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1. Grantees Focusing on African Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2021 - Publications Resources Health Observances Grantees Focusing on African Americans … Promoting Early Utilization of Palliative Care for African Americans Using Culturally Informed Patient … As the first study to apply the cultural navigator program in palliative care to African Americans, this … project will determine the palliative care needs and preferences of African Americans with advanced … Page originally created February 2021 Internet Citation: Grantees Focusing on African Americans

2. AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2018 - Home Data & Analytics Data Infographics AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans … Knowledgebase Data Sources Available from AHRQ AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans … Lack Health Insurance AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance (PDF, 306 … 2018 Page originally created August 2018 Internet Citation: AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans

3. Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2011 - Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans … time Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans … In 2011 it was estimated that 65% of older whites, but only 48% of older African Americans received … The purpose of this study was to explore why older African Americans refuse the pneumonia vaccine and … Patient education materials need to encourage older African Americans to receive the pneumonia vaccine

4. Racial and Ethnic Minorities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 23, 2023 - White women reported prior screening compared with 43 percent of non-Hispanic Black women. 2 Asian Americans … For example, a 2020 study found that Asian Americans, including Asian ethnic-groups, reported lower rates … of patient-provider communication regarding breast and cervical cancer screening compared with White Americans … reported experiencing discrimination from a doctor or health clinic compared with 3 percent for White Americans … Cancer/health communication and breast/cervical cancer screening among Asian Americans and five Asian

5. Black History Month | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2021 - February as Black History Month, AHRQ is pleased to highlight the significant role and impact that African Americans … equity and advancing the Agency’s mission to improve healthcare access, quality, and safety for all Americans … Month, AHRQ is highlighting research done by our Agency grantees to improve care provided to African Americans … Promoting Early Utilization of Palliative Care for African Americans Using Culturally Informed Patient … Force Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans

6. Advancing Heart Health and Equity during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2021 - Despite effective interventions for the prevention and management of heart disease, too many Americans … The toll is greatest among African Americans, who have higher rates of mortality from heart disease and … Americans of lower socioeconomic status are also more likely to experience cardiovascular disease than … patients benefit from this intervention—particularly racial and ethnic minorities, low-income and rural Americans … small- and medium-sized primary care practices across the U.S. improve the heart health of millions of Americans

7. Chapter 2: Evidence of Disparities Among Ethnicity Groups (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   May 01, 2018 - 11 percent of Asian Americans rate their health status as fair or poor, compared with 13 percent of … to 78 percent for Filipina Americans. … percent for Filipina Americans. … , Native Americans, and Whites. … Overall, however, Arab Americans were less likely to report health-related limitations than U.S.

8. During National Primary Care Week, AHRQ Celebrates the Tradition of Primary Care Practices Delivering Whole-Person Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2023 - to the nation’s primary care practices for their unique and critical contributions in caring for all Americans … AHRQ looks forward to future advances as primary care practices build upon their tradition as Americans … At AHRQ, we work towards a future where all Americans receive high-quality, whole-person care that is

9. For American Heart Month, AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2023 - and high-poverty areas, as well as hospitals that served higher-than-average proportions of African Americans … and Native Americans. … Heart disease remains an outsized threat to Americans, claiming about 700,000 lives yearly. … American Heart Month, AHRQ is pleased to join the Nation’s growing efforts to improve the heart health of Americans

10. With New Funds Proposed for 2024, AHRQ is Poised to Tackle Critical Healthcare Challenges | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - reducing fragmentation and realigning incentives, which can improve the quality of care provided to all Americans … much-needed diagnostic safety research to prevent errors and delays in diagnosis, which affect 12 million Americans … his budget press conference , “Our charge is to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans … part of that charge, we are committed to advancing equity in health and human services so that all Americans

11. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation—Part 1 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2020 - South Americans (5.9%). Central Americans (9%). Other Spanish origin groups. … Note: Source: Profile: Hispanic/Latino Americans ; Deaths: Final Data for 2012. … Note: Source: Profile: Hispanic/Latino Americans ; NIH releases comprehensive new data outlining … Infant mortality rates range from 3.0 for Cuban Americans to 5.9 for Puerto Ricans compared with 5.1 … in Maternal Mortality in the United States ; Markides & Coreil, 1986; Infant Mortality and Hispanic Americans

12. Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2013 - improvement activities and an evidence-based culture in primary care practice to improve the health of all Americans … Recognizing the importance of this work, its ability to improve the health of all Americans, and the

13. AHRQ Initiatives Support Better Heart Health for All Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2021 - News Blog AHRQ Views AHRQ Initiatives Support Better Heart Health for All Americans … AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ Initiatives Support Better Heart Health for All Americans … September 2021 Internet Citation: AHRQ Initiatives Support Better Heart Health for All Americans

14. AHRQ Stats | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - Americans Treated for Joint Disorders The number of Americans receiving treatment for osteoarthritis … Americans Treated for Respiratory Infections The number of Americans treated for acute bronchitis and … Native Americans experienced the most significant increase, from 13.8 per 100,000 in 2018 to 28.1 in … Americans and under 40 for every 100,000 White Americans. … fibrillation increased more than 50 percent for Americans age 18 to 64 from 1998 to 2014.

15. Appendix III: Compendium of Measures and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2010 - States Currently Using: Tool utilized within Older Americans Act programs across the nation. … States Currently Using: Tool utilized within Older Americans Act programs across the nation. … States Currently Using: Tool utilized within Older Americans Act programs across the nation. … States Currently Using: Tool utilized within Older Americans Act programs across the nation. … States Currently Using: Tool utilized within Older Americans Act programs across the nation.

16. The Importance of Investing in Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions (pdf file)
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    August 26, 2013 - MCC IS A LARGE & GROWING PROBLEM Almost one in three Americans lives with MCC. … prevalence of MCC increases with age, however this problem affects a large number of working aged Americans

17. The Importance of Investing in Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions (pdf file)
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    August 26, 2013 - MCC IS A LARGE & GROWING PROBLEM Almost one in three Americans lives with MCC. … prevalence of MCC increases with age, however this problem affects a large number of working aged Americans

18. Dental Opioid Prescriptions Associated With Adverse Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - April 5, 2022 AHRQ Stats: Hypertension Hospitalizations Among Black Americans In 2018, there were … nearly 213 hypertension-related hospitalizations among every 100,000 Black Americans, compared to just … under 70 per every 100,000 Hispanic Americans and under 40 for every 100,000 White Americans.

19. Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - Blog AHRQ Views Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans … Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans … 2021 Internet Citation: Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans

20. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) MEPS is the only national data source measuring how Americans … from families and individuals that provides timely, comprehensive information on the health status of Americans