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Addressing Disparities In Health And Health Care: Issues For Reform, Marsha Lillie-Blanton
Addressing Disparities In Health And Health Care: Issues For Reform, Marsha Lillie-Blanton
Health Policy and Management Congressional Testimonies
The testimony focuses on the role of health insurance in reducing disparities in health care and in health status, two distinct but related challenges. Disparities in health care – whether in insurance coverage, access, or quality of care – are one of many factors producing inequalities in health status in the U.S. Eliminating disparities in health among segments of the population (e.g., by race/ethnicity, education, income, gender, geographic location) was one of two overarching goals of Healthy People 2010, the federal government’s blueprint for what it wanted to achieve in health by the end of this decade.
Vision Exams For Children Prior To Entering School, Brad Finnegan, Peter Shin
Vision Exams For Children Prior To Entering School, Brad Finnegan, Peter Shin
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Children's vision problems are very common, affecting nearly 15 million children. Early screening and detection are essential in treating eye disorders in children. This fact sheet discusses statistical data associated with Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) of vision/eye conditions, and provides recommendations from the National Commission on Vision and Health.