Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Activity Limitation
This brief examines the rates of activity limitation among children under the age of 18 who are African American, Hispanic or white. The data analyzed in this brief relate to…
Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Unmet Dental Care Needs
To provide fuller detail on disparities in child health, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies analyzed selected child health indicators [low birthweight, health status (excellent, very good, good,…
Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Disparities in Low Birthweight
To provide fuller detail on disparities in child health, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies undertook an examination of how selected child health indicators vary by sociodemographic characteristics…
First Things First: Identifying Best Practices to Improve Paternal Involvement in Pregnancy Outcomes
Retrospective studies have been largely reassuring that fathers play a vital role in the family unit structure. Paternal_Involvement_1.pdf
Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Asthma
To provide fuller detail on disparities in child health, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies undertook an examination of how selected child health indicators (low birthweight, health status…
Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Hispanic-White Disparities
To provide fuller detail on disparities in child health, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies undertook an examination of how child health indicators vary by sociodemographic characteristics. Comparisons…
Trends in Child Health 1997-2006: Assessing Black-White Disparities
To provide fuller detail on disparities in child health, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies undertook an examination of how child health indicators vary by sociodemographic characteristics. Comparisons…
Health Care Proposals of 2008 Democratic and Republican Presidential Nominees: Implications for Improving Access, Affordability and Quality for America’s Minorities
This report examines Senator Barack Obama’s and Senator John McCain’s health care proposals in the context of eliminating the nation’s longstanding racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care. health care…
Race, Stress, and Social Support: Addressing the Crisis in Black Infant Mortality
To better understand the issues and to inform its deliberation in formulating recommendations for policy, research, and practice, the Infant Mortality Commission asked experts in various fields related to maternal…
Inequality Matters: Infant Mortality in the Global Village
To better understand the issues and to inform its deliberation in formulating recommendations for policy, research, and practice, the Infant Mortality Commission asked experts in various fields related to maternal…