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Hospital Policy and Practice Regarding the Collection of Data on Race, Ethnicity, and Birthplace

Hospital Policy and Practice Regarding the Collection of Data on Race, Ethnicity, and Birthplace INTRODUCTION The US population has experienced dramatic increases in racial/ethnic diversity over the last several decades, particularly with immigration from Latin America and Asia. 1– 5 Research that uses race and ethnicity data provides an important foundation for designing programs to reduce health disparities. 6 Birthplace, which serves as an indicator of migrant status, can be used to further identify subpopulations to be targeted for disease control and to provide more specific information on disease patterns. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registries obtain data on race, Hispanic ethnicity, and birthplace primarily from hospital records. 7 Because we have previously documented problems with the . . . Full Text METHODS RESULTS DISCUSSION http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

Hospital Policy and Practice Regarding the Collection of Data on Race, Ethnicity, and Birthplace

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American Public Health Association
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Copyright © 2003 by the American Public Health Association
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0090-0036
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1541-0048
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10.2105/AJPH.93.10.1685
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INTRODUCTION The US population has experienced dramatic increases in racial/ethnic diversity over the last several decades, particularly with immigration from Latin America and Asia. 1– 5 Research that uses race and ethnicity data provides an important foundation for designing programs to reduce health disparities. 6 Birthplace, which serves as an indicator of migrant status, can be used to further identify subpopulations to be targeted for disease control and to provide more specific information on disease patterns. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registries obtain data on race, Hispanic ethnicity, and birthplace primarily from hospital records. 7 Because we have previously documented problems with the . . . Full Text METHODS RESULTS DISCUSSION

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American Journal of Public Health – American Public Health Association

Published: Oct 1, 2003

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