Resources

Whether you are a health care provider, a member of a community-based organization, or just looking for useful links to further information, you will find helpful resources below.

The Affordable Care Act and Reducing Health Disparities

The new national healthcare reform law will have an impact on health and how healthcare is provided in this country. Below are resources you can consult to find out how the law will impact you and your community. 

Presentations from the "Our Communities and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" program at UAlbany, March 2013. 

Georgana Hansen, Family Planning Associates. The Affordable Care Act: Making a Difference in Women's Health.
Jonathan Lang, Empire State Pride Agenda. The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on LGBT New Yorkers.

Helpful Links

Resources for Health Care Providers

The brochures were developed by a community-based Task Force in response to prioritized needs identified by minority community members during focus groups. The brochures may be freely downloaded in pdf form (click here to download Adobe Acrobat). For more information, contact cemhd@albany.edu

Resources for Community-Based Organizations

Minority Health Disparities is one of the top priorities on the nation’s healthcare agenda and narrowing this breach is one of the top two priorities of the Federal Government and the Department of Health and Human Services. Click here for a list of research and resources on minority health disparities includes links to the primary institutions tracking and supporting this public health issue.

includes links to the primary institutions tracking and supporting this public health issue.

To become initiated on this topic, the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health would be good places to start.

Further Information

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