REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES: AN NCSL AUDIOCONFERENCE

REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES: AN NCSL AUDIOCONFERENCE

CLICK HERE to listen to the NCSL audioconference - "Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities" - that took place in January, 2002. Speakers included Dr. Helen Burstin of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Dr. Felicia Collins of the Health Resources and Services Administration and Sharon Hill (for Ohio Senator Avel Gordly). This audioconference includes the speakers' presentations as well as Q&A from the audience. (RealPlayer required)

On January 10, 2002, NCSL hosted an audioconference, "Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities," which brought together experts to discuss health disparities - their causes as well as strategies for reducing them.

View presentations from two of the audioconference panelists, including Dr. Helen Burstin and Dr. Felicia Collins, by clicking on the attached files.

Dr. Helen Burstin, Director of the Center for Primary Care Research at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) provides an overview of the issues: what do we know about health disparities and how reliable are our data? How do poverty and lack of insurance, for example, contribute to health disparities? Dr. Burstin describes factors contributing to disparities in health status and quality of care and highlights challenges to implementing effective intervention strategies. View Presentation

Dr. Felicia Collins, Lead Staff for the Health Disparity Initiative at the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, describes strategies identified by HRSA to close the disparities gap. Among them: diversifying the health care workforce, reducing disease and morbidity/mortality in targeted clinical areas and increasing utilization by underserved populations. View Presentation

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