title: A selected, annotated list of materials that support the development of policies designed to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.
abstract: Research documents the existence of racial and ethnic health disparities. As a result, policy makers are seeking to address these disparities. This list is a starting point for building or updating a collection that supports this policy development process. It is written for health policy librarians and researchers and includes annotated recommendations for books, periodicals, government publications, and Websites. Entries for print publications are primarily from 1998 to 2003.
authors.affiliation: Center for State Health Policy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA. jdonatiello@cshp.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Joann E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Donatiello
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Droese
authors.forename: Soo H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001874:Book Selection; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005006:Ethnicity; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D016245:Librarians; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016243:Library Collection Development / Q000592:standards*; D007999:Library Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008913:Minority Groups; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D014481:United States