David Satcher

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..Public health leaders must advocate for public health solutions to eliminate disparities in health...

..We can achieve health equity in America, but first, we all must care enough, know enough, do enough, and persist long enough...

..A broad, three-dimensional conceptual framework guiding a strong public health/primary care partnership will be required to achieve this goal...

..Our nation's health success stories are consistent with a triangulation model of innovation plus public health plus medical care, even when the 3 sectors have worked more in parallel than in partnership...

..Patients diagnosed with gonorrhea or chlamydia are at high risk for HIV and syphilis, and should be offered screening for both...

..The three dimensions include surveillance and monitoring, research into causes and potential cures, and rapid-cycle testing of interventions to reduce or eliminate disparities...

..In contrast, SMR improved in African American women. Using 2002 data, an estimated 83,570 excess deaths each year could be prevented in the United States if this black-white mortality gap could be eliminated...

..To determine whether there were racial or ethnic disparities in the use of antidepressants in low-income elderly patients insured by Medicaid...

..Most previous studies of disparities in access to and utilization of healthcare have focused on black-white differences rather than focusing on "within-group" analysis of African Americans...

..Areas that warrant further exploration include physical activity, sexual behavior, and drug use. The analyses provide key information for health education and prevention...

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..Technical assistance may improve minority recruitment/retention in CBPR cancer control research and enhance understanding and elimination of cancer health disparities among African-Americans. Cancer 2006. (c) American Cancer Society...

..The commission launched its final report on August 28, 2008. This paper summarises the key findings and recommendations; the full list is in the final report...

..The subcommittee report was presented to the ICSH (February 11, 2003), which unanimously endorsed sending it to Secretary Thompson for his consideration. In this article, we summarize the national action plan...

..Medical advances averted 176,633 deaths, but equalizing the mortality rates of Whites and African Americans would have averted 886,202 deaths. Achieving equity may do more for health than perfecting the technology of care...

..This will enhance our ability to support and coordinate clinical studies at multiple clinical sites. This will also allow the CRC to coordinate extra mural studies at multiple clinical sites. ..

..A National Office will serve as the Coordinating Center for Regional and Coalition activities, with oversight provided by a Steering Committee of project leadership and cancer control experts. ..

..Define the efficacy of chronic treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors as a means to improve endothelial function in African-American hypertensives with baseline endothelial dysfunction and inducible myocardial ischemia. ..

..Baseline cancer screening practices are obtained in each research community to present to policy/decision makers for measuring success in lowering cancer disparities. ..

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