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Resources Examine Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Women at the State Level
This package of resources, including a comprehensive study 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.

Today’s Topics In Health Disparities Webcast Series
A series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States. Each discussion features a panel of experts tackling current issues in health disparities and answering questions from webcast viewers.

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Survey Brief: Views and Experiences with HIV Testing Among African Americans in the U.S. -- June 2009
This survey brief, based on the 2009 Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS, examines African Americans' reported views and experiences with HIV testing.

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.

How Does Health Coverage and Access to Care for Immigrants Vary by Length of Time in the U.S.? -- June 2009

This analysis, based on 2007 data, examines how health coverage and access to care for non-elderly adults vary based on immigrants' length of time in the U.S. and between immigrants, second generation Americans and third generation and higher Americans. It also identifies the primary factors contributing to lower health coverage rates and greater access barriers among immigrants.

Pulling it Together: About Kaiser Health News -- May 2009
In his latest essay for "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Foundation's President and CEO discusses the motivation behind launching Kaiser Health News, a new nonprofit health policy news service.

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.

President Obama's Campaign Position on Health Reform and Other Health Care Issues -- November 2008
These summaries explain President-Elect Obama's campaign proposal on comprehensive health reform, as well as his campaign positions on a variety of other health care issues.

Health Coverage in an Economic Downturn: Impact of Tight Budgets on Families and States -- November 2008
The economic downturn has strained family finances and led some Americans to cut back on medications and medical care. The Foundation has a number of resources that shed light on how Americans and states are faring and provide background on the uninsured, employer-sponsored health insurance costs, trends in states’ Medicaid enrollment and spending and prior efforts to support the Medicaid program during a slumping economy.

This survey brief, based on the 2009 Survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS, examines African Americans' reported views and experiences with HIV testing.

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 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.

In his latest essay for "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Foundation's President and CEO discusses the motivation behind launching Kaiser Health News, a new nonprofit health policy news service.

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.

These summaries explain President-Elect Obama's campaign proposal on comprehensive health reform, as well as his campaign positions on a variety of other health care issues.

The economic downturn has strained family finances and led some Americans to cut back on medications and medical care. The Foundation has a number of resources that shed light on how Americans and states are faring and provide background on the uninsured, employer-sponsored health insurance costs, trends in states’ Medicaid enrollment and spending and prior efforts to support the Medicaid program during a slumping economy.

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Minority Health

A substantial and growing body of research indicates that race/ethnicity continues to matter in the U.S. health care system. Racial/ethnic background affects health status, health insurance coverage, and health care access and quality. The aggregate data used to produce national averages often mask disparities for people of color — especially those who are poor or near poor.

This section provides data and information on Latinos, African Americans, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Natives, who together make up nearly a third of the U.S. population. The fact sheets, chart packs, reports, surveys and webcasts gathered here can help to inform efforts to reduce disparities in health care access and quality.

The Foundation seeks to improve knowledge and understanding of the relationship between race/ethnicity and health care, through policy research and analysis, and media and public education activities. The Foundation also supports the development of new leadership in health policy through the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program, which annually provides talented college students of color the opportunity to work in a congressional office with major health policy responsibilities.