New information on Health Disparities
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Healthy People 2010 (http://www.healthypeople.gov/), the United States’ health plan as put forth by the Department of Health and Human Services, has two overarching goals: 1) Increase number and quality of years of life and 2) Eliminate health disparities. The American Psychological Association has actively sought to contribute to the goal of working toward “…the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in health access and outcomes through an increased commitment to behavioral and biomedical research, improved data systems, culturally competent health care delivery, and efforts to increase public awareness of the existence of health disparities and the resources that are available to improve minority health outcomes” (http://www.apa.org/ppo/issues/phealthdis.html).
In support of these efforts, Division 38 and its committee on Health Disparities have developed this “Health Disparities webpage.” The Health Disparities webpage is intended as an introduction to the key issues in health disparities research and as a guide to resources that can promote further investigation and advocacy. Our overarching goals are to advance the understanding of 1) the nature and scope of health disparities and 2) the scientific study of health disparities, from description to intervention.
The following individuals contributed to development of the Health Disparities webpage:
- Steven Barger, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Northern Arizona University, steven.barger@nau.edu
- Laura M. Bogart, Ph.D., Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Health, lbogart@rand.org
- Elizabeth Brondolo, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, St. John’s University, brondole@stjohns.edu
- Linda C. Gallo, Ph.D. (Committee Chair), Associate Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University, lcgallo@sciences.sdsu.edu
- Laura Kubzansky, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, lkubzans@hsph.harvard.edu
- Janxin Leu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Washington, janleu@u.washington.edu
- Tracey Revenson, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, City University of New York, trevenson@gc.cuny.edu
- John Ruiz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Washington State University, ruizjx@wsu.edu
If you have questions, comments, or additions for this page, please contact: Linda Gallo at lcgallo@sciences.sdsu.edu.
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