viernes, 18 de abril de 2014

CDC Press Release: CDC Reports on Effective Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 04/17/2014 01:07 PM EDT

Press Release

Embargoed until: Thursday, April 17, 2014, 1:00 p.m. ET
Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286

CDC Reports on Effective Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities

Public health interventions close health equity gaps among diverse U.S. populations

Evidence-based interventions at the local and national levels provide promising strategies for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities related to HIV infection rates, immunization coverage, motor vehicle injuries and deaths, and smoking, according to a new report by the CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity.

The report,published today as an MMWR Supplement, describes CDC-led programs addressing some of the health disparities previously highlighted in the CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Reports, CHDIR, 2011 and 2013. The CHDIR reports highlight differences in mortality and disease risk for multiple conditions related to behaviors, access to health care, and social determinants of health – the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, age, and work.

“Reducing and eliminating health disparities is central to achieving the highest level of health for all people,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. “We can close the gap when it comes to health disparities if we monitor the problem effectively and ensure that there is equal access to all proven interventions.”