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AHRQ Activities to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: Program Brief
AHRQ Activities Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Health Care Disparities
AHRQ-Funded Research on Health Care for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
AHRQ Research and Other Activities Relevant to American Indians and Alaska Natives: Program Brief
Creation of New Race-Ethnicity Codes and Socioeconomic Status (SES) Indicators for Medicare Beneficiaries
Cultural Competence Research: Setting the Agenda
Disparities in Health Care Quality Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
Health Care for Minority Women: Program Brief
Hispanic Diabetes Disparities Learning Network in Community Health Centers
Improving Access to Language Services in Health Care: A Look at National and State Efforts
Medical Care Research & Review: Supplement
Minority Health: Recent Findings
Preparing for a Career in Health Services Research: Opportunities for Minority Students
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement. Institute of Medicine Report

Research Activities: Online Newsletter
Summarizes study findings relating to minority health

Agency Press Releases

Date   Title
11/10/11 New AHRQ Campaign Encourages Hispanics to Work with Their Doctors to Make the Best Treatment Decisions
6/1/11 Health Care Quality Gaps and Disparities Persist in Every State
5/25/11 AHRQ, Ad Council Launch Conozca las preguntas Campaign

News and Numbers

Date Title
9/14/11 Hospital Readmissions for COPD Highest Among Black Patients
6/29/11 Black Children More Likely to Be Hospitalized for Severe Asthma Attacks
3/30/11 Diabetes Testing Among Poor, Minority, and Inner-City Adults Plummets

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Evidence Reports

Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 90:
Strategies for Improving Minority Healthcare Quality
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 122:
Cancer Clinical Trials, Recruitment of Underrepresented Populations

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Workshops & Conferences

Reducing Disparities in Health Care Quality in Underresourced Settings Using Health IT Strategies: Expert Meeting Summary

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