Table of contents for Examining the health disparities research plan of the National Institutes of Health : unfinished business / Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH's Strategic Research Plan And Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Gerald E. Thomson, Faith Mitchell, Monique Williams, editors.

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CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY									
1	INTRODUCTION										
 
 Congressional Legislation: The Minority Health and Health Disparities Research 
 and Education Act of 2000
 Charge to the Committee
 Committee Process
 Organization of the Report
2	HEALTH DISPARITIES: CONCEPTS, MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTANDING	
 
 Defining Health Disparities
 Measuring Health Disparities
 Understanding Health Disparities
 Implications for the NIH Research Agenda
 
3	DEVELOPMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN			
 
 The 2002 and 2004 Strategic Plans
 The Strategic Plans of the ICS
 Health Disparities as Defined by the Strategic Plan
 
4	BUDGET AND FINANCES									
 
 Availability of Budget Information
 Interpretation of Budget Information: Definitions and Methods
 Incremental funding for the NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Program
 NIH Budget Allocations for Health Disparities
5	THE NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES	
 
 The NCMHD As a Center
Responsibilities for the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Program and the
 Strategic Plan
6	MANAGEMENT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE HEALTH DISPARITIES 	RESEARCH PROGRAM
 
 The Challenge of Structuring a Trans-NIH Health Disparities Research Program 
 and Strategic Plan
 Coordination of the Strategic Plan and Minority Health and Health Disparities Research 
REFERENCES										
 
REPORT APPENDICES									
A. 		PUBLIC LAW 106¿525¿NOVEMBER 22, 2000; ¿¿Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000.¿¿
B. 	Agendas, Open Meetings
C. 	Testimony and Written Commentary to the Committee
D. 	Adler, Nancy. Overview of Health Disparities
E. 	Figure: Schematic Diagram Showing Differences, Disparities, and Discrimination in Health Care.
F. 	Volume I, Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities, FY 2004-2008. 
G. 	Viswanath, Kasisomayajula. Public Communications and its Role in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities
H. 	NIH Committee on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Definitions and 
Application Methodology; Final Report (Revised January 2004)
I. 	Acronyms
J. 	Centers of Excellence funded by the National Center on Minority Health and Health 
 Disparities, 2005
K. 	NCMHD Endowment Program Awardees
L. 	Summary of Recommendations
M. 	Committee and Staff Biographies
 

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

National Institutes of Health (U.S.).
Health services accessibility -- United States.
Social medicine -- United States.
Medical policy -- United States.
Medical care -- United States -- Evaluation.
Health Services Research -- United States.
Cultural Diversity -- United States.
Health Services Accessibility -- United States.
Program Development -- United States.
Research Design -- United States.
Socioeconomic Factors -- United States.