health care system is for the influx of newly covered individuals that health reform aims to deliver. The panelists discuss provisions in the bills that address the need for increasing the health care workforce and maintaining the safety net, as well as potential gaps in the legislation, and the possible impact on racial and ethnic health disparities.

The Effects of the Economic Recession on Communities of Color -- August 2009
This issue brief focuses on the challenges facing racial minorities, who tend to be disproportionately affected by economic recessions.

Resources Examine Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Women at the State Level -- June 2009
This package of resources, including a comprehensive study, state fact sheets and interactive data tables, provides a rare state-level look at disparities among women of different races and ethnicities on a broad range of indicators of health and well-being.

Video: Women at Risk: A View from the Safety Net -- June 2009

This video provides a snapshot of the Arlington (Va.) Free Clinic where, twice a month, medical personnel provide care and screenings exclusively to women. The video explores the hurdles that uninsured women face in accessing health care and the social issues, including work and family responsibilities, that create challenges for them. It is a companion to the report, "Putting Women's Health Care Disparities On The Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level."

Putting Women's Health Care Disparities On The Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level -- June 2009
This study provides a rare and comprehensive state-level look at disparities among women of different races and ethnicities on a broad range of indicators of health and well-being.

Sizable Health Disparities Evident in Every State Between Women of Different Racial and Ethnic Groups -- June 2009
Sizable Health Disparities Evident in Every State Between Women of Different Racial and Ethnic Groups

Key Health and Health Care Indicators by Race/Ethnicity and State -- April 2009
This data update shows variation This updated fact sheet shows variations across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators.

Today's Topics In Health Disparities -- March 2009

The Kaiser Family Foundation presents a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States.

This issue brief examines some of the key provisions of health reform legislation that are likely to have a significant impact on people of color and also highlights the specific provisions that focus on health disparities.

This brief examines variations in health coverage by race and ethnicity and explores the role coverage plays in improving access to health care services for communities of color.

This Today's Topics In Health Disparities webcast examines how ready the health care system is for the influx of newly covered individuals that health reform aims to deliver. The panelists discuss provisions in the bills that address the need for increasing the health care workforce and maintaining the safety net, as well as potential gaps in the legislation, and the possible impact on racial and ethnic health disparities.

This issue brief focuses on the challenges facing racial minorities, who tend to be disproportionately affected by economic recessions.

This package of resources, including a comprehensive study, state fact sheets and interactive data tables, provides a rare state-level look at disparities among women of different races and ethnicities on a broad range of indicators of health and well-being.

This video provides a snapshot of the Arlington (Va.) Free Clinic where, twice a month, medical personnel provide care and screenings exclusively to women. The video explores the hurdles that uninsured women face in accessing health care and the social issues, including work and family responsibilities, that create challenges for them. It is a companion to the report, "Putting Women's Health Care Disparities On The Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level."

This study provides a rare and comprehensive state-level look at disparities among women of different races and ethnicities on a broad range of indicators of health and well-being.

Sizable Health Disparities Evident in Every State Between Women of Different Racial and Ethnic Groups

This data update shows variation This updated fact sheet shows variations across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators.

The Kaiser Family Foundation presents a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States.

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