Racial Equity and Health Policy
What is Driving Widening Racial Disparities in Life Expectancy?
This analysis examines trends and racial disparities in life expectancy, leading causes of death by race and ethnicity, and discusses the underlying factors that drive disparities in life expectancy.
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Racial Disparities in Premature Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This analysis examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by race and ethnicity through the lens of premature mortality, using the measures of premature mortality rate and years of life lost among excess deaths that occurred during the pandemic.…More
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COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Race/Ethnicity: Current Data and Changes Over Time
This is an updated analysis of COVID-19 cases and deaths by race/ethnicity that incorporates more recent data amid the surge associated with the Omicron variant.
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Mammograms at 40? Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Spark Fresh Debate
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Cardiovascular Disease Is Primed to Kill More Older Adults, Especially Blacks and Hispanics
Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions and Answers
This brief provides an introduction to what health and health care disparities are, the status of disparities and how COVID-19 has affected them, the broader implications of disparities, and current federal efforts to advance health equity.Health Coverage and Care of Immigrants
This fact sheet provides data on the health coverage and care of immigrants in the U.S. and highlights latest state actions to expand health coverage for immigrants.
Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity, 2010-2021
This brief examines trends in health coverage by race/ethnicity between 2010 through 2021 and highlights issues in addressing coverage disparities looking ahead.
Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity
This chartpack examines how people of color fare compared to White people across a broad array of measures of health coverage, access, and use; health status, outcomes, and behaviors; and social determinants of health to provide insight into the status of racial disparities in health and health care.
