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Chronic Disease

CDC. Racial disparities in diabetes mortality among persons aged 1–19 years—United States, 1979–2004. MMWR 2007;56(45):1184–1187.

Health Risk Behaviors

CDC. Youth risk behavior surveillance—United States, 2007. MMWR 2008;57(SS-4):1–131.

CDC. Youth risk behavior surveillance—selected Steps communities, United States, 2007. MMWR 2008;57(SS-12):1–27.

CDC. Youth risk behavior surveillance—Pacific Island United States Territories, 2007. MMWR 2008;57(SS-12):28–56.

HIV/STDs

CDC. Trends in HIV- and STD-related risk behaviors among high school students—United States, 1991–2007. MMWR 2008;57(30):817–22.

Injury and Violence

CDC. Fatal injuries among children by race and ethnicity—United States, 1999–2002. MMWR 2007;56(SS-5):1–16.

CDC. Influence of homicide on racial disparity in life expectancy—United States, 1998. MMWR 2001;50(36):780–3.

CDC. Injury mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native children and youth—United States, 1989–1998. MMWR 2003;52(30):697–701.

Tobacco Use

CDC. Prevalence of cigarette use among 14 ethnic/racial populations—United States, 1999–2001. MMWR 2004;53(3):49–52.

CDC Publications

Disabilities

Ethnic and Racial Populations with Disabilities: A Public Health Bibliography, 2006

Health Disparities, General

Health Risks and Disparities Experienced by Black Youth, 2009

Health Risks and Disparities Experienced by Hispanic Youth, 2008

HIV/STDs

Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Disease, and Tuberculosis in the United States: Issues, Burden, and Response (November 2007) [pdf 6.5Mb]

Injury and Violence

Atlas of Injury Mortality Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Youth, 1989-1998

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Injuries to Youth on Minority Farm Operations, 2004

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Injuries to Youth on Hispanic Farm Operations, 2003

Preventing Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities, 2007

Tobacco Use

Pathways to Freedom: Winning the Fight Against Tobacco, 2003

Surgeon General’s Report, Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups, 1998

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Other Federal Agency Publications

Access to Health Care

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2007)

A Patient-Centered Guide to Implementing Language Access Services in Healthcare Organizations (Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005)

Asthma

Children’s Environmental Health Disparities: Black and African American Children and Asthma (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2008) [pdf 621K]

Children’s Environmental Health Disparities: Hispanic and Latino American Children and Asthma (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2008)

Health Disparities, General

National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006 (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

A Strategic Framework for Improving Racial/Ethnic Minority Health and Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities (Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008)

Health Status

America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2008)

Injury and Violence

Youth Gangs in Indian Country (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, 2004)

Juvenile Justice

Violence by Teenage Girls: Trends and Context (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, 2008

Race, Ethnicity, and Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, 2000)

Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, 1999)

Tobacco Use

Children’s Environmental Health Disparities: Black and African American Children and Second Hand Smoke (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,2008)

Children’s Environmental Health Disparities: Hispanic and Latino American Children and Second Hand Smoke (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2008

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Related Journal Articles by CDC Staff

Asthma

Brim SN, Rudd RA, Funk RH, Callahan DB. Asthma prevalence among US children in underrepresented minority populations: American Indian/Alaska Native, Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian. Pediatrics 2008;122(1):217–222.

Health Disparities, General

Keppel K. Ten largest racial and ethnic health disparities in the United States based on Healthy People 2010 objectives. American Journal of Epidemiology 2007;166(1):97–103.

Airhihenbuwa C, Liburd LC. Eliminating health disparities in the African American population: the interface of culture, gender, and power. Health Education and Behavior 2006;33(4):488–501.

Liburd LC, Giles WH, Mensah GA. Looking through a glass, darkly: eliminating health disparities. Preventing Chronic Disease 2006;3(3):1–3.

Baker E, Metzler M, Galea S. Addressing social determinants of health inequities: learning from doing. American Journal of Public Health 2005;95(4):553–555.

Baker E, White L, Lichtveld M. Reducing health disparities through community-based research. Public Health Reports 2001;116(6):517–519.

Lowry R, Kann L, Collins JL, Kolbe LJ. The effect of socioeconomic status on chronic disease risk behaviors among U.S. adolescents. JAMA 1996;276(10):792–797.

Health Risk Behaviors

Grunbaum JA, Lowry R, Kann L, Pateman B. Prevalence of health risk behaviors among Asian American/Pacific Islander high school students. Journal of Adolescent Health 2000;27(5):322–330.

HIV/STDs

Hall HI, Song R, Rhodes P, Prejean J, An Q, Lee LM, et al. for the HIV Incidence Surveillance Group. Estimation of HIV incidence in the United States. JAMA 2008;300(5):520.

Hall HI, Byers RH, Ling Q, Espinoza L. Racial/ethnic and age disparities in HIV prevalence and disease progression among men who have sex with men in the United States. American Journal of Public Health 2007;97(6):1060–1066.

Herbst JH, Kay LS, Passin WF, Lyles CM, Crepaz N, Marín BV, for the HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) Team. A systematic review and meta-analysis of behavioral interventions to reduce HIV risk behaviors of Hispanic/Latinos in the United States and Puerto Rico. AIDS and Behavior 2007;11:25–47.

Valleroy LA, MacKellar DA, Karon JM, Rosen DH, McFarland W, Shehan DA, et.al. for the Young Men’s Survey Study Group. HIV prevalence and associated risks in young men who have sex with men. JAMA 2000;284:198–204.

Injury/Attempted Suicide

Shaughnessy L, Doshi SR, Everett Jones S. Attempted suicide and associated health risk behaviors among Native American high school students. Journal of School Health 2004;74(5):177–182.

Mental Health

Coker T, Elliott M, Kataoka S, Schwebel D, Mrug S, Grunbaum JA, et. al. Racial/Ethnic disparities in the mental health care utilization of fifth grade children. Academic Pediatrics 2009;9(2):89-96.

Nutrition/Obesity

Ogden C, Carroll M, Flegal K. High body mass index for age among U.S. children and adolescents, 2003–2006. JAMA 2008;299(20):2401–2405.

Freedman D, Khan LK, Serdula M, Ogden C, Dietz W. Racial and ethnic differences in secular trends for childhood BMI, weight, and height. Obesity 2006;14:301–308.

Lowry R, Wechsler H, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Kann L. Television viewing and its associations with overweight, sedentary lifestyle, and insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables among US high school students: differences by race, ethnicity, and gender. Journal of School Health 2002;72(10):413–421.

Physical Activity

Huhman M, Berkowitz JM, Wong FL, Prosper E, Gray M, Prince D, et al. The VERB Campaign’s strategy for reaching African American, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian children and parents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;34(6S):194–209.

Lee N, De A, Simon P. School-based physical fitness testing identifies large disparities in childhood overweight in Los Angeles. Journal of the American Dietary Association 2006;106:118–121.

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