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1. 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

2. Elderly | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   Census Bureau, older Americans will make up more than 20 percent of the U.S. population starting in 2030 … Safety in Older Adults Transforming Healthcare to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans

3. AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance (pdf file)
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   April 01, 2016 - AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer … Americans Lack Health Insurance The percentage of Americans under age 65 who lack health insurance

4. Quality of Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   effort to align public- and private-sector stakeholders to achieve better health and health care for Americans … Improvement's Triple Aim®, supported by six priorities that address the most common health concerns that Americans

5. Alcohol Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   About 18 million adult Americans have an alcohol use disorder.

6. Community-Based Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   improvement activities and an evidence-based culture in primary care practice to improve the health of all Americans

7. Grantees Focusing on African Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2021 - Grantees Focusing on African Americans Brian William Jack, M.D. … improve pregnancy outcomes for mothers and babies and to reduce disparities in birth outcomes for 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

8. Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/kenzie_pneumococcal_vaccine.pdf
   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

9. Palliative Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) COVID-19 Response Resources Hub Grantees Focusing on African Americans

10. Transforming Healthcare to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2024 - Blog posts from AHRQ leaders Transforming Healthcare to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans … As we round out  Older Americans Month , it is crucial that we continue to recognize the significant … functional status, and well-being for individuals and communities as they age—not just during Older Americans

11. AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2018 - AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans

12. Black History Month | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2025 - 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 … Spotlights Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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

17. Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - agenda for primary care research that envisaged safe, equitable, high-quality primary care for all Americans … have remained largely unchanged—how can we provide safe, equitable, high-quality primary care for all Americans

18. 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 … Maternal Mortality in the United States ; Markides & Coreil, 1986; Infant Mortality and Hispanic Americans

19. Biden Administration Tackles Financial Strains on Healthcare Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - Americans have long been facing a healthcare affordability crisis. … recent article published in Health Affairs , AHRQ researchers highlighted the financial pressures Americans

20. 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