title: Common ground: exploring policy approaches to addressing racial disparities from the left and the right.
abstract: Although the existence of racial and ethnic disparities is increasingly recognized, a complete understanding of the causes and solutions to these problems remains elusive. Part One of this paper provides a historical overview of the origins of these disparities. Part Two outlines fundamental challenges to achieving a clear understanding of the problem and briefly discusses current policy strategies espoused by conservative and liberal proponents. Finally, Part Three provides an in-depth discussion of one promising approach with significant bipartisan support.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA. mgibbons@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D003144:Communication Barriers; D003153:Community Health Services; D005006:Ethnicity; D006291:Health Policy; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011057:Politics; D044469:Racial Groups; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States