Challenges and Successes in Reducing Health Disparities Workshop Summary (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Altogether, these disparities result in shorter life expectancy and reduced quality of life. If not tackled effec 1 The planning committee's role was limited to planning the workshop, and the workshop summary has been prepared by the workshop rapporteur as a factual summary of what occurred at the workshop.
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Murray discussed the gap in life expectancies found in different parts of the country, global comparisons in life expectancy rates between the United States and other countries, and behavioral risk factors -- tobacco, alcohol, obesity, high blood pressure, and blood sugar -- that can have a direct impact on life expectancy.
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During the discussion period following the presentations, Roundtable members and sponsors, workshop participants, and attendees discussed concerns and offered strategies for addressing several different factors related to health disparities. Among the topics discussed were the current state of the politics in the United States, the language and framing of disparities, institutional racism, data collection problems, collaborations and community innovations, and efforts toward reducing health disparities in St.
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Business leaders shared organizational strategies for reducing health disparities and discussed existing challenges and ongoing efforts for reaching future disparities goals. ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT This workshop summary was prepared for the Roundtable membership and includes a collection of presentations and commentary.
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Murray's presentation of his recent paper, "Eight Americas: Investigating Mortality Disparities Across Races, Counties, and Race-Counties in the United States" (see Appendix C) , examining the gap in life expectancies found in different parts of the United States, and Dr.
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It bears emphasizing again that the material presented in this and the following chapters represents the views and opinions of individual workshop participants only and is not to be construed as reflective of the deliberations of a formally constituted study committee. It is not intended to be an exhaustive exploration of the subject matter, but rather a contribution to the larger information-gathering efforts of the Roundtable.
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